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Blue Bottle Coffee

Blue Bottle Coffee grew from James Freeman's cart selling roasted beans at the Old Oakland Farmers Market into a specialty roaster with cafes in US cities and across East Asia. Nestle sold the whole business, cafes included, to the investment firm Centurium Capital at the end of May 2026.

US locations
84Oct 2026 · store locator
Founded
2002
Headquarters
Oakland, California
Owner
Centurium Capital
Website
bluebottlecoffee.com

Where Blue Bottle Coffee is

Brand store locator, via All The Places · Oct 2026
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Top states

  1. California48
  2. New York18
  3. Massachusetts6
  4. District of Columbia4
  5. Illinois4
  6. Nevada2
  7. New Jersey1
  8. Virginia1

How Blue Bottle Coffee ranks

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