Compass Coffee
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Type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Coffee roaster |
Founded | July 2014 Shaw, Washington, D.C., United States |
Founder | Michael Haft and Harrison Suarez |
Website | Official website |
Compass Coffee is an American coffee roaster based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 2014 and currently has twelve[1] branches in Washington, D.C. and Virginia.[2][3][4]
History[]
Compass Coffee was founded by Michael Haft and Harrison Suarez in 2014.[5] Following the Shaw neighborhood store, a second store was opened in the same neighborhood in September 2015.[6] Over the next few years, other stores were opened in Washington DC and Arlington, Virginia.[7][8]
Compass was served in the White House during the Veterans Day Commemoration Speech in 2015.[9]
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.[10]
The Washington Post reported that Compass is building a roasting facility in the Ivy City neighborhood of DC.[11]
As of February 2020, Compass had 12 locations in DC and Virginia.[1]
Covid-19 lay off and elimination of tipping[]
Compass closed 6 of its locations in mid-March 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 (now open). Compass laid off 150 of its 189 employees, 80 percent of its staff in March 2020.[12] To support the lay-off employees, Compass provided training and sent employees who agreed to work in the construction of the roaster facility it is building.[13]
Towards the beginning of 2020, Compass Coffee eliminated the option for patrons to tip workers, but offered a base pay increase to offset "lost wages." Workers at the company’s different locations compiled their hourly wages in a shared spreadsheet to determine whether the pay change coupled with the elimination of tips actually constituted a pay raise. They found that, in nearly every case, loss of tips was greater than the hourly pay increase.[14]
References[]
- ^ a b "Behold Compass Coffee's Beautiful 10th Cafe Now Open in Georgetown". PoPville. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Judkis, Maura (September 17, 2014). "From the Ground Up: Legacy and legwork". The Washington Post.
- ^ Ravindranath, Mohana (December 28, 2014). "At Compass Coffee, data is the secret ingredient". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Compass Coffee". compasscoffee.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Real Good Coffee, Made in D.C." Compass Coffee. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Bethune, Meredith (November 3, 2015). "Compass Coffee's Second Location Is Now Open". Eater DC.
- ^ Carman, Tim (April 5, 2017). "Starbucks is all over downtown Washington. These coffee shops are much better". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Compass Coffee Set to Open New Location in Ballston Next Month". ARLnow.com - Arlington, Va. Local News. January 22, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Remarks by the President at Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony". whitehouse.gov. November 11, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "DC Chamber Recognizes Compass Coffee". MidCity DC News. November 10, 2017.
- ^ culture, Maura Judkis closeMaura JudkisReporter covering; food; artsEmailEmailBioBioFollowFollowReporter, the. "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.
- ^ "Coronavirus Is Causing Industry-Wide Layoffs In D.C., Hitting Service Workers Particularly Hard". DCist. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Berg, Nate (July 9, 2021). "Why this coffee shop turned its baristas into construction workers during COVID-19". Fast Company. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Here's What Happened After Compass Coffee Eliminated Tips". WAMU. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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