Stumptown Coffee Roasters facts for kids
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Coffee |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Duane Sorenson |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
| Products | Coffee |
| Owner | JAB Holding Company |
| Parent | JDE Peet's (2015–present) |
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is a company that roasts and sells coffee. It started in Portland, Oregon, United States. The very first Stumptown coffee shop and roasting place opened in 1999.
Since then, Stumptown has opened more coffee shops. You can find them in Portland, Seattle, New York, and Los Angeles. Stumptown is currently owned by Peet's Coffee. Peet's Coffee is part of a bigger company called JAB Holding Company. Stumptown was one of the first companies to sell cold brew coffee in cans. They keep coming up with new cold brew products.
How Stumptown Works
The person who started Stumptown Coffee Roasters is Duane Sorenson. He and his company are known for being part of the "third wave of coffee" movement. This movement focuses on making high-quality, special coffee.
Duane Sorenson and his team would visit coffee farms themselves. They would pay high prices for coffee beans. Sometimes, they paid three or four times more than the usual fair trade price. Once, Sorenson even paid the highest price ever for coffee beans!
Stumptown also offered cool benefits to its employees. For example, they paid for their employees' bands to make a music album. They even hired a full-time massage therapist for their staff. Stumptown has won many awards, including "Roaster of the Year 2006."
In 2015, Peet's Coffee bought Stumptown Coffee Roasters.
Where to Find Stumptown Coffee
Stumptown has five coffee shops in Portland. These shops are located on SE 45th & Division St., SE 34th & Belmont, and downtown at SW 3rd & Ash St. There's also one inside the Ace Hotel and another at the Portland International Airport.
The company also has a large roasting building. This is where they roast the coffee beans. They also have a small shop inside their main office. The very first Stumptown shop on SE Division used to be a hair salon. Stumptown even named one of their special espresso blends "The Hair Bender" after it!
In November 2007, Stumptown opened two coffee shops in Seattle. In September 2009, they opened a shop in New York's Ace Hotel. For a short time in 2010, they had a "pop-up" shop in Amsterdam. This temporary shop was not meant to stay open forever.
In 2013, Stumptown opened a second coffee shop in New York City. They also opened a coffee shop and roaster in Los Angeles. In January 2014, the company started selling coffee already mixed with milk in grocery stores. More coffee shops have opened in Chicago and New Orleans. Stumptown opened their third New York shop in a historic firehouse in Brooklyn in 2018.
In 2023, the company confirmed plans to open another location at the Portland International Airport.
See also
- List of coffeehouse chains
- List of coffee companies
