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an Ethiopian-founded specialty coffee roaster and small chain of Kansas City-area coffeehouses, founded 2008 in Overland Park by Ethiopian immigrants Habte Mesfin and family. The Lenexa shop at 17180 W 87th St is the Registry’s primary location; Revocup also operates cafés in Overland Park, Leawood, and downtown Kansas City (plus a St. Louis presence). A mission-driven brand: a portion of every cup and bag funds the Revocup Foundation, which has donated 500,000+ books and built libraries in Ethiopia’s coffee-growing communities. Tier 1 (immigrant founder-operated, locally rooted).

Locations

LocationAddressStatus
Lenexa (primary)17180 W 87th St, Lenexa, KS 66219open12
Revocup South (Overland Park)11822 W 135th St, Overland Park, KS 66221open34
Town Center (Leawood)5037 W 117th St, Leawood, KS 66211open56
Pickwick Downtown (Kansas City)301 E 9th St, Kansas City, MO 64106open7
Quivira Rd (Overland Park)11030 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KSclosed8

Note: Revocup also operates in the St. Louis, MO metro (Olivette / Maryland Heights); those are outside KS.City’s KC-metro scope.79

Description

Revocup Coffee Roasters is an Ethiopian-founded specialty coffee company that roasts its own beans and runs a small chain of Kansas City-area coffeehouses.107 The Registry’s primary location is the Lenexa shop at 17180 W 87th St, a neighborhood café serving locally roasted single-origin and blended coffees alongside espresso drinks, pastries, scones, smoothies, and bread loaves — many of the baked goods made in-house.12 Hours at Lenexa run roughly Mon–Fri 6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sat–Sun 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.1

The brand is built around a quality-plus-humanity mission: Revocup sources single-origin, ethically produced beans (with a strong Ethiopian emphasis) and directs a portion of every sale — reported as ten cents per cup and one dollar per bag — to the Revocup Foundation, which supports Ethiopian coffee-farming communities and has donated more than 500,000 books and built libraries in those regions.101112

Ownership and history

Revocup was founded in 2008 in Overland Park, Kansas, by Habte Mesfin and family — Ethiopian natives who grew up in coffee-growing regions.1013 Habte immigrated to the United States in 1985 and worked in finance, but maintained his ties to Ethiopia’s coffee-farming communities; a 2007 return visit, during which he found conditions had worsened in the 25 years since he had left, prompted the founding of Revocup as a mission-driven roaster — “great coffee should benefit everyone, from the farmer to the customer.”10 The company’s Ethiopian roots and Kansas origin were documented in national Ethiopian-diaspora coverage as early as 2009.13

From its first Overland Park shop, Revocup expanded into a small KC-area chain (Lenexa, Leawood/Town Center, downtown Kansas City) and later into the St. Louis metro.79

Ownership

PeriodOwner / OperatorNotes
2008 → presentHabte Mesfin and family (Ethiopian immigrant founders)Founded the company in Overland Park; family-run roaster + café chain.1013

Sources

Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

  1. Revocup Coffee Roasters — “Revocup Coffee, Lenexa, Kansas.” https://revocup.com/pages/revocup-coffee-lenexa-kansas — asserts: 17180 W 87th St, Lenexa, KS 66219; hours Mon–Fri 6:30a–5p, Sat 7a–5p, Sun 7a; high-quality, ethically sourced single-origin coffee. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Yelp — “Revocup Lenexa Coffee Shop.” https://www.yelp.com/biz/revocup-lenexa-coffee-shop-lenexa — asserts: 17180 W 87th St, Lenexa, KS; coffee & tea; “Updated June 2026”; 54 reviews, 98 photos; active/open. ↩ ↩2

  3. Revocup Coffee Roasters — “Revocup South | Overland Park, KS.” https://revocup.com/pages/revocup-south-overland-park-ks — asserts: 11822 W 135th St, Overland Park, KS 66221; hours Mon–Fri 6a–7p, Sat–Sun 7a–5p; phone (913) 283-9232. ↩

  4. Yelp — “Revocup Coffee Roasters” (Overland Park). https://www.yelp.com/biz/revocup-coffee-roasters-overland-park — asserts: 11822 W 135th St, Overland Park, KS; “Updated May 2026”; 93 reviews; active/open. ↩

  5. Revocup Coffee Roasters — “Revocup Town Center | Leawood KS.” https://revocup.com/pages/revocup-town-center-leawood-ks — asserts: Town Center Plaza, Leawood KS location; 5037 W 117th St (per Grubhub/MallsCenters listings); single-origin and blended coffees. ↩

  6. Yelp — “Revocup Coffee” (Leawood). https://www.yelp.com/biz/revocup-coffee-leawood — asserts: 5037 W 117th St, Leawood, KS; “Updated May 2026”; 53 reviews; active/open. ↩

  7. Revocup Coffee Roasters — “Our Coffeehouses.” https://revocup.com/pages/our-coffeehouses — asserts: current locations include Lenexa KS, Revocup South (Overland Park KS), Town Center (Leawood KS), Pickwick Downtown KC (301 E 9th St), and Olivette/St. Louis (9200 Olive Blvd). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  8. Yelp — “Revocup - CLOSED” (Overland Park). https://www.yelp.com/biz/revocup-overland-park — asserts: 11030 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KS; marked CLOSED, updated March 2026. ↩

  9. St. Louis Magazine — “Revocup Coffee Roasters to open in Maryland Heights.” https://www.stlmag.com/dining/revocup-coffee-roasters-to-open-in-maryland-heights-on-march-16/ — asserts: Revocup expanded into the St. Louis metro; out-of-scope for KC Registry. ↩ ↩2

  10. Revocup Coffee Roasters — “About Us.” https://revocup.com/pages/about-us — asserts: founded 2008 by Ethiopian-native founders who grew up in coffee-growing areas; founder Habte moved to the U.S. in 1985, worked in finance, returned to Ethiopia in 2007; mission = great coffee benefits farmer to customer; 10¢/cup and $1/bag to Ethiopian farming communities; 500,000+ books donated; multiple KC + St. Louis locations. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  11. Flatland KC — “Revocup’s Alchemy: Turning Small Change Into Meaningful Change.” https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/revocups-alchemy-turning-small-change-into-meaningful-change/ — asserts: Revocup’s mission model of converting small per-purchase contributions into funding for Ethiopian coffee-growing communities. ↩

  12. Revocup Coffee Roasters — “Where Quality Meets Humanity: Inside the Mission of Revocup Coffee Roasters.” https://revocup.com/blogs/news/where-quality-meets-humanity-inside-the-mission-of-revocup-coffee-roasters-5 — asserts: brand mission of pairing coffee quality with humanitarian impact; single-origin sourcing; community support. ↩

  13. Tadias Magazine — “Revocup: Ethiopian Coffee via Kansas” (March 21, 2009). http://www.tadias.com/03/21/2009/revocup-ethiopian-coffee-via-kansas/ — asserts: Revocup as an Ethiopian-founded coffee venture based in Kansas, documented in 2009. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Coffee
  • Lenexa Ks