Company type | Private |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | 1982Bolton, Ontario | , in
Headquarters | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Tom Michalopoulos |
Products | Coffee Doughnuts Bagels Muffins Soups Sandwiches Iced cappuccinos Ice cream |
Parent | Chairman's Brand Corporation |
Website | www |
Coffee Time is a chain of Canadian snack and coffee shops, headquartered in Scarborough, Ontario. Coffee Time has operated as many as over 100 stores across Canada in Ontario and Alberta, but by February 2023 their website shows approximately 30 locations. Coffee Time serves coffee along with other specialty drinks, baked goods, breakfast sandwiches, and deli sandwiches and soup. [1]
Coffee Time was founded in 1982 by Tom Michalopoulos in Bolton, Ontario. The first stores were operated under license agreements before they moved onto franchising in the late 1980s. In October 2006, Chairman's Brand Corporation (Coffee Time's parent company) purchased the Afton Food Group, which owned Robin's Donuts, 241 Pizza, and Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Buns. [2] In 2014, Coffee Time began updating and rebranding its locations.
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