In the early 1970’s, Don Stafford, a native Montrealer, was a wine connoisseur and a devoted coffee drinker.

While mastering the art of wine making, he discovered a kinship between wine tasting and coffee cupping. With his passion for knowledge, he became the walking encyclopedia on coffee!

Though coffee has been in existence for over 1000 years, Don sensed a new beginning.  In 1977, Don and his wife Rita became pioneers in bringing gourmet coffees to their home town and in educating Montrea-lers in the Art of Coffee. This was the birth of The Coffee Gourmet Centre on Greene Avenue in Westmount. In 1981, the second location opened at the Marche de l’Ouest in the West Island area.

Don passed away in 1994 but his legacy lives on!  Today, Rita along with her daughters Lynn and Donna continue to run the family business from their Showroom in Dorval.

The Stafford family shares a wealth of knowledge of the coffee industry. Their expertise in blending and creating your ideal brew is what fuels them to continue offering you the best coffee advice in town!

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