As tariffs take effect, is trouble brewing for coffee roasters and drinkers?

There are a whole lot of coffee shops, but Brewable is different.

Chelsea Cohen told Channel 2′s Tom Regan that she loves coffee, but her true passion is running two coffee shops that provide paid jobs for adults with disabilities.

“Ranging from autism to Down syndrome and like my amazing barista over there, Jeff, who is deaf,” she said.

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Even though they’re a nonprofit, they still must pay for their coffee, which has seen prices steadily rising, even before the newest tariffs announced by President Donald Trump.

“So far we haven’t seen an increase in our cost with the tariffs, that’s not to say that won’t change in the future,” Cohen said.

She says it worries her to think about how much the newly imposed tariffs on imported coffee, the first since colonial times, will increase the price she pays.

“It’s going to end up kind of depending on where the coffee comes from, will tell how much it’s going to increase,” Cohen said.

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Tariffs on coffee imports from Vietnam, the world’s second-largest coffee producer, will be 46%. Coffee from growers in Central and South America will be lower, but still a 10% import tax.

The U.S. has announced a 46% on imports from Vietnam, the world’s second largest coffee producer. Coffee growers in central and South America face a 10% tariff.

Cohen says even if she must raise the price of a coffee drink, she’s confident her customers will stand by her.

“We have had challenges in the past, and this will be just another challenge for us to overcome.” said Cohen.

Cohen and other coffee sellers say they are going to buy more bulk coffee from lesser-taxed growers.

“Being a nonprofit, we do try to keep our costs as low as possible, because every penny we make goes back to our mission, enabling us to be able to hire more baristas,” Cohen told Channel 2 Action News.

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