Maru Coffee
Coffee · 4+ locations · Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Brooklyn
Maru Coffee looks like a typical minimalist LA café chain expanding to Brooklyn, but it's still owned outright by the two baristas who opened it in 2016. No outside investors, no professional CEO — just the founders running all four locations themselves.
The Big Picture
Maru Coffee is still owned and run by Joonmo Kim and Jacob Park, the two baristas who opened its first shop in Los Feliz in 2016. No outside investment has been reported as it grew to four cafés, including one in Brooklyn, and its barista pay is reported above the national average. The company answers to its two founders.
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