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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...
Interview with Be The Next Her

Interview with Be The Next Her

What is your morning routine?
It begins with coffee, which I sip while catching up on news, emails, company internal reports, and Instagram. Then I wake up my daughter, make her lunch, get ready – then it’s off to the races!

Tell us about your career path
I am the founder and president of Balzac’s Coffee Roasters. I oversee all aspects of cafe operations and coffee roasting from the Balzac’s Roastery in Ancaster, Ontario.

My passion for coffee began when I was 14. My first paying job was at an Italian restaurant, Il Giardino, in Vancouver. One of my responsibilities was operating the espresso machine, and that’s where it all started.

In 1993, I traveled to San Francisco to learn the craft of coffee roasting and bean selection at the West Coast Specialty Coffee Training Institute. This was the same year that Balzac’s began as a coffee cart at Ontario Place in Toronto. Now Balzac’s celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and has 15 artisanal cafe locations across Ontario.

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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...