Heine Brothers'
 Heine Brothers' location in Louisville's Crescent Hill neighborhood | |
| Industry | Coffee shop |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Products | Coffee, tea |
| Website | heinebroscoffee |
Heine Brothers' is an American chain of coffee shops founded in 1994 by Gary Heine and Mike Mays in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Since then, the chain has opened 13 locations within Kentucky and Southern Indiana.[2] The company became "100% Fair-Trade & Organic" in 2002.[3] In 2011, co-founder Mike Mays bought out Mr. Heine's interests in the company and merged it with Vint, a local coffee shop chain.[4]
In 1999, Heine Brothers' became a founding member of Cooperative Coffees, Inc.,[5] an importer of fairly traded and organically grown green coffee operating in the United States and Canada.[3] In early 2015, in a partnership with Forecastle Foundation and Whole Foods Market, Heine Brothers' created "Kentucky Dream", a fair trade coffee blend benefiting conservation efforts.[6]
In late 2016, the company will be relocating their headquarters to West Louisville.[7]
References
- ^ Green, Marcus (April 18, 2016). "Heine Brothers' Coffee to move HQ to Louisville's Portland neighborhood". WDRB. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ Bowling, Caitlin (October 28, 2014). "Heine Brothers' Coffee announces first Southern Indiana location". Louisville Business First. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "About | Heine Brothers' Coffee". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ Clouser, Stephanie (November 15, 2011). "Heine Brothers' and Vint coffee chains to merge". Louisville Business First. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Coop coffees". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Heine Brothers' breaks 'grounds' on new partnership with Forecastle Foundation" (Press release). WHAS-TV. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ Bailey, Phillip M. (April 19, 2016). "Heine Brothers moving HQ to West End". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2016.