Heine Brothers' is a coffee roaster and coffee shop chain founded in 1994 by Gary Heine and Mike Mays in Louisville, Kentucky.[1][2] Mays is President of the company.[3][4]
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Heine Brothers' location in Louisville's Crescent Hill neighborhood
In 2011, co-founder Mays bought out Heine's interests in the company and merged it with Vint, a local coffee shop chain.[8] Today, the company operates 16 Heine Brothers' coffee shops within Kentucky and Southern Indiana.[9][10][11]
In 1999, Heine Brothers' became a founding member of Cooperative Coffees, Inc.,[12][13] an importer of fairly traded and organically grown green coffee operating in the United States and Canada.[7]
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.[14]
In November 2016, the company relocated its roasting facilities and headquarters to Louisville's Portland neighborhood.[15][16]
On May 10, 2022, several Heine Brothers workers announced their intention to form a union.[20] On March 17, 2023, the workers' union ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with the company.[21]
^"Heine Brothers' breaks 'grounds' on new partnership with Forecastle Foundation" (Press release). WHAS-TV. June 24, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^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.
^Bailey, Phillip M. (April 19, 2016). "Heine Brothers moving HQ to West End". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^Carter, Darla. "Get your eclipse glasses here ... if you're lucky". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^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.
^Kobin, Billy. "Heine Brothers' Coffee to open a new location in Valley Station". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
^@HBWorkersUnion (May 10, 2022). "Love our coffee? So do we! Love our workers? So do we! Love respect on the job? Support the #HeineBroUnion" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Harbsmeier, Deborah (March 17, 2023). "Heine Brothers' Coffee and employees approve new contract". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved September 30, 2023.