our story

It started at NC A&T University, with a trip that didn’t feel guaranteed.

I joined an entrepreneurship study abroad program in Brazil, and we launched a small coffee business. Just enough to make the trip possible. Just enough to get started. That was never supposed to be the brand. That was just the beginning.

Brazil changed everything.

Coffee wasn’t a routine. It was culture. It showed up everywhere. In stadium chants at Flamengo vs Botafogo. On the beach with a football at your feet. In music spilling out of every corner. In conversations shared, not rushed.

Coffee was bold. Social. Confident. Alive.

Gostosa comes from that feeling. In Portuguese, it means delicious. But it’s more than flavor. It’s presence. It’s confidence. It’s choosing something because it feels right.

Coming back home, that energy stayed.

Gostosa was created to bring that spirit into coffee here. Less rules. More personality. Cold brew that stays smooth. Colombia that shows up bold. Ethiopia that surprises you. Each one with its own mood. Each one made to be craved.

This isn’t about overcomplicating the cup.
It’s about building something you want to come back to.

Gostosa is coffee with confidence.
And once you taste it, you get it.

Made to be craved.