Kaladi Brothers Coffee
Number of locations
15 (2021)
Area served
ProductsCoffee
Websitekaladi.com

Kaladi Brothers Coffee is an American coffee company, based in Anchorage, Alaska.[1][2] The business began operating from a single espresso cart in 1984. By 2021, there were fifteen stores in the U.S. states of Alaska and Washington.[3]

History

Exterior of the shop in Seattle, 2022

The company earned approximately $4.5 million and $5 million in total sales in 2003 and 2004, respectively.[4]

There were 13 locations by 2009,[5] and 16 locations in 2016.[6] In 2021, there were fifteen stores in the U.S. states of Alaska and Washington.[3]

Kaladi operated in Seattle from 2006 to 2023.[7]

Reception

Willona M. Sloan included Kaladi in Paste magazine's 2017 list of "The Best Coffees Coming Out of Alaska".[8] Mia Mercado included selected the company for Alaska in Eat This, Not That's 2021 list of "The Best Coffee Shop in Every State".[9]

References

  1. ↑ Antonation, Mark. "Kaladi Coffee Opens New South Broadway Roastery, Cafe to Follow Soon". Westword. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "America's biggest coffee snobs are not in Seattle, but wide-eyed and alert in Alaska". The Guardian. August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Severin, Mara Severin (June 28, 2021). "Coffee culture, Anchorage-style". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kaladi Brothers officials plan to stick to business plan". Alaska Journal of Commerce. February 22, 2004. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Alaska's Kaladi Brothers brews brisk business in Seattle". Alaska Journal of Commerce. April 9, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ Caldwell, Suzanna. "How 30 years of Kaladi Brothers changed coffee culture in Southcentral Alaska". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cheadle, Harry (July 5, 2023). "LGBTQ Hub Kaladi Brothers Coffee Is Closing Permanently Due to Redevelopment". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Best Coffees Coming Out of Alaska". Paste. April 25, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ Mercado, Mia (December 30, 2021). "The Best Coffee Shop in Every State". Eat This, Not That. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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