When Keba Konte went to Senegal in 2007, he found something he'd never seen before: raw coffee beans spilled across an iron pan, slowly browning over an open flame. At the time, he was staying with a ...

In fact, Keba Konte, the owner and founder of Red Bay Coffee, located in Oakland, California, said ecommerce sales have spiked a whopping 350% (not a typo).

He started experimenting with roasting his own coffee, and when he got it right, he launched the Red Bay Coffee at his cafes in 2014. Red Bay now sells to dozens of cafes and grocery stores.

Red Bay Coffee is at the forefront of what he calls the 4th wave of coffee – sustainable and diverse and the scene here at the coffee shop – like Keba – chill.

Red Bay Coffee hires formerly incarcerated individuals who, through its profit-sharing model, all own part of the company. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 68°F.

It all started with red flannel pajamas and a pair of Uggs. Years later, Oprah Winfrey is still sharing her roundup of great gifts with the world — and two Bay Area entrepreneurs have scored ...

Keba Konte pours Tanzanian coffee beans into a container at Red Bay Coffee in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, December 22, 2016. Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle 2016 ...