Equator Coffees
Food and Beverage ServicesCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Equator Coffees is a Marin County-based business that roasts coffee, operates retail cafes, and owns coffee farms. It is headquartered in San Rafael, California, runs seven retail cafés in the San Francisco Bay Area, and maintains a growing national wholesale business under a Certified B Corp that emphasizes sustainability and transparency. The company was founded in 1995 by Brooke McDonnell and Helen Russell and positions itself in the food and beverage services sector as a specialty coffee producer and retailer. In February 2026, Equator Coffees joined a fundraising initiative with Grounds for Health to expand cervical cancer screening and treatment for women farmers in East Africa.