Bean counters: Local coffee roaster takes big next step

Kahwa Coffee puts the pedal to the metal with a $6.5 million investment campaign.


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2018 has been a year of big wins for Kahwa Coffee. Most notably, it struck a deal with Lakeland-based grocery giant Publix. Courtesy photo.
2018 has been a year of big wins for Kahwa Coffee. Most notably, it struck a deal with Lakeland-based grocery giant Publix. Courtesy photo.
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Kahwa Coffee’s quest to become the top coffee brand in Florida looks a lot closer to becoming reality — $6.5 million closer, actually.

The St. Petersburg-based roaster embarked on an ambitious capital raise earlier this year, and co-founder Raphael Perrier says the effort is “almost done.” Without naming any names, he says the entirety of the support has come from local investors.

 

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