From the cooperative
More
- Bloomberg – Retiring Boomers Turn to Co-Ops to Keep Their Businesses Running (2020)
- CDI – The Rock City Roasters and Cafe Story (2018)
- Bangor Daily News – What happened after 17 employees took over a beloved Maine business (2018) [archived]
- Daily Coffee News – Rock City Coffee Roasters in Maine Is Now a Worker-Owned Cooperative (2018)
- NCBA CLUSA – An Iconic Maine Coffee House Becomes a Worker-Owned Cooperative (2018)
- Courier Gazette – Rock City Coffee workers to become business owners (2018)
- WABI – From employees to owners, Rock City in Rockland gains new ownership (2018)
- Yes – As Boomers Retire, Mom-and-Pop Businesses Convert to Co-ops to Save Jobs (2016)
- MaineBiz – Rockland’s Rock City makes jump to employee ownership (2016)
- Shelterforce – The Next Boom for Worker Co-ops? (2016)
- CDI – Rock City Roasters Plans to Go Co-op (2016)
Worker Cooperatives in Coffee
| Image | Cooperative | State | Cooperative Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dean’s Beans | Massachusetts | 2023 |
 | Just Coffee Cooperative | Wisconsin | 2006 |
 | Rock City Coffee | Maine | 2018 |
 | Old Louisville Coffee Co-op | Kentucky | 2022 |
 | Phoenix Coffee | Ohio | 2020 |
 | Gimme Coffee | New York | 2022 |
 | Cafe Euphoria | New York | 2022 |
 | White Electric Coffee | Rhode Island | 2021 |
 | Seward Community Cafe | Minnesota | 1974 |
 | Equal Exchange | Massachusetts | 1986 |
 | Morning Bell Coffee Roasters | Iowa | 2022 |
 | Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative | California | 2021 |
Worker Cooperatives in Maine
| Image | Cooperative | State | Cooperative Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Liberty Graphics | Maine | 2021 |
| Rock City Coffee | Maine | 2018 |
 | Island Employee Cooperative | Maine | 2014 |
| Maine Camp Oufitters | Maine | 2022 |
Leave a Reply