About Cloudland Coffee Company

Cloudland Coffee Company was founded by Kristina Madh in 2015. After years of working in the corporate banking world, going through a lay off in the Great Recession and then a major move from Tampa to Atlanta, she decided to take some time off to be a stay at home mom to her two kids. During this time she cultivated her hobby of coffee. She learned how to roast coffee on her HotTop coffee roaster, mastered different brewing techniques and visited different coffee shops and roasters. Once her kids started school, instead of going back to the corporate world, she decided to start her own coffee roasting business and in 2015 Cloudland Coffee Company was formed. Named after her favorite state park in Georgia, she started the company as a cottage food business and operated out of her home. During that time she sold the coffee to local friends and neighbors. Eventually she formed this website and the coffee quickly gained popularity.Life came to a sudden turn in October of 2016, when Kristina was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The cancer had also spread to her lymph nodes and she had to undergo chemotherapy, radiation and ultimately a mastectomy. With the support of her family, neighbors and friends, Kristina beat cancer and has remained in remission as of today. While recovering from treatment, in 2017, Kristina took Cloudland Coffee Company from a cottage food to a commercial business. Her first wholesale customer was 2B Whole Gluten Free Bakery in Alpharetta, Georgia.Read their story