Compass Coffee

Compass Coffee is an American coffee roaster based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 2014 and currently has twelve[1] branches, located in Washington, D.C. and Virginia.[2][3][4]

Compass Coffee
TypePrivately held company
IndustryCoffee roaster
FoundedJuly 2014 (July 2014)
Shaw, Washington, D.C., United States
FounderMichael Haft and Harrison Suarez
WebsiteOfficial website

History
Store in Shaw, Washington, DC

Compass Coffee was founded by Michael Haft and Harrison Suarez in 2014.[5][6] Following the Shaw neighborhood store, a second store was opened in the same neighborhood in September 2015.[7] Over the next few years, other stores were opened in Washington DC and Arlington, Virginia.[8][9]

Compass was served in the White House during the Veterans Day Commemoration Speech in 2015.[10]

On October 20, 2017, Compass Coffee founders Haft and Suarez received the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce's Community Impact Award at the 2017 Chamber's Choice Gala.[11]

The Washington Post reported that Compass is building a roasting facility in the Ivy City neighborhood of DC.[12]

As of February 2020, Compass had 12 locations in DC and Virginia.[1]

Compass closed six of its locations in mid-March 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 (they have since reopened). Compass laid off 150 of its 189 employees, 80 percent of its staff, in March 2020.[13][14][15] To support the laid-off employees, Compass provided training and sent employees who agreed to work in the construction of the roaster facility it is building.[16]


References
  1. "Behold Compass Coffee's Beautiful 10th Cafe Now Open in Georgetown". PoPville. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. Judkis, Maura (September 17, 2014). "From the Ground Up: Legacy and legwork". The Washington Post.
  3. Ravindranath, Mohana (December 28, 2014). "At Compass Coffee, data is the secret ingredient". The Washington Post.
  4. "Compass Coffee". compasscoffee.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. "Real Good Coffee, Made in D.C." Compass Coffee. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. Deutch, Gabby (March 17, 2021). "The Jewish Marine behind a proud D.C. coffee institution". Jewish Insider. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  7. Bethune, Meredith (November 3, 2015). "Compass Coffee's Second Location Is Now Open". Eater DC.
  8. Carman, Tim (April 5, 2017). "Starbucks is all over downtown Washington. These coffee shops are much better". The Washington Post.
  9. "Compass Coffee Set to Open New Location in Ballston Next Month". ARLnow.com - Arlington, Va. Local News. January 22, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. "Remarks by the President at Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony". whitehouse.gov. November 11, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. "DC Chamber Recognizes Compass Coffee". MidCity DC News. November 10, 2017.
  12. Judkis, Maura. "Compass Coffee is expanding with a new roastery and coffee shop in Ivy City". Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  13. "Coronavirus Is Causing Industry-Wide Layoffs In D.C., Hitting Service Workers Particularly Hard". DCist. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  14. "Here's What Happened After Compass Coffee Eliminated Tips". WAMU. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  15. "Compass Coffee Combats COVID-19 with their "Simple Sanitizer"". www.uschamber.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  16. Berg, Nate (July 9, 2021). "Why this coffee shop turned its baristas into construction workers during COVID-19". Fast Company. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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