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Meet Wilson Chan, Balzac’s Coffee Quality and Innovation Lead
  • Apr 13, 2023
Being a part of the Asian community, as well as someone who lived in Asia for half of my life, I have experienced coffee culture...
The six best food stops in Toronto’s Distillery District
  • Mar 24, 2023
There's a plethora of cafes in Toronto that serve up Balzac's Coffee Roasters, but few offer what the space at the Distillery District café does—views...
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...
Meet Diana Olsen: The Founder of Balzac's Coffee Roasters

Meet Diana Olsen: The Founder of Balzac's Coffee Roasters

In this great interview with Women of Influence, our president and founder, Diana Olsen, speaks about how she got started in the coffee industry, her best advice from a mentor, and the future of Balzac’s!

My first job ever was… when I was 15 working in the kitchen at IL Giardino, an Italian restaurant in Vancouver. The chef taught me how to dry a full day’s worth of bibb lettuce by becoming a Human Salad Spinner…the washed lettuce would go into a huge table cloth and I would stand in the back alley spinning it with both arms while the water flew out…It worked!  One of my tasks there was making espresso and cappuccino, which I took a particular interest in and thus began my love for coffee. Click here to continue reading >

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Recent Posts

Meet Wilson Chan, Balzac’s Coffee Quality and Innovation Lead
  • Apr 13, 2023
Being a part of the Asian community, as well as someone who lived in Asia for half of my life, I have experienced coffee culture...
The six best food stops in Toronto’s Distillery District
  • Mar 24, 2023
There's a plethora of cafes in Toronto that serve up Balzac's Coffee Roasters, but few offer what the space at the Distillery District café does—views...
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...