Butler
Bakery and espresso bar · 4+ locations · Brooklyn: Williamsburg, DUMBO; Manhattan: SoHo
A Brooklyn bakeshop that grew to four cafés and still belongs to the three partners who opened it, with no outside investors. In June 2026 a federal judgment resolved a former SoHo worker's wage claims against the company and one owner personally.
The Big Picture
Butler is owned by the three partners who opened it in Williamsburg in 2016, and no outside investor sits above them. That also means the owners answer for it personally: in June 2026 a federal judgment of $51,000 resolved a former SoHo worker's wage claims against the business and co-owner Rod Coligado, on an accepted offer rather than a finding of liability.
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Company data last updated September 2026
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