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Sustainability starts with intentionality
  • Mar 06, 2023
Starting out as a single coffee cart in 1993, Balzac’s Coffee Roasters has scaled to 16 stores across Ontario and has a growing retail distribution...
Balzac’s Coffee Roasters announces new partnership with Califia Farms
  • Feb 01, 2023
The Canadian specialty coffee roaster and café chain says the introduction of Califia Farms’ oat and almond dairy alternatives will support its ‘affordable luxury’ offering...
The cost of great coffee at home
  • Jan 23, 2023
As for beans, I have a soft spot for Balzac’s, which in the mid-nineties helped bring French coffee culture to Canada. They also opened cafés...
Balzac's Coffee Roasters brewing success 25 years after opening in Stratford

Balzac's Coffee Roasters brewing success 25 years after opening in Stratford

SOURCE: Stratford Beacon Herald

Todd Kelly was a sales rep living in Kitchener-Waterloo years ago when he stopped in Stratford during his route. He parked near city hall and grabbed some french fries before visiting a coffee shop on Ontario Street. It was Balzac’s, then in its early years after Diana Olsen founded the French-themed café in 1996.

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Recent Posts

Sustainability starts with intentionality
  • Mar 06, 2023
Starting out as a single coffee cart in 1993, Balzac’s Coffee Roasters has scaled to 16 stores across Ontario and has a growing retail distribution...
Balzac’s Coffee Roasters announces new partnership with Califia Farms
  • Feb 01, 2023
The Canadian specialty coffee roaster and café chain says the introduction of Califia Farms’ oat and almond dairy alternatives will support its ‘affordable luxury’ offering...
The cost of great coffee at home
  • Jan 23, 2023
As for beans, I have a soft spot for Balzac’s, which in the mid-nineties helped bring French coffee culture to Canada. They also opened cafés...