Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy

This month, we celebrate Small Businesses in Coffee!
〽️ Did you know that small businesses represent 98.1% of Canada's 1.10 million employer businesses and employ 5.2 million people?
☕In the food service industry, which includes coffee businesses, micro-establishments (fewer than five employees) made up 33.7% of these small businesses in 2024, highlighting that the market includes many very small, independent operations.
📆 Let us know if we can support you in your coffee business! Barista training, start-up business training, consulting, as well as staff retraining, business model redirection - we are equipped to help you thrive!
❤️ Support Small Canadian Businesses!

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Happy Coffee Day!
☕️ Celebrate with us and register for one of many coffee, barista or coffee business courses!
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This question came up in class recently, “How can I make the best French Press?” James Hoffman always delivers. Watch this!

The Science of a better cup of coffee
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The 5 laws of making better home coffee, according to science - BBC Science Focus Magazine Making a good cup of coffee can mean lots of money and fancy tools, or at least that is what social media suggests, but it is actually a lot easier than that.

Coffee + Upcycling + Sneakers

Sung Roh, 47, is a cobbler who specializes in upcycling sneakers. She launched her business Cobbler Bushwick Co. from her Brooklyn basement in late 2022, and now works from a combination cobbler-and-coffee shop called Cobbler Bushwick Roaster, which she co-opened in January with two business partners. Roh charges $350 to $520 per pair, and her business brought in about $33,000 in gross revenue in 2024. It may not be lucrative — but money isn’t the point of her business, she says.

After water, tea is the most consume beverage on the planet. Adding quality loose leaf tea to your menu is smart business. expands your delicious offerings while being inclusive, adaptable, profitable and low effort! 🫖🍵🍃

After water, Tea is the most consumed beverage on the planet.
Adding quality loose leaf tea to your menu is smart business. Tea expands your delicious offerings while being inclusive, adaptable, profitable and low effort!

Tea and Herbal Association of Canada

Summer is almost on our doorstep! Get your coffee skills on point before patio season. Register for barista, home brewing and coffeeshop business classes today!
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Training new Barista can take time, and money, but this pro tip from Scott Rao is worth a million 💲! Teaching students to steam milk with this technique is something we have adopted in our own Barista Classes.

learning latte art with soapy water instead of steamed milk Scott Rao instructor milk steaming latte art training