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Our History

STUBBORNLY AGREEABLE

30 years ago in the historic Charlotte neighborhood of Dilworth, the original Dilworth Coffee House opened its doors, introducing specialty coffee roasted onsite, to the city of Charlotte. We introduced our coffees to one customer at a time, helping them find their own great coffee experience to enjoy, while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the specialty coffee industry. Our brand foundation is built on this simple goal of trying to satisfy each customer with great coffee.

Today, we're an artisan coffee roaster, selling our coffee both locally and nationally. We are also a wholesale coffee distributor to coffee shops, cafes, specialty retail and hospitality companies. At our headquarters in Raleigh, NC, we also have a training center where we host coffee classes and events. At Dilworth, it's all good!

How we got here

1989

First Dilworth Coffee Shop opens in Dilworth, NC.

1994

2nd location opens in Charlotte's South End. Introduction of the wholesale coffee roasting business.

1999

Introduction of the Dilworth Coffee House licensed store program, enabling licensees to open their own Dilworth Coffee House using the Dilworth name, trademarks, and recipes.

2010

Strategic alliance between Dilworth Coffee and Stockton Graham & Co. to expand roasting capabilities and retail service. Headquarters relocated to Raleigh, NC.

2018

Dilworth Coffee and Stockton Graham merge under one Dilworth Coffee Brand. Dilworth Coffee Training Center opened to help retail coffee shops succeed.

2018

First directly traded coffees from Honduras; partnership announced with Educate to Envision to build and operated a middle school in Los Planes Honduras.

2019

Dilworth Coffee  and service philosophy unified under the Stubbornly Agreeable banner.