Timeline
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2022
We opened our first West Coast Roastery & Cafe in Oceanside, CA! We are one of the few American coffee roasting companies to roast on both coasts of the USA!
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2021
We pursued our dream to open a west coast roastery & cafe, located along the historic Coastal 101 Highway in Oceanside, California. This growth will expand the company by 50% and give us increased opportunity to grow our mission to uplift others through coffee.
We are able to grow & pursue what we love because of the tremendous support from you, our Vigilante community. Thank you.
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2020
This year didn't go as planned for any of us. We made the concentrated decision that going forward, 1% of all our sales will be donated to different organizations and causes that we stand behind.
We continued to launch new products like: the Half Caff, the Dark Roast subscription, the Cold Brew Kit and the Oddisee Collaboration.
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2019
We redeveloped our entire ecommerce system to serve you better and launched our new line, Creme de la Creme where we showcase our very best coffees!
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2018 - College Park Cafe
We converted an old liquor store into the University of Maryland’s first specialty coffee shop
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2017 - US Roaster Championship Top 5
Vigilante Coffee takes 5th place at the United States Roaster Championship in Seattle, Washington
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2016 - Hyattsville Raises the Bar
The Roastery is upgraded with a brand new coffee bar. The crew & the neighborhood are stoked!
2015 - Growing the Roastery
The Roastery begins to host collaborative coffee events and offering classes on specialty coffee to the public. Franklin Ventura becomes the head roaster.
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2014 - Moving into the Roastery
Vigilante Coffee establishes first permanent Roastery & Cafe in Hyattsville, MD
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2013 - Hogo, DC
Vigilante Coffee introduces our 2nd Pop Up to the city of Washington D.C. This Pop Up runs for over a year.
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2012 - Mr Yogato, DC
Our first Pop Up inside a Yogurt shop. This Pop Up runs for 6 months
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2011 - Basement Days, DC
Our first roasting facility was a 250 sq ft basement. We roasted from here for 2 years. Putting in our 10,000 hours of practice and honing our craft
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2010 - Farmer’s Markets, DC
Vigilante Coffee launches at local farmers Markets throughout the DMV. The Eastern Market, DC’s oldest farmers market, serves as our main market, where we still operate on a Sunday’s to this day.
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2008 - The Origin, Hawaii
Picking cherries on the Big Island: Chris works with local coffee farmers in Hawaii, seed to cup