Mission

Bringing beautiful coffee to the people while building a more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable coffee industry. We are committed to celebrating the craft of coffee, uplifting marginalized communities, and creating economic opportunities through every link in the value chain—from the farmer to the roaster to the barista. Rooted in Oakland and driven by purpose, we believe coffee can be a vehicle for social change, cultural expression, and community empowerment.

Production

Roasting beautiful high-quality coffee is our specialty. Our production team is responsible for bringing flavorful and fresh coffee and quality roasting standards directly to our cafes and ultimately into your homes from our Roastery in Oakland, CA.

Cafes

Our cafes bring beautiful coffee and delicious food directly into the hands of the community. While working at our cafes, you will bring our values of providing genuine hospitality to every customer who walks through our doors. Red Bay Coffee’s robust training program will provide you with the tools to accelerate your career in coffee. Working at Red Bay Coffee means being a part of a fun and vibrant small Black-owned business, whose workplace culture is centered around community and coffee.

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Black Owned

Red Bay Coffee is proudly Black-owned and founded, rooted in a legacy of resilience, creativity, and community empowerment. Since day one, we’ve challenged the status quo of the specialty coffee industry—an industry where Black people have historically been excluded, despite being the backbone of global coffee production. Led by artist and entrepreneur Keba Konte, Red Bay is reclaiming space in every part of the coffee journey, from farm to cup to boardroom. Our mission is not only to serve exceptional coffee, but to model what equity, ownership, and representation look like in action.

B Corp

Since Red Bay Coffee was founded in 2014, we’ve had a firm commitment to social and environmental responsibility. The B Corp certifies that we uphold our values by:

• Paying a premium to our coffee producers - we pay more than double the market price
• Responsibly sourcing our coffee through direct and/or fair trade and working with women-owned cooperatives
• Creating sustainable practices with our farm partners
• Hiring people who have traditionally been left out of the specialty coffee industry, especially people of color, the formerly incarcerated, women, and people with disabilities
• Donating coffee and venue space to schools and nonprofits