Expert guidance for buying, selling, and valuing coffee shops and beverage companies.

Specialized brokerage for café, roasting, RTD, and beverage businesses.

Why Coffee & Beverage Businesses?

Whether you’re a barista-turned-entrepreneur ready to exit, or an investor seeking a brand with community connection and market potential, our team is here to help. We specialize in guiding owners through transitions with care — and connecting them with the right, qualified buyers who understand this space.

At The CBA Group, we’ve developed deep, hands-on experience working with independent coffee shops, café franchises, specialty roasters, RTD brands, and other beverage-based businesses. This sector has its own rhythms—seasonal trends, real estate sensitivities, supply chain dynamics, and customer loyalty patterns that differ from other industries. We know them and we would like to know you!

A Market Full of Momentum

More Americans drink coffee every day than any other beverage — including water. From traditional drip to cold brew, nitro, and canned RTD products, coffee is being consumed in more ways, in more places, than ever before. This expansion across formats and demographics is what makes the sector so attractive.

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With health-conscious consumers increasingly shifting away from soda and energy drinks, the ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee market is booming — valued at $22.44 billion in 2019 and projected to reach $64.78 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 8.54%.^[1]

The growing popularity of café culture and the demand for convenience have pushed RTD coffee into the global spotlight. Consumers increasingly seek high-quality, on-the-go coffee experiences that blend taste, energy, and premium feel — all without the wait or prep.

We work with aggressively expanding retail distribution networks. Current relations include national retailers, local grocers, specialty stores, and convenience stores.

RTD Nitro Cold Brew is a consumer favorite that continues to grow in popularity. This product has opened the door to an entirely new market segment of convenience stores and big box chains, where consumers are looking for all-natural energy drink alternatives.

We work to position consumers’ growing appetite for specialty coffee at home or on the go because roasted craft coffee appeals to today’s consumers, who are willing to pay more for beverages they consider high quality.

A Market Ripe for Transition

As costs rise and operational complexity increases, many legacy café and beverage operators are preparing to exit. We’re seeing increased interest from buyers and investors ready to enter or scale within this space — making it a prime time for sellers to position their businesses for maximum value.

• Distributor agreements and supplier contracts to boost margins
• Vertically integrated models — roasting, packaging, Direct To Consumer, and more
• Established domestic and international distribution footprints
• Multi-channel sales across cafés, franchises, retail, and online

We Know the Space — And the Buyers

We understand what buyers are looking for, how to structure deals for long-term success, and how to position businesses in this niche for premium value. From neighborhood cafés to international brands, we specialize in coffee and beverage companies — it’s not just one of the industries we serve. It’s one we know deeply.

Geographies We’ve Brewed Success With

We would like to offer you the opportunity to work with other organizations within the industry. We will be publishing a list of all the companies we work with. If you would like to be included in this exclusive list, please leave your information along with a brief message and we will be sure to get you added!