Coffee Fest 2026

Counter Culture Coffee

Durham roaster founded in 1995, known for transparency reporting and wholesale training.

Exhibiting at
Show dates
Aug 21–22, 2026
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1995
Counter Culture Coffee

Counter Culture publishes an annual transparency report naming producers and prices paid, and runs regional training labs for the cafés it supplies.

Education as wholesale strategy

Training a café’s staff makes the roaster harder to replace than price alone would allow. It is the clearest example in coffee of service being the real product.

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