About Kestrel Coffee Roasters
Kestrel Coffee Roasters is a Vermont-based specialty coffee company dedicated to thoughtfully roasted coffee and genuine hospitality. Founded in South Burlington, Vermont, Kestrel serves customers through its cafés (the newest one notably opened in October 2025 at the Leahy Burlington International Airport) and growing wholesale network across the Northeast.
The company partners with cafés, restaurants, retailers, offices, and hospitality businesses to create exceptional coffee experiences built on quality, consistency, and service.
About the owners: Charlotte & Johnny Steverson
Charlotte & Johnny Steverson, co-owners of Kestrel Coffee Roasters, met in 2011 at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a farm-to-table restaurant, in Pocantico Hills, NY.
After leaving Blue Hill, Charlotte, a New York native, joined an event planning company that specializes in corporate and nonprofit events. Johnny started a specialty coffee roasting company, and sold wholesale to some of the top restaurants in and around New York City.
Johnny, originally from Mississippi, is a New England Culinary Institute graduate and a certified coffee grader.
It had always been a dream of theirs to one day open a coffee shop together. So, in 2017, Charlotte & Johnny decided to move to Vermont and do just that! They opened Kestrel Coffee Roasters in July of 2018.
Since then, they have opened 4 cafes in the Burlington area (currently 3 are in operation).
