Equator Coffees & Teas now has 83 employees, more than 350 wholesale customers—including the renowned French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, CA, cafes at LinkedIn and micro-kitchens at Google—and three retail stores in Northern CA with a fourth on the way. Equator also, thanks to an SBA 504 loan from Capital Access Group, owns its own 5,500-square-foot roasting plant in Marin County, CA.