Blue Bottle Coffee moving roasting operations out of Oakland

Blue Bottle Coffee will move its roasting operations out of Oakland by the end of the year. Blue Bottle Coffee will move its roasting operations out of Oakland by the end of the year. Photo: NYSD G. / Yelp Photo: NYSD G. / Yelp Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Blue Bottle Coffee moving roasting operations out of Oakland 1 / 19 Back to Gallery

Oakland-based Blue Bottle Coffee — like many homegrown companies before it — is shutting down some of its operations in the Bay Area.

A company spokesperson confirmed all beans that supply West Coast cafes and grocery stores will soon be roasted under one roof in a new facility in Sacramento. The move should be completed by the end of the year.

As for East Coast and international Blue Bottle locations, they'll still receive their beans from their current suppliers.

Blue Bottle's roasting facility near Jack London Square has served as the company's headquarters since 2009, according to Eater, which first reported the move. The location on Webster Street will continue to operate as a cafe after the roasting operation shuts down in 2020.

The change shouldn't affect the menu or supply of beans at any of Blue Bottle's existing cafes, a spokesperson said.

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Sacramento is already home to significant coffee roasters, such as Temple Coffee Roasters and Insight Coffee Roasters. Their beans can be found in cafes around the Bay Area.

Nestle acquired an ownership stake in Blue Bottle Coffee back in 2017, to the tune of $425 million.

Blue Bottle currently has 88 cafe locations in California, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Japan and South Korea.

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