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Onyx Coffee Lab was founded in 2012 with the goal of both serving and challenging the specialty coffee industry. Our mantra to “Never Settle for Good Enough” has been with us from the start, and it represents a deeply ingrained ethos that drives everything we do.
This mentality demands our own continual evolution as we pursue our mission – to create a more sustainable and equitable coffee industry through our commitment to excellence, transparency, and innovation.
One standard, five places it has to hold. Onyx is a sourcing company, a roastery, a wholesale partner, a group of cafes, and an online shop. Here they are in the order the coffee moves through them, from the farm to your cup.
We source over X single origins every year from Y countries and roast them at our roastery in Northwest Arkansas.
Unique Producers Worldwide
Direct, long-term relationships with producers who share our values. We're involved at harvest and processing, where our feedback can still change the coffee.
100,000+
Roasts on record
Small, measured adjustments, informed by every roast that came before. Every batch is tracked, cupped, and scored before it ships.
000+
Wholesale partners
Coffee, training, and ongoing support for cafes and restaurants across the U.S. and abroad, so the standard holds outside our own walls.
8
Cafes in Northwest Arkansas
The last step in the supply chain, where years of work at origin are handed across a counter.
00K
Subscribers
Subscriptions, brew guides, and tools like Find My Roast, so the lab goes wherever you brew.
Five pillars, one standard at the center. Every pillar connects back to excellence. They're the guiding lights behind the decisions we make, and each one below comes with its proof.
Transparency01 / 05
Every coffee we sell is listed with what we paid for it and who grew it. That's still rare in specialty coffee. Producers deserve credit by name, and vague pricing is where unfair trade hides. Every roaster who publishes makes it harder for the rest of the industry to stay vague.
Innovation is how we avoid getting comfortable. We ask better questions and answer them with measurements. How do we make a ready-to-drink coffee that tastes like it came from our bar? How do we expand access without lowering the standard?
Coffee is complex, and complexity gets intimidating when knowledge is treated like a gate. So we teach at every level, starting with our own team, because a company can't claim excellence without investing in the people delivering it.
Our cafes are the final step in the supply chain, and hospitality is what makes all that craft legible. Every detail is intentional, from the interior to the menu, and each location has a menu built for its room and its neighborhood.
BCertified B Corporation
Coffee's future isn't guaranteed, ecologically or economically. We pay premiums above production costs, reward exceptional quality, and make volume commitments that give our partners certainty beyond a single harvest.
Jon and Andrea Allen started Onyx in 2012 as a small roastery in Northwest Arkansas. They're the ones who started saying it.
Co-founder
Andrea Allen is the Co-Founder of Onyx Coffee Lab, the 2020 United States Barista Champion, and a World Barista Championship runner-up. Since beginning her coffee career in 2002, Andrea has become a leading voice in specialty coffee, bringing together technical excellence, genuine hospitality, and a deep commitment to the people behind every cup. At Onyx, she helps guide operations, develop teams, and cultivate a culture where quality and meaningful human connection go hand in hand. Her approach to leadership reflects a belief that exceptional coffee is about creating opportunities, building community, and elevating the experience for everyone involved.
Co-founder
Jon Allen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Onyx Coffee Lab, where his passion for specialty coffee, thoughtful design, and relentless innovation has helped shape one of the industry's most recognized brands. With more than two decades of experience spanning coffee sourcing, roasting, hospitality, and design, Jon brings a uniquely holistic perspective to the business. His work extends from building relationships with coffee producers around the world to shaping the spaces, products, and experiences that define Onyx. Driven by curiosity and a belief that every detail matters, Jon continues to challenge conventions and explore what specialty coffee can become.
"This is a random motto that we like to say and thought would go well right here."Jon & Andrea Allen