A new coffee shop just off State Highway 160 near Hayden poured 477 drinks and filled 317 orders on its opening day Monday, burning through 18 gallons of whole milk in the process. The shop, a second location for Canceled Coffee Co., set up in a shopping center at 397 Alabama 160 after the brand's existing food-truck operation.
The new location is owned by Jake Peek and William Peek, according to AL.com, whose reporting forms the backbone of opening-day details for the shop. Canceled Coffee Co. first opened in Oneonta last year, and the Hayden-area debut followed as its next storefront. The brand has steadily built a regional following since then.
Per the store, crème brûlée was the most purchased drink on opening day — a fitting debut given the brand's reputation. The original Oneonta shop, located at 216 1st Avenue East, had a drink-first lineup, and it was named a recipient of a 2026 Best of Alabama Award in the coffeehouse category, according to EIN Presswire.
A Different Menu for the New Location
Unlike the drink-focused Oneonta flagship, the Hayden-area shop expanded the brand's food offerings to include hot breakfast items such as bagels, croissants, and egg bites, according to Bham Now. The new shop is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed on Sundays.
Before opening a second brick-and-mortar store, the company already had an existing food-truck operation, per the same account. That multi-stage growth — a storefront, a food-truck operation, and a second shop — reflects a path plenty of small Alabama food and beverage businesses have followed as they scale outward from a single hometown base.
Technically Warrior, Culturally Hayden
Though promoted and embraced as a Hayden business, the storefront at 397 Alabama 160 has a Warrior, Alabama 35180, mailing address, according to Adam Ray.
Jake Peek said the company was built on the belief that coffee fosters community, connection, and welcome. He added that Canceled Coffee Co. was grateful for Hayden's welcome and looked forward to growing with the community, while the company separately said it was excited to grow alongside the town.
The shop's arrival lands in a town with a growing but still small population. U.S. Census Bureau estimates cited by World Population Review put Hayden's 2026 population at 1,337 residents, up modestly from 1,317 in the 2020 census, with a median household income of $80,125. Blount County as a whole had an estimated 60,200 residents as of 2025, according to USAFacts, placing the new shop within the broader Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area.
Commercial Real Estate and Community Ties
Lizzy Van Rooyen, who is affiliated with Shannon Waltchack commercial real estate, represented landlord Mark Johnson in the deal, per the article. Shannon Waltchack also represents other properties along the same stretch, including an 18,300-square-foot industrial property at 5580 AL-160 in Hayden, according to a LoopNet listing, underscoring the firm's broader footprint along the Highway 160 corridor.
