Canada

British Columbia Startup Kea Coffee Roasters Offers Plenty to Explore

Canadian specialty coffee hatchling Kea Coffee Roasters has spread its wings in mountainous British Columbia, offering freshly roasted coffees guided by a spirit of curiosity. Referencing an alpine parrot species...

2024.07.11

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Café William Opens Monumental All-Electric Roaster in Quebec

With support from numerous government agencies, Quebec, Canada-based coffee company Café William has opened what it claims is the world’s “first 100% electric industrial roaster.” The roasting system, which was...

2024.02.21

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The Origin Story of Turtle Island Coffee in Vancouver, B.C.

A new Indigenous-owned coffee company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, called Turtle Island Coffee has launched with the goal of exposing more people to high quality specialty coffee and Indigenous...

2024.02.03

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Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters Acquiring Bridgehead Coffee for $3.6 Million

Toronto, Ontario-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer Pilot Coffee Roasters is acquiring Ottawa-based Bridgehead Coffee in a deal worth approximately US$3.6 million. Bridgehead, which has 21 coffee shop locations throughout...

2024.01.31

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Anarchy Coffee is Happily Taking Orders in Kelowna, B.C.

In the outdoorsy Canadian city of Kelowna, British Columbia, a plucky coffee company by the name of Anarchy Coffee Roasters has found some structure with the opening of its first...

2023.12.11

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Coffee World Mourns Death of Fedora-Sporting Friend Gianni Cassatini

Coffee professionals all over the world are mourning the death of longtime coffee professional and industry icon Gianni Cassatini. He was 86 years old. Born in Sicily in 1937, Cassatini...

2023.11.28

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Three Questions with Aimerance Merveille of Semilla Coffee

Aimerance Merveille can recall childhood days in the Democratic Republic of Congo — wearing her favorite red floral dress, watching her brothers play soccer, daydreaming. Yet while other children were...

2023.11.22

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Three Questions with Muna Mohammed of Canada’s Eight50 Coffee

Born in Ethiopia as the granddaughter of a coffee farmer but raised mainly in Canada, Eight50 Coffee Founder Muna Mohammed had a profound experience when seeing coffee’s origins for the...

2023.10.12

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Regal Ware Sells French Press Brand Espro to Toronto’s DKK

Home manual coffee equipment maker Espro (styled as “ESPRO” by the brand) has been acquired by DKK, a Canadian company with Chinese manufacturing ties that owns two other home beverage...

2023.10.07

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