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Canyon Coffee

Coffee · 2+ locations · LA, NYC

Canyon Coffee started as a couple's LA-apartment project and grew into a bicoastal organic roaster. Two cafés, a Design Within Reach partnership, and no outside investors in any record.

Founder-run

The Big Picture

Genuinely Independent

Canyon Coffee is a couple's ten-year project: organic single-origin coffee roasted in LA, sold through subscriptions, two cafés, and a Design Within Reach partnership — with no outside investors in any record. The New York Times named its instant coffee the best available. The gaps are small-company ones: no published certifier for the organic claim and no wage data, not ownership questions.

Let's Get Critical

Local ownership
9/10
Founder involvement
10/10
Worker pay & benefits
6/10
Environmental impact
5/10
Sourcing & labor
6/10

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Company data last updated July 2026

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