| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Key people | Michael McConnell |
| Products | Coffee, tea |
| Website | caffevita.com |
Caffé Vita Coffee Roasting Company, commonly known as Caffé Vita, is a coffee roasting company in Seattle, Washington. Part of the third wave coffee movement, Caffé Vita has been named one of the top ten places "to get the best coffee in America."[1][2] They source their coffee directly from farmers in Guatemala, Brazil, Ethiopia, Panama, and Sumatra.[3]
Caffé Vita was founded in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood in 1995 by Mike McConnell[4] McConnell was an early proponent for developing direct relationshipswith coffee farmers, and bypassing the fair trade coffee trade.[3]
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Caffé Vita's location at 1005 East Pike Street, Seattle, houses their flagship cafe, their roasterie, and company offices. The company operates four other cafes around Seattle, one in Olympia, Washington, and one in Portland, Oregon. Caffé Vita also supplies coffee to cafes, restaurants, and upscale hotels.[5]
In 2009, Caffé Vita partnered with Portland's p:ear, a homeless youth mentoring program, to create the p:ear Barista School. Caffé Vita provides equipment, coffee beans, milk, and training that allow the school to take homeless youth through a 8-week program that give them the necessary skills and experience to get a job as a barista.[6] Also in 2009, Caffé Vita underwrote and organized "GIVE Seattle": a 36-track compilation record, featuring artists such as Ben Gibbard and Fleet Foxes to benefit four local food banks and Arts Corps.[7]
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