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Station Cold Brew

Station Cold Brew Coffee Company launched in Toronto in 2014 as Canada's first dedicated coffee brewery, bottling nitro and cold brew coffee for national grocery chains from a Junction Triangle bottle shop. Founder Steve Ballantyne grew it to roughly 2,000 retail doors and sold the business to Pure Spirits in 2023.

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About

Steve Ballantyne came back from a 2013 trip to Brooklyn set on brewing cold coffee at scale in Canada, and opened Station in Toronto's Junction Triangle the following year, next door to its roaster. The brand reached national grocery listings before its 2023 sale. Ballantyne told TechTO's Commerce audience in December 2024 what three exits in retail had taught him.

Backers

Acquired by Pure Spirits Inc, 2023

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

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Quick answers

What was Station Cold Brew?

A Toronto cold brew coffee company founded in 2014, billed as Canada's first coffee brewery, with a bottle shop in the Junction Triangle and national grocery distribution.

What happened to it?

Pure Spirits Inc acquired the business in 2023. Founder Steve Ballantyne is now head of growth at Opener.

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