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Veteran Owned Coffee Brands & Ways To Support Our Troops With Coffee

November 22, 2020

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Veterans and active troops alike deserve our support and praise. What better way to support our troops and our veterans who served to protect our freedoms than to buy coffee from them, or buy a cup of coffee for them (while supporting our own coffee habits). Here are a list of veteran owned coffee brands that you’ll want to consider the next time you need to refill your coffee beans.

Veteran Owned Coffee Brands

While it may be difficult to stray from your regular coffee bean of choice, sometimes, it can reap philanthropic rewards to do so. The list below comprises of the veteran owned coffee brands and companies to date (as of today in 2020). If we missed any, please feel free to message us as we’d love to give our veterans and troops a well-deserved signal boost!

11 Bravo Coffee Co

11 Bravo Coffee Company was founded by Sgt(R) Victor Alaniz and his wife Erin, according to their about us page. You can find a variety of coffee beans such as 11 Bravo Blend, Recon Roast, Reveille Roast, B-52 Blend, and more at their online store. In addition to coffee beans, 11 Bravo Coffee Co also has mobile coffee services available, an apparel, and stickers for sale. As of writing, you can receive free shipping when you order 5 or more pounds of coffee from their store. You can find out more here: http://11bravocoffeecompany.com/

Alpha Coffee

According to Alpha Coffee’s about us page, the establishment was founded by LTC(R) Carl Churchill and his wife Lori Churchill. Alpha Coffee has a Coffee For Troops program, sending care package items to our current active troops. And of course, Alpha Coffee specializes in a variety of coffee bean blends and Keurig K-Cups. In addition to coffee beans and k-cups, Alpha Coffee also sells cocoa & creamer and a number of apparel on their website. You can find out more here: https://alpha.coffee/

Black Rifle Coffee

Black Rifle Coffee is a veteran owned coffee brand with high-quality coffee beans from Colombia and Brazil. They offer a variety of subscriptions for coffee beans, ready to drink coffee and sticker subscriptions. Aside from subscriptions, they do sell individual coffee beans, coffee additives and cocoa. If you’re thinking of purchasing a gift for a coffee lover, they have a section on coffee gift ideas too! And of course, they have apparel and a variety of gears and gift cards available to purchase. You can find out more here: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/

Blue Angel Coffee

Blue Angel Coffee is a small business coffee store that is owned and operated by law enforcement officer and military veteran, Josh. This coffee company sells apparel, coffee beans and k-cups. He even has his own podcast related to the dedicated to showcasing law enforcement officers and first responders called Off Duty Pursuits. You can find out more here: https://blueangelcoffee.com/

Custom House Coffee

This Veteran Coffee Roasters was founded by Robert Mastin, a Vietnam veteran. The company was created in 2014 and their website states that one dollar for every pound goes to various support organizations for veterans. You can find coffee beans, loose leaf teas and home brewing kits on Custom House Coffee’s website. You can find more information here: https://customhousecoffee.com

Counter Strike Coffee

Counter Strike Coffee was founded by Brandon, a U.S. Navy FMF Hospital Corpsman Veteran. You can find coffee beans to purchase from Counter Strike Coffee and a portion of the proceeds are donated to charitable veteran organizations. You can find more information here: https://counterstrikecoffeecompany.com/

G.I. Joe Coffee

G.I. Joe Coffee is a veteran-owned and operated company. G.I. Joe Coffee’s mission and core values state that they seek to serve high-quality products with a high level of integrity, business acumen and loyalty. They seek to use 100% of their profits to support the military community and have certifications from the fair trade association, NMSDC and USDA. You can find coffee beans for sale in their online store. You can find more information here: https://www.gijoecoffee.com/

Got Your Six Coffee Co.

Got Your Six Coffee Co. was founded by Eric Hadley, with an impressive background on serving our country. Got Your Six Coffee uses their net profits to support EMTs, law enforcement officers, firefighters and their families by supporting nonprofit organizations. Their online shop has coffee beans, pre-workout blends, soy candles, and even a cold brew coffee mead. You can find more information here: https://gotyoursixcoffee.com/

Invader Coffee

Invader Coffee is a veteran owned coffee brands from a military veteran. Invader coffee prides itself to serve the 100% organic coffee beans, air roasted coffee beans and dares to say 100% money-back guarantee. You can purchase coffee beans, pods, creamer, apparel and accessories on their website. You can find more information here: https://www.invadercoffee.com/

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Operator Coffee

Operator Coffee is a veteran owned coffee brand that strives to use coffee to bridge the gap to build a community for those who need it. Operator Coffee supports OATH, Wheel Chairs For Warriors and SOWW. You can find a number of roasts and decaf products on Operator Coffee as well as apparel and gear. You can find more information here: https://operatorcoffee.com/

Three Rivers Coffee Company

Three Rivers Coffee Company is a service-disabled veteran-owned company. You can find coffee beans, coffee pods, decaf, single serve packets, apparel, gear and face masks on their website. Also, you can subscribe and save to receive 10% off your purchase if you wanted to subscribe to their services. You can find more information here: https://www.threeriverscoffeecompany.com/

Rough Start Company

Rough Start Coffee Co is an active duty military member owned coffee company, focused on giving back to the community. You can find rough start coffee bags, mugs and apparel on their website. You can find more information here: https://www.roughstartcoffee.com/

Veterans Coffee Company

Veterans Coffee Company is 100% veteran owned, operated and sourced. The staff consists of people who have been in combat and most are wounded veterans. You can find single-origin, blended, select flavored, premium, decaffeinated and variety sample pack coffee beans on their website. You can find more information here: http://www.veteranscoffeecompany.com/

Warfighter Coffee

Warfighter Coffee Company is a veteran-owned and operated coffee company. The company sells light, medium, dark and extremely dark roast. If you fancy yourself a decaf drinker, thy have a roast for you as well. In addition to coffee beans, they also sell merchandise and include free shipping on all orders over $50. You can find more information here: https://warfightercoffee.com/

Military Match Coffee

Military Match Coffee by Community Coffee

The military match coffee program was created by Community Coffee to send a coffee care package their way. When you order four bags or four boxes of Community® Coffee from their Military Match program, they automatically double the order to any overseas (APO or FPO) or stateside military base address. You’ll also receive a free signature military match mug along with your shipment.

Here’s a list of military match offers available to purchase:

Other Coffee Brands That Donates Proceeds To Military & Veterans

Military Grade Coffee

While Military Grade Coffee does not indicate if they are military or veteran owned and operated, they do indicate that 10% of their net proceeds go to veterans. They have coffee beans, k-cups and instant dried freeze coffee in stock. You can find more information here: https://www.militarygradecoffee.com/