Heine Brothers'

Heine Brothers' is a coffee roaster and coffee shop chain founded in 1994 by Gary Heine and Mike Mays in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] The company became "100% Fair-Trade & Organic" in 2002.[2] In 2011, co-founder Mays bought out Heine's interests in the company and merged it with Vint, a local coffee shop chain.[3] Today, the company operates 13 Heine Brothers' coffee shops and 1 coffee shop under the Vint name within Kentucky and Southern Indiana.[4][5][6]

Heine Brothers' location in The Highlands
Heine Brothers'
IndustryCoffee shop
Founded1994 (1994)
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky
ProductsCoffee, tea
Websiteheinebroscoffee.com

In 1999, Heine Brothers' became a founding member of Cooperative Coffees, Inc.,[7] an importer of fairly traded and organically grown green coffee operating in the United States and Canada.[2] 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.[8]

In November 2016, the company relocated its roasting facilities and headquarters to Louisville's Portland neighborhood.[9][10]

In August 2017, Heine Brothers' partnered with WDRB, a local, Fox-affiliated television station, to distribute eclipse glasses for the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Funds raised from the promotion, totaling $50,702, were donated to the Louisville Science Center.[11][12]

References
  1. Green, Marcus (April 18, 2016). "Heine Brothers' Coffee to move HQ to Louisville's Portland neighborhood". WDRB. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. "About | Heine Brothers' Coffee". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. Clouser, Stephanie (November 15, 2011). "Heine Brothers' and Vint coffee chains to merge". Louisville Business First. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. Bowling, Caitlin (October 28, 2014). "Heine Brothers' Coffee announces first Southern Indiana location". Louisville Business First. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. "We Drank So Much Caffeine to Find the Best Coffee Shops In Louisville". Thrillist. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. "Heine Brothers' Locations". Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  7. "Coop coffees". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  8. "Heine Brothers' breaks 'grounds' on new partnership with Forecastle Foundation" (Press release). WHAS-TV. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  9. Weaver, Bridgett. "Here's where the next Heine Brothers' location will be". BizJournals.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. Bailey, Phillip M. (April 19, 2016). "Heine Brothers moving HQ to West End". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. Carter, Darla. "Get your eclipse glasses here ... if you're lucky". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  12. Kircher, Travis. "WDRB and Heine Brothers raise $50,000 for the Kentucky Science Center with eclipse glasses". WDRB. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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