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Is Grind vegan? Who owns Grind?

Specialty coffee roaster and café operator based in London, UK. Operates 14 café locations across London, a production roastery, e-commerce and subscription-based direct-to-consumer coffee delivery service. Sells whole bean, ground and instant coffee, home-compostable coffee pods for Nespresso machines, and ready-to-drink canned coffee. Operates as a café-bar serving food and beverages.

Food & DrinkLast verified 13 September 2026

The short answer

Grind is recorded as independently owned. Only some products are vegan. The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products. The wider brand or its owner sells animal products.

  • Is Grind vegan?

    Some vegan lines

    Only some products are vegan

    Company's own statementSource: Grind

  • Is Grind cruelty-free?

    Not cruelty-free

    The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products

    Company's own statementSource: Goto-where

  • Does Grind or its owner sell animal products?

    Sells animal products

    Grind sells animal-derived products directly through its café operations. Menu items include full English breakfasts, eggs, cheese, salmon, and dairy milk (though plant-based alternatives like oat milk are also available). The brand itself operates cafés that serve and promote meat, fish, dairy and egg products alongside its coffee offerings.

    Source

  • Who owns Grind?

    Ownership unverified

    Ownership not yet verified

    Source: Grind

Last verified 13 September 2026

Ownership chain

No parent company is recorded for Grind.

Certifications

  • B Corp

    active

    Checked 13 September 2026 · Registry entry

    B Corp: Grind is recorded as certified.

What this means

Our record lists no parent company for Grind, so decisions about ingredients and testing sit with the brand itself.

Grind appears on one scheme we check: B Corp. Each scheme sets its own criteria, so read the certifier's own entry, linked above, for what it covers.

Where a status above reads "unverified", it means we have not yet found a source we can stand behind — not that the answer is negative. We publish sourced facts and dates so you can judge them yourself; see how we verify.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Grind vegan?
Only some products are vegan. Recorded status: some vegan lines, last verified 13 September 2026.
Who owns Grind?
Grind is recorded as independently owned. No parent company is listed in our database.
Is Grind cruelty-free?
The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products. Recorded status: not cruelty-free, last verified 13 September 2026.

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Last verified 13 September 2026

Sources

  1. Vegan options and marketingCompany's own statement

    Supports: Grind offers vegan options including oat milk alternatives and vegan iced coffee recipes, and has partnered with plant-based brand Oatly. However, the brand is not fully vegan. Physical café locations serve non-vegan items including full English breakfasts, eggs, cheese, fish (salmon), and dairy milk.

    Grind · Accessed 13 September 2026

  2. Menu items including meat, fish, dairy and eggsCompany's own statement

    Supports: Grind is not certified cruelty-free. No listing found on Leaping Bunny or PETA's cruelty-free registries. The brand's sale of dairy milk, eggs, and fish (non-vegan animal products) in its café operations disqualifies it from cruelty-free status. Grind holds B Corp certification, which certifies environmental and social performance but not cruelty-free status or absence of animal testing.

    Goto-where · Accessed 13 September 2026

  3. Menu items including meat, fish, dairy and eggsCompany's own statement

    Supports: Grind sells animal-derived products directly through its café operations. Menu items include full English breakfasts, eggs, cheese, salmon, and dairy milk (though plant-based alternatives like oat milk are also available). The brand itself operates cafés that serve and promote meat, fish, dairy and egg products alongside its coffee offerings.

    Goto-where · Accessed 13 September 2026

  4. Company's own statement

    Supports: Specialty coffee roaster and café operator based in London, UK. Operates 14 café locations across London, a production roastery, e-commerce and subscription-based direct-to-consumer coffee delivery service. Sells whole bean, ground and instant coffee, home-compostable coffee pods for Nespresso machines, and ready-to-drink canned coffee. Operates as a café-bar serving food and beverages.

    Accessed 13 September 2026

  5. B Corp certification details and scoreCertified

    Supports: B Corp: Grind is recorded as certified.

    World Coffee Portal · Accessed 13 September 2026

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