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Coffee and Tea · Oakland, California

Highwire Coffee Roasters

East Bay coffee roasted and shipped fresh by three longtime friends.

Founded
2011
Founded by
Rich Avella, Eric Hashimoto, Robert Myers
Based in
Oakland, California

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Making it since

2011

Their story

Highwire Coffee Roasters is the work of Rich Avella, Eric Hashimoto and Robert Myers, friends who met in the mid-1990s and bonded over coffee and community.

They started Highwire in the East Bay in 2011. The company roasts in Emeryville and runs neighborhood cafes in Oakland, Alameda, Albany and Walnut Creek.

How it's made

Highwire buys fresh-crop green coffee each season and works with producers who care about quality and sustainability. Coffee is roasted and shipped the same day. The range runs from bright, light single origins to darker, chocolatey roasts.

Why we carry them

We like Highwire for coffee that is roasted close to home and easy to love. There is a roast for the light-roast fan and for the person who just wants a good dark cup.

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