Popular Small Coffee Businesses on the Big Island of Hawai'i

Big Island Coffee Roasters

Big Island Coffee Roasters was founded in 2015 by Kelleigh and Brandon and since then they have brought popularity to Puna Coffee. Their Puna Pink Bourbon was the first and only Puna Coffee to receive the Grand Champion in the Hawai'i Coffee Association Statewide Cupping Competition. Since their founding, Big Island Coffee Roasters have become one of the most recognized and awarded brand in Hawai'i! Big Island Coffee Roasters are listed among the best coffee roasters in the U.S. by Forbes, Thrillist, Food & Wine, Good Housekeeping, Spruce Eats, and Honolulu Magazine. They are also earned the 2021 Good Food Award for Espresso Bites, 2023 Progressive Grocer's Impact Award for environmental and social efforts, Best Specialty Coffee Roaster from the World Coffee Innovation Awards, and the Fastest Growing Hawai'i Company from Pacific Business News.

Pacific Coffee Research

The Pacific Coffee Research is women owned and founded by coffee professionals who wanted to change the Hawai'i coffee industry through education, collaboration, and support services. They provide education and skills training to many different coffee professionals ranging from baristas, roasters, producers, and everyone who wants to learn more about coffee. Pacific Coffee Research is also an SCA Premier Training Campus and amongst their team there are experienced coffee trainers and authorized SCA trainers. Pacific Coffee Research was awarded with two 2023 Good Food awards in Coffee for their Aloha Star (Kona) and Wood Valley (Ka'ū) coffees.