Philadelphia Union today announced a multi-year partnership with Rival Bros Coffee, naming the Philadelphia-based roaster a Proud Partner of the Philadelphia Union, Subaru Park, and WSFS Bank Sportsplex. Under the partnership, Rival Bros Coffee brings its signature coffee experience directly to fans and players through a series of integrations and activations. Rival Bros serves as the presenting partner of Coffee with Coach, the Union’s social content series, and has installed a fully outfitted coffee bar inside the Union’s training facility, featuring espresso service and cold brew on tap for players and staff.
Beginning in 2026, Rival Bros Coffee products will be available throughout Subaru Park and the WSFS Bank Sportsplex, giving fans access to its signature blends throughout the matchday experience. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to Philadelphia, quality, and elevating the everyday experience for the Union community.
“Our partnership with Rival Bros Coffee underscores our commitment to bringing the best of Philadelphia to our fans and enhancing experiences across our campus,” said Charlie Slonaker, Chief Revenue Officer, Philadelphia Union. “Their passion and dedication to quality reflects our own philosophy, and we look forward to sharing their products across our venues.”
“Partnering with the Union feels like a natural fit for us,” said Jonathan Adams, Co-Founder of Rival Bros Coffee. “As a lifelong soccer fan and a Philadelphia business owner, it means a lot to contribute to a club that represents this city so well. We’re proud to bring Rival Bros coffee to the players, the staff, and the supporters who make this community what it is.” Founded by longtime friends Jonathan Adams and Damien Pileggi, Rival Bros Coffee offers a selection of custom, house roasted blends and seasonal single-origin beans that have been carefully sourced and specially roasted to provide the best drinking experience possible.
About Rival Bros Coffee
Founded in 2011 by chef Jonathan Adams and roaster Damien Pileggi, Rival Bros Coffee is a Philadelphia-based roastery and café company with five locations across the city. From its production roastery in Philadelphia, Rival Bros sources and roasts coffees from around the world, focusing on quality, craft, and a clean, consistent cup. The lineup includes custom house blends, seasonal single-origin offerings, ready-to-drink beverages, and a growing wholesale program that serves restaurants, cafés, offices, and partners throughout the region. Whether enjoyed in its cafés, at home, or onsite with partners, Rival Bros represents a modern, straightforward coffee experience rooted in the city it calls home.
About Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union is an innovative, forward-thinking professional soccer club competing in Major League Soccer (MLS) and one of Philadelphia’s five major league sports teams. Driven by unprecedented fan support, MLS awarded the Philadelphia expansion franchise rights to Jay Sugarman in 2008 and the Union kicked off its inaugural season in 2010. The club has reached the finals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2014, 2015 and 2018, and has appeared in the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025. In 2020, the Union were awarded the club’s first Supporters’ Shield after finishing with the best regular season record in MLS. In 2022, the Union reached the MLS Cup Final for the first time in club history. In 2023, the Union reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, becoming the only Eastern Conference team to reach the semifinals in four of the last five seasons. In 2025, the Union secured their second-ever Supporters’ Shield.
The Philadelphia Union is part of parent company Union Sports and Entertainment LLC, which also operates Philadelphia Union II, the Philadelphia Union Academy, Philadelphia Union Foundation and Philadelphia Union Youth Programs. With a commitment to developing youth, the Union has signed 25 academy prospects to homegrown player contracts.
The Union play at Subaru Park in Chester, PA on the banks of the Delaware River. The custom-built stadium is part of the Union’s unique waterfront campus, featuring a historic power plant rebuilt into a 400,000 sq. ft. creative office building, a state-of-the-art Training Complex, over seven acres of professional-grade practice pitches, and the newly announced WSFS Bank Sportsplex, a world-class, 365-day-a-year sports and recreation complex featuring indoor fieldhouse and seven outdoor fields.
