Canada

Vancouver’s Artigiano Acquires Organic Specialist Salt Spring Coffee

Two long-running Canadian coffee companies are joining forces in metro Vancouver, B.C., as Artigiano is acquiring Richmond-based Salt Spring Coffee. Artigiano, founded in 1999 as Caffè Artigiano, said the acquisition...

2025.02.04

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Study: With Reusable Cup Schemes, Gambling Trumps Morality

Believe it or not, humans may not be drawn to reusable cup schemes due to a sense of moral duty or good old-fashioned guilt. What’s really going to draw them...

2025.01.30

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Canada’s Happy Belly Acquiring Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters in $173K Deal

Publicly traded Canadian company Happy Belly Food Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kitchener, Ontario-based Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters in a deal worth approximately $173,000 USD. The acquisition represents...

2025.01.09

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Little Victories Coffee Opens Another Winner in Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario-based coffee roaster and retailer Little Victories opened its third location earlier this year, just three blocks away from its existing locus in the bustling downtown core. With a...

2024.12.04

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Coffee Association of Canada Awards Reunion Coffee Founder Peter Pesce

A prominent figure in specialty coffee roasting and sustainability in North America, Peter Pesce, recently received the Coffee Industry Lifetime Achievement Award from the Coffee Association of Canada (CAC). Pesce...

2024.11.26

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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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