Founded by Kha and Mel in 2015, Upstate’s Cold Brew makes smooth cold brew concentrate and nitro coffee in small weekly batches in Upstate New York. The company builds its coffee business around community support and empowerment, and its founders also created Jola Cafe as a space for socially conscious entrepreneurs to find encouragement and resources.
Sail Away Coffee CoBorn and brewed on Long Island, Sail Away Coffee Co. makes ready-to-drink cold brew and oat-milk lattes built around a proprietary Central American blend. The brand grew from founder Christopher Vetter’s touring-musician years and kitchen experiments into a New York beverage company whose cold brew has been sold through farmers’ markets, grocery shelves, foodservice accounts, and concert arenas for more than 10 years. Its canned brews are known for a smooth, chocolate-toned finish and lower acidity than standard hot coffee.DEER PARK, NY
BPM Craft BeverageBPM Craft Beverage carries forward the Shkreli family’s coffee business, founded by John Shkreli in 1989 and now operating under second-generation leadership. Based in Mamaroneck, New York, the company began its craft-beverage operation in 2019 and locally produces organic cold brew for cafés, offices, and wholesale partners.MAMARONECK, NY
Brü Brothers CoffeeCincinnati’s Brü Brothers Coffee fresh-roasts its signature beans and turns them into small-batch nitro cold brew, a strong, smooth drink the company says has twice the caffeine and half the acidity of hot coffee. With no brick-and-mortar shop, Brü Brothers brings its coffee to local pop-ups, retail partners, offices and major sports and music festivals through mobile service and wholesale programs.MASON, OH
Flux CoffeeFlux Coffee began in Berkeley in 2010 as a cold-brew company and now operates a cafe and roastery in Farmingdale, New York, where it roasts coffee weekly and brews each cup by hand. The company pairs ethical sourcing with an unusually transparent approach to coffee education, explaining its choices from farm through roasting and brew method while serving the local community and wholesale partners.FARMINGDALE, NY