The Roasterie

What The Roasterie does

The Roasterie is a privately held, independent specialty coffee roaster and coffee shop founded in 1985 and based at 314 10th Street NW in Calgary's Kensington neighborhood. It serves individual coffee drinkers through one physical counter and a Shopify storefront offering Canada-wide shipping, while also supplying freshly roasted beans to Calgary restaurants and cafes.

Its portfolio includes dark, medium, flavored, and decaffeinated beans, single-origin coffees, and tasting flights, with approximately 52 varieties carried through the year. The company reports roasting about 100 pounds daily in 5–6-pound batches using vintage gas-powered equipment; its cold brew is produced through a 16-hour slow-drip process, and decaf uses the Swiss Water method.

Revenue comes primarily from per-pound bean sales and in-store espresso, specialty, and cold-brew beverages, supplemented by wholesale supply, online orders, local delivery on Tuesdays and Fridays, gift cards, AeroPress equipment, and branded merchandise. Coffee prices generally range from CAD 22 to CAD 35 per pound, with premium single origins at CAD 28 to CAD 31 and a six-bag Mystery Box priced at CAD 70.

Name

The Roasterie

Legal name

The Roasterie

Website

https://roasterie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Roasterie is a Calgary specialty coffee roaster and café founded in 1985, serving retail customers, e-commerce buyers, local hospitality accounts, and tourism operators with small-batch roasted beans, beverages, equipment, and merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Small-batch coffee beans
• Café beverages
• Coffee wholesale
• Brewing equipment retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Coffee Bean Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling whole bean and ground coffee across multiple roast profiles (dark, medium, flavored, decaf). Sold per pound with various grind options.
2. In-Store Beverage Sales: Serving espresso drinks, specialty coffee beverages, and cold brew at their Kensington coffee shop counter.
3. Wholesale to Restaurants: Supplying freshly roasted beans to local Calgary restaurants and cafes. Contact through [email protected] or 403-270-3304.
4. E-commerce / Online Sales: Online ordering through their Shopify platform with Canada-wide shipping and local delivery options.
5. Gift Cards: Digital and physical gift cards available in $25, $50, $75, and $100 denominations.
6. Merchandise: Branded merchandise including baby t-shirts, crewnecks, toques, and gift tags.
7. Coffee Equipment: Sales of brewing equipment including AeroPress, AeroPress Filters, and AeroPress Maxi.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Roasterie is a Calgary-based specialty coffee roaster that roasts small-batch coffee beans on-site (approximately 100 lb daily in 5-6 lb batches) using vintage gas-powered equipment, selling whole bean and ground coffee across dark, medium, flavoured, and decaf roast profiles. The company operates a single retail coffee shop in Kensington, Calgary, serves espresso and cold brew beverages, and runs a wholesale program supplying local restaurants and cafes, with e-commerce ordering via Shopify offering Canada-wide shipping.

Product overview

The Roasterie is a Calgary-based specialty coffee roastery founded in 1985, operating as a single-location physical shop with an e-commerce storefront. The product portfolio centers on small-batch roasted coffee beans available across roast profiles (dark roast and medium roast) and origins (the Americas, Africa, and Islands & Asia), supplemented by flavoured coffees, Swiss Water decaff beans, and tasting flight/mystery box curated collections. Brewing accessories (AeroPress and accessories) and branded apparel (swag) form peripheral product lines. The business also offers gift cards, gift tags, a wholesale program for B2B customers, and an in-development subscription delivery service. All coffee roasting is performed on-site in small 5–6 lb batches using vintage gas-powered roasters, with daily roasting (approximately 100 lb/day) and twice-weekly local delivery (Tuesdays and Fridays). The company holds no identified third-party API, certifications, or AI/ML-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.6 out of 5 stars from 795 reviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Friends of Mothers Women's Coffee CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Ugandan women's coffee collective founded in 2015 representing around 500 female producers on the volcanic slopes of Mount Elgon. Each farmer runs her own micro-mill for quality control. The Roasterie sources their organic Uganda coffee from this collective.
• LoopholeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Calgary restaurant that serves The Roasterie coffee to their customers.
• Buchanan's Chop HouseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalgary restaurant serving The Roasterie coffee as part of their hospitality offerings.
• BarbarellaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Calgary establishment offering The Roasterie coffee.
• Major TomminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalgary restaurant serving The Roasterie coffee.
• Lulu BarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Calgary hospitality venue serving The Roasterie coffee.
• Ten Foot HenryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCalgary restaurant that serves The Roasterie coffee.
• Nahanni Wild River AdventurescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdventure tourism operator that ordered 420 pounds of The Roasterie coffee for their wilderness rafting expeditions in the Yukon. Required special logistics including air freight to Whitehorse and bush plane delivery to remote river locations.
• Dukunde Kawa CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRwandan cooperative operating the Mbilima washing station in the Gakenke District. Produces high-altitude specialty coffee with over 80% women workforce. The Roasterie sources their Rwanda Gakenke Dukunde Kawa from this cooperative.
• Michael SwierczekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisual artist providing product photography and branding videos for The Roasterie.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forty Sixth Street Espresso: Calgary specialty espresso bar and roaster serving single-origin coffee. Comparable as a Calgary specialty coffee operator with on-site preparation and wholesale accounts.
• Rosso Coffee Roasters: Calgary specialty coffee roaster with cafés, wholesale program, and online sales. Comparable in business model (roast-retail-wholesale-e-commerce) and Calgary geography.
• Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters: Calgary-based specialty coffee roaster and café operating multiple retail locations. Directly comparable as a Calgary-headquartered small-batch roaster with retail café, wholesale accounts, and e-commerce.
• Fratello Coffee: Calgary specialty coffee roaster supplying wholesale and operating cafés in Western Canada. Closely mirrors The Roasterie's small-batch roast, retail café, wholesale restaurant supply model.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Bottle Coffee: US-based specialty coffee roaster and café chain with on-site roasting and direct-to-consumer e-commerce. Comparable premium single-origin positioning and roastery-cafe model, though at significantly larger scale.
• Counter Culture Coffee: US specialty coffee roaster focused on sustainability and direct trade. Comparable ethical sourcing, training, and wholesale-to-cafe business model at broader geographic scale.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: US specialty coffee roaster with cafés, wholesale, and direct e-commerce. Comparable artisanal single-origin roasting and wholesale-to-restaurants business model, but at much larger scale.
• Tim Hortons: Canada's largest coffee chain with extensive retail footprint. Comparable only as a Canadian coffee retailer; competes for daily-beverage occasions but not in specialty single-origin segment.
• Intelligentsia Coffee: Specialty coffee roaster operating cafés and wholesale programs. Comparable direct-trade sourcing story and roastery-cafe model; larger and multi-city.

Others

• AeroPress, Inc. Manufacturer of AeroPress coffee makers that The Roasterie resells. Comparable as an adjacent business in the Calgary/craft coffee ecosystem and a known commercial partner through The Roasterie's gear category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/the_roasterie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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