Any Canadian-owned chains of coffee shops?

[Johnny Au]

I gave Timothy's another try today to see if anything has changed since MTY Food Group took over. Nope! Same watery weak coffee as before, i dumped it out and went to Starbucks.

Not just that, but Timothy's switched to Pepsi as well.

 

[Roundabout]

JJ Bean, originally from Vancouver, expanded to Toronto in the last couple of years. Their muffins are really good (and vegan-friendly).

 

[doady]

I like the doughnuts of Country Style, owned by a Montreal-based company. No more "Always Fresh" frozen stuff for me.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

I like the doughnuts of Country Style, owned by a Montreal-based company. No more "Always Fresh" frozen stuff for me.

Country Style isn't that bad to be honest,

 

[AlbertC]

Balzac’s Coffee Roasters Launches Cross-Canada Store Expansion

Balzac’s currently has 14 locations with four under development. The locations are all in the southern Ontario and Greater Toronto Area. The company started as a coffee cart operation in its early days in 1993 with the first cafe opening in 1996 in Stratford, Ontario.

“We don’t endeavour to be the next Starbucks or the next Tim Hortons. That’s not what we want. We are a boutique coffee company that wants to scale but still feel boutique. If we looked at nationally, I can’t really see us doing more than 100 or 150 because we’re looking for smaller, unique spaces where we’re part of the community versus scaling it across the country,” said Cecillon.

Balzac’s Coffee Roasters Launches Cross-Canada Store Expansion

A boutique coffee company, currently with 14 stores and four more in development, is eyeing as many as 100-150 locations in Canada as it kicks off a national expansion amid increased brand awareness.

www.retail-insider.com

 

[christiesplits]

Pilot Coffee, the large Toronto roaster that has around a dozen GTA cafes, is purchasing Bridgehead, a popular coffee chain in the Ottawa area.

Aegis Brands selling Bridgehead coffee business to Toronto-based Pilot Coffee Roasters for $3.5 million

TORONTO - Aegis Brands Inc. has signed a deal to sell its Bridgehead coffee business to Pilot Coffee Roasters for $3.5 million.

www.thestar.com

 

[christiesplits]

P.A.M.'s Coffee and Tea had many locations in Toronto in the 90s, including storefront locations in The Beaches and Danforth.

The last Toronto location appears to have been Albion Mall (now closed), and there was a Hamilton location until around 2013 according to their defunct Facebook page.

 

[christiesplits]

Dark Horse Coffee, which started out on the floor level of the Robertson Building on Spadina, has expanded to Newmarket and Hamilton, with 12 locations total.

Locations

Dark Horse Espresso Bar

darkhorseespresso.com