About Maker's Coffee

At Maker’s Coffee, we believe coffee is more than just a beverage. Behind every bag of coffee is a story, a farmer, a family, a roaster, and a community connected through a shared passion for exceptional coffee.

Our goal is to help coffee lovers discover amazing coffee from small batch roasters across the United States through our Coffee Marketplace while supporting the people who make it possible. By bringing multiple roasters together in one place, customers can explore new coffees, compare offerings, and enjoy fresh roasted coffee shipped directly from the source.

Hi, I’m James D’Andrea, founder of Maker’s Coffee.

My passion for coffee began long before Maker’s Coffee existed.

During summer breaks in the early 1980s, I loved going to work with my father. One of my favorite things to do was make coffee in the company break room and bring it to the people who worked there. Looking back, I realize it wasn’t just about the coffee. I enjoyed the conversations, the smiles, and the way something as simple as a cup of coffee could bring people together.

Those memories stayed with me throughout my life and helped shape my appreciation for coffee, people, and community. While coffee has always been part of my story, it wasn’t until many years later that the idea for Maker’s Coffee began to take shape.

Years later, I noticed something that didn’t make sense to me. There were incredible small batch roasters producing exceptional coffee all across the country, but many coffee lovers never had the opportunity to discover them.

I didn’t want to create another coffee brand. Instead, I wanted to create a place where people could discover coffee from multiple small batch roasters in one marketplace while helping support the families, farmers, and communities that are behind the scenes.

That vision became Maker’s Coffee.

Development began in 2019, and Maker’s Coffee officially launched on October 1, 2021, International Coffee Day. Since then, our focus has remained the same: connecting people with exceptional coffee while supporting the small businesses and coffee communities that make it possible.

Today, customers can explore everything from espresso and decaf to cold brew and single origin coffees through our All Coffee collection while discovering new favorites from our growing network of Small Batch Roasters we partner with.

Our mission is simple:

Supporting families, farmers, and communities by offering small batch coffee from real people with real stories.

Many of our roasting partners work closely with coffee producers through direct trade and fair-trade relationships. These partnerships help strengthen coffee-growing communities while creating opportunities for customers to enjoy exceptional coffee sourced with care.

Every purchase helps support small businesses, coffee roasting families, and the farming communities that make specialty coffee possible.

Mandy and I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to learn about Maker’s Coffee.

Whether you’ve placed an order, signed up for one of our Coffee Subscriptions, or are simply exploring what we’re all about, your support means more than you may realize.

Small businesses, small batch roasters, coffee farmers, and local communities all benefit when people choose to support small businesses that value quality, relationships, and transparency.

We also believe coffee education helps people appreciate every cup a little more, which is why we continue expanding our Coffee Blog with brewing guides, coffee knowledge, recipes, reviews, and industry news.

Thank you for being part of our story and for helping us continue our mission of supporting families, farmers, and communities through better coffee.

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