WHAT'S NEW AT WCC?
Taste Local Taste Fresh – September 2009. It was a lovelly day, bright and sunny and a great turn-out to this event which this year was held by the river in St. Jacob's. As a treat we not only had our signature hot coffee avaialble but brewed on-site fresh iced coffee which proved a big hit !
EARLIER STORIES
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Fair Trade Audit – April 2009. Our first audit and I'm pleased to say that all is in order and we continue to help to make it possible for coffee growers to receive a fair price. | ||||||
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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – April 2009. It was cold, but we were there with freshly roasted hot brewed coffee - it took a few pancakes to keep us going though. | ||||||
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2008 ChristKindl – December 2008. Kitchener City Hall, this local celebration of the season with live music, skating, food, and Waterloo Coffee. | ||||||
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Taste Local Taste Fresh: September 2008. Focussed on the best of the best in Victoria Park. Gourmet chefs and local farmers team up to create a range of delicious treats. | ||||||
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The Belmont Sidewalk Event: June 2008. Here you see Anya Lomako displaying our coffee outside of The Old Kitchen Cupboard, who also sell our freshly roasted coffee. | ||||||
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9th Annual “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” Mountain Bike Race: May 2008 We were proud to supply Midnight Express and Muskoka Morning coffee for this great event (that's our Jay in the photo!). | ||||||
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Sante, in Elora: Apr 2008 Opened in Elora this month, focussing on the best of the best, choosing products that “tread lightly on the earth”. | ||||||
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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival: Mar 2008 A very busy day for us brewing coffee and telling people about our great coffee. | ||||||
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ChristKindl Market: Dec 2007 What a great event, we were just amazed by the large number of people that came out to enjoy it. | ||||||
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New Cafés EXHIBIT Café in Kitchener and MAMBELLA's DELI & CAFÉ in Waterloo are now serving our coffee. | ||||||
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Taste Local Taste Fresh: Sep 2007 We joined local restaurants & their suppliers on the Island in Victoria Park, Kitchener, to enjoy sunny skies, great food & live music. | ||||||
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The GRAND Magazine: Jul 2007 We featured in the prestigious Grand magazine in an article by Sandra Walneck. "Most coffee lovers cannot start their day without a cup of their beloved brew. Now Chu Ingram and her business partner, Jay Marteniuk, want to change the way we think about what goes into that cup"... | ||||||
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Bike Race : May 2007 We provided freshly roasted coffee for the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” 24 hour mountain bike race held in Mansfield Ontario. This 24 hour race is one of our favorites because the trails are some of the finest around. Our Muskoka Blend was enjoyed by all…especially during the night laps and early morning hours! | ||||||
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DAVE FM: May 2007 Murphy's Adopt A Pet Day on DAVE FM. Jeff Lumby, broadcasting LIVE from the KW Humane Society. WCC's Jay was there to help out with some freshly roasted freshly brewed coffee. | ||||||
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In The News: Jan 2007 Here you see co-owner 'Chu' in the New Ventures section of the Waterloo Record! | ||||||
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Elmira Maple Syrup Festival: March 2007 70,000 people came from miles around. A little cold but the rain stayed away. We brewed our Oktoberfest blend - it was a roaring success! | ||||||
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The Re-Fridgee-Eighter Run: Feb 2007 Yes, it was cold outside, but that didn't stop hundreds of you from participating in this annual run. We launched our new Hi-Tech blend today, serving hundreds of free cups of hot freshly roasted coffee to our local cummunity. | ||||||
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New Coffee: Feb 2007 Derek, a long time bean expert, blending: "HighTech", based on our ever-so-smooth Bolivian shade grown bean in honour of our local 'high tech' community and "Waterloo Dark", based on our Latin American beans that responds nicely to a darker roast. | ||||||
| New Year : January 2007 We introduced our "MidnightXpress" espresso blend and our "Half Caf" blend, made up from 50% regular beans and 50% decaf (using the 100% chemical free SWISS WATER process). | |||||||
 | Christmas : Dec 2006 A busy time ensuring everyone received their coffee to keep them going over the holidays, including a special gift wrap service. | ||||||
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Oktoberfest Run: 15 October 2006 Our first event in 2006 was the Oktoberfest Run at the Waterloo Recreation Centre, where we launched our Oktoberfest Blend to 600 people. | ||||||
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Start: Sep 2006 The Waterloo Coffee Company Ltd. came into existance! | ||||||