Death Wish Coffee is a coffee brand based in the United States. Their coffee is sold online, Amazon, and in grocery stores across the country. The coffee is a blend of robusta and arabica beans from India, Peru, and other countries throughout South and Central America.
Death Wish Coffee was introduced in 2012. The company was founded by Mike Brown in Saratoga Springs, New York, and is headquartered there. Its production facility is in Round Lake, New York. Death Wish Coffee is a premium coffee that is Fair Trade USA Certified, as well as USDA Certified Organic.
Awards and recognition
Death Wish Coffee gained publicity when it was chosen as the winner of Intuit QuickBooks' "Small Business, Big Game" competition in 2015, allowing it to have a Super Bowl commercial carried nationwide free of charge during Super Bowl 50.[1]
In 2017, owner and founder Mike Brown was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Emerging Business in New York.[2] Mike Brown was also named a 2018 40 Under 40 by the Albany Business Review.[citation needed]
Coffee to the International Space Station
On June 29, 2018, Death Wish Coffee sent an instant, freeze-dried version of its coffee to the International Space Station aboard the Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with the Dragon capsule. The coffee arrived at the station on July 2, 2018.[3]
The coffee company once again sent black coffee into three tubes with airtight clamps called MixStix into the space in June 2019 as a part of partnership with iLEAD and DreamUp – a provider of space-based educational opportunities. The purpose was to test whether black coffee kills a particular bacteria found in dental plaque in micro-gravity in the same way as it does on Earth.[4]
Social responsibility
Death Wish Coffee partners with different non-profit and social organizations to sponsor events, social causes and more.[citation needed]
Special Olympics New York
Special Olympics New York is a non-profit sports organization for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Death Wish Coffee partnered with Special Olympics New York for three years. In 2018, Death Wish Coffee generated $37,492.50 for Special Olympics New York through special edition mug sale where 100% of the proceed directly went to the charity. The coffee chain also sponsors charity's annual summer event.[5]
Recall
In September 2017, Death Wish Coffee voluntarily recalled its 11-ounce cans of Death Wish Nitro Cold Brew coffee. Concerns arose that their cold brewing process could allow the growth of Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium responsible for botulism.[6] No illnesses were reported.[7]
