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Coffee Time is a
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a lighthearted montage on the phenomenon of independent shops imitating the name and style of Coffee Time
Chairman's Brand Grows on Spending Spree
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Coffee Time is a chain
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of Canadian snack and coffee shops, headquartered in Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
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, Ontario
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. Coffee Time has operated as many as over 100 stores across Canada
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in Ontario
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and Alberta
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; however, 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.
History
Coffee Time was founded in 1982 by Tom Michalopoulos inBolton, Ontario
Bolton ( 2021 population 26,795) is an unincorporated town and is the most populous community in the town of Caledon, Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is located beside the Humber River, approximately 50 kilometres nor ...
. 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
Robin's Donuts (commonly shortened to Robin's) is a Canadian chain of over 160 fast food restaurants that operate in every province of Canada except Quebec. A 2017 Maclean's Magazine Poll ranked Robin's as the 7th best coffee chain out of 15 in ...
, 241 Pizza, and Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Buns." Company Overview of Afton Food Group Ltd. Bloomberg. Retrieved on April 4, 2018. In 2014, Coffee Time began updating and rebranding its locations.
Coffee Time Arena
An indoor soccer arena was built in 1998 inVaughan, Ontario
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, and it was named "Coffee Time Arena." Located about 300 m east of Martin Grove Road (location number 7500/7700), it is near an industrialized area and north of Vaughan Grove Sports Park. The complex also includes an outdoor soccer field. The name was used for only three years before the arena was sold and renamed "The Soccer Centre" in the early-2000s.
See also
* List of coffeehouse chains *List of doughnut shops
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*List of Canadian restaurant chains
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Coffee Time
a lighthearted montage on the phenomenon of independent shops imitating the name and style of Coffee Time
Chairman's Brand Grows on Spending Spree
Restaurants established in 1982 Doughnut shops Fast-food chains of Canada Fast-food franchises Coffeehouses and cafés in Canada 1982 establishments in Ontario Companies based in Scarborough, Ontario {{Canada-restaurant-stub