Balzac's Coffee Roasters
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Industry | Restaurants |
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Genre | Coffee house |
Services | Coffee |
Website | balzacs |
Balzac's Coffee Roasters is a Canadian coffee company with sixteen retail locations in the GTA, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Niagara, Kitchener, Stratford, Guelph, St. Catharines, and Kingston.[1] The first Balzac’s café was opened in Stratford, Ontario, in 1996, by entrepreneur Diane Olson.[2] The company's headquarters and roastery are now located in Ancaster, Ontario.[3] Named after the famous French novelist and famed coffee drinker Honoré de Balzac, the cafes serve traditional and fair trade blends, as well as espressos, hot chocolate and a variety of cold beverages. Each of Balzac's Coffee Roasters locations has a café poster unique to its district.
Balzac's was featured in the sixth season of Dragon's Den; two of the venture capitalists on the show bought into the company.[4] In 2016, the company started a new business, selling coffee beans in grocery stores across Canada, including Loblaws, Sobeys and Whole Foods.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Café Locations". Balzac's Coffee Roasters. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Anukem, Ony. "Meet Diana Olsen: the founder of Balzac's Coffee Roasters – Women of Influence". Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Head Office". Balzac's Coffee Roasters. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Buckland, Jason (19 April 2012). "Memorable winners & losers on 'Dragons' Den': Balzac's Coffee Roasters". MSN Money. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Balzac's Coffee Roasters' measured expansion puts brand equity above size and profits". Retrieved 2021-08-20.
External links[]
- Coffee houses of Canada
- Companies based in Hamilton, Ontario