La Prima Espresso Co. is a Pittsburgh coffee roaster and blender founded in the Strip District in 1988. The veteran-owned business grew from a commercial espresso equipment showroom into a roastery and a group of city caffès, roasting coffee to order for wholesale partners and online customers. It describes its work as honoring Italian coffee traditions while respecting employees, the environment, and coffee farmers.
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Dark Side Coffee RoastersSince 2006, the Personett family has run Dark Side Coffee Roasters from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, hand-sorting Arabica beans and roasting custom coffees in small batches each day. The family-owned roaster sources beans from cooperative family farms and supplies Western Pennsylvania and beyond with carefully developed single-origin coffees, blends, and flavored offerings.LIGONIER, PA
Iron Star Roasting CompanyIron Star Roasting Company is the roastery and wholesale division of a Pittsburgh coffee business that began in 1993 as The Coffee Tree Roasters, a small coffee shop with an in-store roaster. The company continues to roast coffee using its original small-batch roaster alongside a Loring Smart Roaster and is operated by Jean Swoope. It identifies as a Certified Woman Owned Small Business and says it supplies single-farm-sourced coffees from around the world.WEST MIFFLIN, PA
Homestead Coffee RoastersFrom a 19th-century barn beside Pennsylvania’s Tow Path and the Delaware River, Homestead Coffee Roasters has been sourcing and roasting coffee since 2006. Now a second-generation coffee roaster, the family-run company works exclusively with small farms and cooperatives, refining its coffees through careful tasting while using recyclable boxes and backyard-compostable bags. It also supports wholesale partners with equipment, training, and ongoing coffee-program guidance.UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA
Cleona Coffee RoastersFounded in 2021 by Afghanistan war veteran and Pennsylvania Army National Guard combat medic Matt Zechman, Cleona Coffee Roasters produces fresh, small-batch coffee in Annville, Pennsylvania. The roastery sources coffees to showcase their natural character and packages them in-house, while custom-labeled coffee and fundraiser blends turn its products into tools for local connection. Cleona says it has reinvested tens of thousands of dollars through support for local causes, first responders, and service organizations.ANNVILLE, PA