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The Top 10 Beanchain Drinks You Need to Try
At Beanchain, our baristas love getting creative with flavor. From cozy lattes that taste like your favorite desserts to refreshing specialty drinks inspired by our own community, there’s something on our menu for every mood. Here’s our countdown of the top 10 drinks our community can’t stop talking about.

David Baxter
Sep 22 min read
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How to Start and Run a Pay It Forward Board
A Pay It Forward Board is a simple, low-cost way to fight food insecurity, build community loyalty, and highlight your business as a hub of kindness. Customers buy meals (or drinks) for others in advance, and those in need can discreetly redeem them—no questions asked

David Baxter
Sep 14 min read
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Brewing Cooperation: How Beanchain Lives the Cooperative Principles
a workplace built on the Seven Cooperative Principles, the global guidebook for worker-owned businesses. At Beanchain, these principles aren’t abstract ideals; they’re daily practices that shape how we work together, share responsibility, and serve our community.

David Baxter
Aug 303 min read
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Perfect Coffee + Co-Working Space: Beanchain’s Workspace Hacks
Mesa has no shortage of coffee shops, but not every café is built with remote workers and digital nomads in mind. At Beanchain Coffee, we’ve designed our space to be more than just a place to grab your morning latte—we’ve created a coffee + co-working hub where productivity and community thrive side by side.

David Baxter
Aug 212 min read
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Why We Started Beanchain
My wife Shannon and I created Beanchain as a living experiment in economic justice. It’s a worker-directed company—meaning we’re building a workplace where decisions are shared, wages are fair, and power is distributed. We’ve built in casual voting, open forums, and teams that allow people to earn more by taking on more responsibility. We’re moving steadily toward a living wage and a path to cooperative ownership.

David Baxter
Jul 214 min read
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Best of Beanchain: What Customers Are Saying
From glowing reviews across platforms, a few consistent themes show why Beanchain Coffee stands apart. We gathered some of the most heartfelt and thoughtful guest comments to share what makes your shop so special.

David Baxter
Jul 192 min read
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How to Get Involved with Beanchain Coffee’s Mission
Beanchain Coffee isn’t your ordinary coffee shop. Based in Mesa, Arizona, Beanchain is pioneering a unique model—worker-directed businesses that prioritize fairness, solidarity, and community support. If you share these values, there are plenty of meaningful ways you can get involved in supporting and furthering Beanchain’s mission.

David Baxter
Jul 183 min read
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10 Reasons Beanchain Coffee is the Best Coffee Shop in Mesa (and Probably Everywhere else too)
10 Reasons Beanchain Coffee is the Best Coffee Shop in Mesa! At Beanchain Coffee, we’ve built more than just a coffee shop—we’ve built a community. While it might seem bold to say we’re the best, here are ten heartfelt reasons we genuinely think our little café is special

David Baxter
Jul 162 min read
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All about Beanchain CoffeeÂ
Beanchain Coffee is a worker-directed coffee shop in Mesa, Arizona.
It’s more than a café—it’s a real-world experiment proving that business can be fair, democratic, and community-focused.

David Baxter
Jul 135 min read
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Mastering the Art of Steaming Milk for the Perfect Latte Experience
Creating a perfect latte is not just about coffee; it’s an experience that begins with the milk. Steaming milk properly can elevate your latte from good to extraordinary. In this post, we'll cover essential techniques and tips to achieve rich, velvety froth, ensuring every sip is indulgent.

David Baxter
Jul 113 min read
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