Founded in 2018 by first-generation Vietnamese American entrepreneur Sahra Nguyen, Nguyen Coffee Supply imports Vietnamese beans through direct-trade relationships and roasts specialty coffee in Brooklyn, New York. The company is America’s first specialty Vietnamese coffee company and a woman-owned business, with a particular focus on giving robusta beans a place in specialty coffee. Its beans are roasted in small batches without additives, connecting Vietnamese farming traditions with the phin-brewed cup.
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Driftaway CoffeeBrooklyn-based Driftaway Coffee is an immigrant-owned, woman-led small-batch roastery that fresh-roasts coffee for personalized subscriptions, tastings, and everyday brewing. Founded by Anu Menon and Suyog Mody as a 2012 passion project, the company puts smallholder producers at the center of its work by prioritizing women-owned farms and minority producers. Driftaway also makes specialty coffee approachable through guided virtual tastings and educational resources, without the usual snobbery.BROOKLYN, NY
FoJo BeansBorn from two Dans’ shared coffee obsession, FoJo Beans has been small-batch roasting specialty coffee in Central New York since 2012, alongside its café and restaurant in downtown Hamilton. The veteran-owned, LGBTQ-certified company buys traceable coffees through importer relationships with growers and small co-ops, emphasizing fair trade and earth-friendly farming. FoJo Beans was named Chenango County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013.HAMILTON, NY
Sunday Morning Coffee CompanyFounded by Savannah Mitchell, Sunday Morning Coffee Company is a Black woman-owned roaster producing specialty Arabica blends that are roasted locally and shipped fresh. Its coffee grew from a bootstrapped brand into Sunday Morning at Savannah’s, a coffee lounge and hospitality destination set in a 200-year-old manor in New Windsor, Maryland. The company works with small-scale family farmers in coffee-growing regions worldwide and frames its coffee as part of a broader effort to expand Black representation in specialty coffee and hospitality.MILLERSVILLE, MD
White Coffee CorporationFounded by David White in 1939, White Coffee Corporation is a three-generation, family-owned New York roaster and manufacturer of branded, private-label, and foodservice coffee. The certified woman-owned company is a third-generation importer of fine Arabica coffee and has helped pioneer the specialty coffee industry while developing licensed coffee programs for global brands. Its SQF Level 3-certified manufacturing operation also produces organic and biodegradable single-serve formats, including its BioCup line.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY