Compass Coffee Teams Up with Pop’s Bakery for New Breakfast Sandwiches

Big news is rising in the D.C. food scene: Compass Coffee has officially rolled out breakfast sandwiches across its 16 café locations—and the bread? It’s coming fresh from Pop’s Bakery, a fellow Union Kitchen Accelerator business. For fans of real good coffee and real good carbs, this collaboration is a breakfast dream come true.

The partnership marks a milestone moment for both brands. Compass Coffee, known for roasting all its beans in-house at its massive Ivy City roastery, has always taken pride in crafting a thoughtful menu built around local quality. That same mindset applies to food. As co-founder Michael Haft explains, “We always want to make sure we’re serving our customers with pastries, breads, and snacks that are as good as the coffee. It’s also really important to us that we’re supporting locally-made products so that we can help build the D.C. food community around us.”

Enter Pop’s Bakery—a Washington, D.C.-based bread manufacturer founded by Grant Sarvis and launched through the Union Kitchen Accelerator in 2017. What started as a small-batch bakery has grown into a booming operation producing over 35,000 loaves a week for dozens of local restaurants. Pop’s also earned citywide attention with its line of Poppy’s Stuffed Bagels, which landed on shelves in Whole Foods and other major retailers.

The opportunity to partner with Compass Coffee brings Pop’s into even more D.C. neighborhoods. Each of Compass’s cafés—from Shaw to Navy Yard to Georgetown—will now feature Pop’s bread in their newly launched breakfast sandwiches, giving customers a satisfying bite to pair with their expertly roasted cup of coffee. It’s a win-win for morning routines.

But the story goes deeper than just bread and coffee. Both Pop’s and Compass are Union Kitchen Accelerator members, part of a unique ecosystem that helps food businesses grow from idea to scale by providing access to manufacturing, mentorship, and a network of like-minded entrepreneurs. In fact, Compass has long played a leading role in supporting fellow Accelerator brands—using their cafés as launchpads for emerging local products. This collaboration is the latest example of that community-first approach.

For Pop’s Bakery, landing in Compass locations isn’t just a distribution win—it’s a moment that solidifies their place as one of D.C.’s most exciting bread makers. And for Compass Coffee, it means their food lineup is just as strong as their drinks.

So next time you’re at Compass or a Union Kitchen store, take a moment to enjoy the full picture: a local cup of coffee, a locally made sandwich, and a collaboration that’s helping to shape the future of D.C.’s food scene—one slice at a time.