In 1996, the first Balzac’s café was opened in Stratford, Ontario. Today, Diana oversees all aspects of café operations and coffee roasting from the Balzac’s Roastery in Ancaster, Ontario Who owns Balzac’s coffee? By Restaurant Talk: Owner and founder Diana Olsen’s Balzac’s cafés are a place where everyone feels welcome. Besides technology, perhaps one of … Read more
The spot that started it all. Our flagship cafe opened on Division Street in 1999, replacing an old beauty parlor named hair bender stumptown-founder duane sorenson adopted the name for our signature espresso blend and the original sign still hangs in our hometown roastery. Which is the original stumptown coffee? The spot that started it … Read more
While Starbucks numbers over 31,000 stores globally, stumptown coffee had only 12 cafes nationally before the pandemic hit, including four in Portland, three in new york city, two in Los Angeles and one each in Chicago, Seattle and New Orleans. Which is the original Stumptown Coffee? The spot that started it all. Our flagship cafe … Read more
We’re not doing it the easy way by buying bulk, mid-quality beans anonymously from a trading house. Instead, we go right to the source of the best coffee— that farm atop a hill in Ethiopia , for example. What kind of beans does Stumptown use? For our cold brew, we use Latin American coffees We’ve … Read more
We’re not doing it the easy way by buying bulk, mid-quality beans anonymously from a trading house. Instead, we go right to the source of the best coffee— that farm atop a hill in Ethiopia , for example. What beans does Stumptown use for espresso? Stumptown’s signature blend, Hair Bender brings sweet cherry and rich … Read more