Is It Canadian

Coffee

Canadian alternatives to
Starbucks

Currently owned by Starbucks Corporation (US)

Worth separating two questions: who owns the chain, and where the beans are roasted. The most Canadian answer is usually an independent roaster rather than a large chain.

What to buy instead

  1. Balzac's Coffee Roasters

    Canadian

    Independent Ontario roaster and café group, Canadian-owned throughout.

    Owner
    Balzac's Coffee Roasters (independent)
    Made in
    Ancaster, ON

  2. Second Cup

    Canadian

    Owned by Montreal's Foodtastic, a Canadian restaurant group.

    Owner
    Foodtastic Inc.
    Made in
    Canada

  3. Kicking Horse Coffee

    Made here

    Roasted in Invermere, BC — but majority-owned by Italy's Lavazza since 2017. Canadian-made, not Canadian-owned.

    Owner
    Lavazza
    Made in
    Invermere, BC

Think we missed a better Canadian option? Suggest one.