FEATURED ENTRY · CULTURAL-NOTE
Women-owned coffee roasters in LA
Women-led coffee roasters operate in LA, including Beach City Coffee, a women-owned company roasting organic, fair trade coffee in Los Angeles [1]; Alana’s Coffee Roasters, a women-led roaster with multiple LA cafes [2]; and Sip & Sonder, a Black-women-led coffee company founded by Amanda-Jane Thomas and Shanita Nicholas [3]. No source discusses how these businesses differ from male-dominated third-wave norms or their community impact in specific neighborhoods like Inglewood or Crenshaw. To answer the question fully, sources would need to provide comparative analysis of business practices, community engagement, and market positioning relative to traditional third-wave coffee culture.
Sources
- https://beachcitycoffee.com/
- https://alanascoffeeroasters.com/
- https://www.sipandsonder.com/about