{"id":194875,"date":"2026-02-27T11:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/?p=194875"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:02:46","slug":"fairwave-names-justin-seamonds-ceo-amid-acquisition-led-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/02\/27\/fairwave-names-justin-seamonds-ceo-amid-acquisition-led-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"FairWave Names Justin Seamonds CEO Amid Acquisition-Led Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_194876\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/02\/27\/fairwave-names-justin-seamonds-ceo-amid-acquisition-led-expansion\/fairwave-coffee-collective-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-194876\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194876\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fairwave-Coffee-Collective.png\" alt=\"Fairwave-Coffee-Collective\" width=\"1240\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fairwave-Coffee-Collective.png 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fairwave-Coffee-Collective-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fairwave-Coffee-Collective-620x450.png 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fairwave-Coffee-Collective-150x109.png 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fairwave-Coffee-Collective-768x557.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective logo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/proxy.beyondwords.io\/npm\/@beyondwords\/player@latest\/dist\/umd.js\" onload=\"new BeyondWords.Player({ target: this, projectId: 50015, contentId: '54846d3d-9faf-40c8-9c31-eb28270ab756' })\">\n<\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fairwave.com\/\">FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective<\/a> has appointed longtime hospitality executive Justin Seamonds as CEO, as the Kansas City-based specialty coffee \u201ccollective\u201d continues its acquisition-driven expansion across multiple U.S. markets.<\/p>\n<p>Seamonds, who is also <a href=\"https:\/\/fairwave.com\/people-first-hospitality-leader-joins-fairwave-coffee-collective-as-chief-executive-officer\/\">described<\/a> as the company&#8217;s &#8220;Prime Minister of Fun,&#8221; previously served as CEO of Chicago-based fast food chain Roti from 2020 to 2025, according to his LinkedIn profile. He also held numerous executive roles at gourmet food brand and grocery\/cafe chain Dean &amp; DeLuca from 2008 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>FairWave, based in&nbsp;<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kansas City<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/greatrangecapital.com\/portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backed by&nbsp;<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Great Range Capital<\/span><\/span><\/a>, has not publicly named a CEO since the departure of founding CEO Dan Trott in 2023. During that period, the company has expanded its retail and roasting footprints through acquisitions of numerous specialty coffee companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Acquisitions have included Minneapolis-area brands such as <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2021\/07\/16\/fairwave-acquires-minneapolis-based-spyhouse-coffee-roasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spyhouse Coffee Roasters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2022\/08\/02\/fairwave-acquires-minneapolis-based-up-coffee-roasters-seeks-continued-midwest-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Up Coffee Roasters<\/a>, Milwaukee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/06\/14\/fairwave-acquires-milwaukees-anydone-coffee-roasting-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anodyne Coffee Roasters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/01\/05\/fairwave-acquires-milwaukees-fiddleheads-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fiddleheads Coffee<\/a>, Maryland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2024\/10\/29\/marylands-ceremony-coffee-now-part-of-fairwave-collective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ceremony Coffee Roasters<\/a> and North Carolina\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2025\/04\/02\/raleighs-black-white-coffee-roasters-now-part-of-fairwave-collective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black &amp; White Coffee Roasters<\/a>, along with the Feb. 2026 deal for North Carolina roaster-retailer <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/02\/03\/joe-van-gogh-joins-fairwave-coffee-collective-in-latest-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Van Gogh Coffee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FairWave was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2020\/09\/24\/kcs-messenger-coffee-and-the-roasterie-now-part-of-fairwave-holdings\/\">founded in 2020<\/a> with the merger of Kansas City-based specialty coffee roaster-retailers Messenger Coffee and The Roasterie. The group now spans 14 different coffee and bakery brands, six production roasteries and approximately 45 cafes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through each of the acquisitions, the group has kept the individual brands intact. According to an announcement from FairWave today, Seamonds will be traveling to each market to learn about each of the FairWave brands&#8217; &#8220;successes and the unique communities they serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach brand in this collective has built something extraordinary,\u201d Seamonds said in the announcement. \u201cMy job is to protect each brand\u2019s unique identity while strengthening our work together as a collective.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"single-para aos-init aos-animate\" data-aos=\"fade-in\"><em>Comments? Questions? News to share?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact DCN\u2019s editors here<\/a>. For all the latest coffee industry news,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/e-news-subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe to the DCN newsletter<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-in\"><div class=\"crp-list-container\"><h3 class=\"crp-list-title\">Related Posts<\/h3><div class=\"crp-list\"><div class=\"crp-list-item crp-list-item-image-none\"><div class=\"crp-list-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/02\/10\/different-hospitality-acquires-boomtown-coffee-in-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Different Hospitality Acquires Boomtown Coffee in Houston<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"crp-list-item crp-list-item-image-none\"><div class=\"crp-list-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/01\/05\/fairwave-acquires-milwaukees-fiddleheads-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\">FairWave Acquires Milwaukee's Fiddleheads Coffee<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"crp-list-item crp-list-item-image-none\"><div class=\"crp-list-item-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/02\/03\/joe-van-gogh-joins-fairwave-coffee-collective-in-latest-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Van Gogh Joins FairWave Coffee Collective in Latest Deal<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has appointed longtime hospitality executive Justin Seamonds as CEO, as the Kansas City-based specialty coffee \u201ccollective\u201d continues its acquisition-driven expansion across multiple U.S. markets. 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