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Founded in Southern California in 1963, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® is a modern, global specialty coffee and tea house that inspires new experiences through our flavors from around the world. We source the finest coffees and teas from local communities and then handcraft every beverage to bring out the freshest flavors. As the creator of The Original Ice Blended®, we continue to innovate to enable people everywhere to enjoy the classics as well as new flavors both in our cafés and at home. Headquartered in Asia and a business of the Jollibee Group of Companies, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf passionately operates in more than 1,000 locations, across over 20 countries. When it comes to quality, we aim higher than the standard to deliver the world's most vibrant flavors. That is our heritage. Known for sourcing and providing the finest ingredients and flavors, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® has built relationships with the best private coffee farms and tea estates around the world, selecting only the top one percent of Arabica beans and finest hand-plucked, whole leaf teas. We are dedicated to serving our community and take pride in being the ideal social gathering place to build meaningful respectful relationships with our friends, and customers in the community. Our café environment truly is cozy, warm and inviting and is ideal for just enjoying The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ® experience.

“Blue Bottle is coffee and people. Not necessarily in that order.” —James Freeman, Founder In our eyes, coffee’s main purpose is to be delicious. We go to great lengths to source, roast, taste, and prepare coffee so our guests can enjoy it at peak deliciousness. We know that good coffee depends on strong community. We work directly with farmers around the world to source our coffees as sustainably and ethically as we can. We hire team members who are dedicated to creating beautiful experiences with coffee. From the farm to the cafe, our coffee is handled by people who care.

We import the world's finest specialty green coffee. With warehouses in Oakland, Seattle, Madison, Houston and Shanghai, we supply top roasting houses with responsibly-sourced beans from every coffee growing region in the world. From family owned and operated since 1978. Stop by The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room to experience the full spectrum of coffee. Join us for a class, event, tasting or cupping in the heart of Oakland. We offer cutting-edge original workshops, the full suite of SCA Pathways, CQI courses & guest curricula by the industry’s thought-leaders.