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]
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]
