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Coffee Uplifts People

Coffee Uplifts People

Small Chain

Bed-Stuy cafe and Brooklyn roaster, co-founded by radio personality Angela Yee.

Angela Yee came up with the idea after meeting the founders of Brooklyn Roast during the pandemic. The company was founded in 2020 with Tony Forte and LaRon Batchelor. The coffee is roasted in Brooklyn from beans from Ethiopia, Peru, Sumatra and Mexico, among others, and sold in Whole Foods. A second cafe opened in East Harlem's Africa Center in 2026.​⁠​​​⁠⁠​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​​⁠⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​​​⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​​⁠​

Coffee From

Brooklyn Roasting CompanyRoaster

Locations

Bed-StuyCoffee Uplifts People4.2(290)·Open · Closes 16:00

Details

TypeSmall Chain
FounderAngela Yee, Tony Forte and LaRon Batchelor
Websitecoffeeupliftspeople.com
Instagram@coffeeupliftspeople