Farmingdale coffee roaster receives 2024 Minority & Women’s Business Award
Pintail Coffee, a Farmingdale-based specialty coffee roaster that donates 100 percent of its profits to local hunger-relief organizations, has been honored with The Business Council of New York State’s 2024 Minority & Women’s Business Award, according to Zaki and Rahat Hossain, the husband-and-wife team who co-founded the concept.
Since the inception of its “Ending Hunger, One Cup At A Time” initiative, Pintail Coffee has donated the equivalent of 555,000 meals through the Feeding America national networks of food banks, including Island Harvest Food Bank on Long Island.
In all, 55 businesses from across New York State were nominated by state legislators for this year’s Minority & Women’s Business Award, sponsored by National Grid, which recognizes minority, women and LGBTQ businesses for their success. The awards ceremony was held on Sept. 19 at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing on Lake George.
“This award highlights our continuous efforts to uplift minority- and women-owned businesses within the coffee industry, ensuring we contribute to a more inclusive and equitable business environment,” said Mr. Hossain, an immigrant from Bangladesh who was instrumental in the development of the K-cup and other packaging technologies. “We are deeply grateful to our team, partners, and customers for their ongoing support in making this mission possible. We will continue to brew change, empower communities, and serve hope.”
Hossain ’s motivation for creating Pintail Coffee to help fight hunger was based on witnessing, first-hand, the devastating nutritional, emotional and developmental effects of hunger and food insecurity in his home country and around the world.
“Pintail Coffee Inc. exemplifies what it means to be a community-driven business, making an impact far beyond its roastery,” said State Sen. Monica Martinez, who nominated Pintail Coffee for the award. “The company’s commitment to donating all profits to hunger relief is a testament to the power of purpose-driven entrepreneurship. I am proud to have nominated it for this well-deserved recognition.”
For more information about Pintail Coffee, visit www.pintailcoffee.com.
