Built Without Beans. Designed for Resilience.
Our Bean-Free Coffee Formats
Our bean-free coffee delivers the taste, aroma, and effect consumers expect without the environmental toll, supply chain fragility, or price volatility of traditional coffee.
CONCENTRATE
Example Applications: RTD beverages, foodservice, mixology, culinary applications.
Benefits: Tailored to your desired strength, full control over dose and flavor profile, high flavor intensity with less volume, high-end flavor customization, scalable.
INSTANT
Example Applications: Single serve beverages, functional powders and drink mixes, ingredient in snack bars.
Benefits: Fast-dissolving and convenient, lightweight and ideal for e-commerce, longer shelf life, travel friendly formats.
COLD BREW
Example Applications: Premium RTD, co-branded collaborations.
Benefits: Smooth, low acid profile, ready to use, no prep needed.
Date Seeds
Rich in antioxidants and fiber, date seeds support digestion and immunity. They’re upcycled from the date industry and come from trees that thrive in extreme climates while sequestering more carbon than similar-sized trees.
Chicory
High in prebiotic inulin for gut health, chicory is a low-impact crop that grows easily and often yields surplus without intensive resources.
Sunflower Seeds
Packed with Vitamin E and healthy fats, sunflowers are drought-tolerant plants with deep roots that restore nutrients to the soil and support biodiversity.
Carob
Natural sweetness, polyphenol-rich, caffeine-free alternative with gut health benefits. Prevents soil erosion. Captures and stores C02.
Grape Seeds
High in antioxidants and good-for-you fats, grape seeds are upcycled from winemaking and cleaned using just a third of the water needed to grow the original crop.
Date Seeds
Rich in antioxidants and fiber, date seeds support digestion and immunity. They’re upcycled from the date industry and come from trees that thrive in extreme climates while sequestering more carbon than similar-sized trees.
Chicory
High in prebiotic inulin for gut health, chicory is a low-impact crop that grows easily and often yields surplus without intensive resources.
Sunflower Seeds
Packed with Vitamin E and healthy fats, sunflowers are drought-tolerant plants with deep roots that restore nutrients to the soil and support biodiversity.
Carob
Natural sweetness, polyphenol-rich, caffeine-free alternative with gut health benefits. Prevents soil erosion. Captures and stores C02.
Grape Seeds
High in antioxidants and good-for-you fats, grape seeds are upcycled from winemaking and cleaned using just a third of the water needed to grow the original crop.
Technical Highlights
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Vegan
Non-Gmo
Top 9 Allergen Free
Flexible Formats for Forward-Thinking Brands
Whether you’re building a better-for-you beverage or launching a low-impact SKU, our bean-free coffee works seamlessly across formats.
PLANT-BASED ICE CREAM
FUNCTIONAL COFFEES
BAKED GOODS & CONFECTIONERY
RTD BEVERAGES
Life Cycle Assessment
We evaluated our beanless coffee to understand its environmental impact from end to end from raw materials to finished product. This analysis enables us to make data-driven decisions, continuously reduce our footprint, and ensure full transparency with our partners.
86% LESS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
94% LESS
WATER USE
92% LESS
LAND USE
41%
UPCYCLED INGREDIENTS
Our Bean-Free Coffee CPG Brand Page
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Frequently asked questions
Significantly lower. Our process uses:
- 86% less carbon emissions
- 92% less land use
- 94% less water use
- And 41% of our ingredients are upcycled, making it one of the most climate-friendly options on the market.
Our bean-free coffee is crafted to deliver a bold, smooth, and balanced coffee experience, without the bitterness or acidity of many conventional brews. It’s been taste-tested by coffee afficionados and experts alike, and consistently wins on flavor, mouthfeel, and drinkability. Plus, it’s available in multiple formats, including instant, concentrate, and cold brew.
Bean-free coffee is a sustainable coffee alternative made without traditional coffee beans. Instead, we use upcycled ingredients to replicate the taste, aroma, and functionality of coffee, while drastically reducing environmental impact.
Our bean-free coffee is designed for seamless integration into cafés, hotels, CPG products, and ready-to-drink formats. We offer flexible formats (e.g., instant, concentrate) and can co-create with partners to align with your brand needs. We also provide sustainability data and storytelling assets to enhance your marketing.
Yes! We offer samples so you can experience the flavor, quality, and versatility of our beanless coffee firsthand. Whether you're exploring new menu items, product development, or wholesale opportunities, we're happy to support your evaluation process.
👉 Click here to request a sample by filling out a quick survey, it helps us understand your needs and get the right format into your hands.