Our Story

A History of Fresh Ideas

If you want to grow, you turn toward the sun. What started as a local mom and pop coffee service in ’74 has grown into a full-service regional operation servicing thousands of customers across Manitoba, NorthWestern Ontario and through affiliation, customers across Canada, thanks to a strong focus on product and service innovation, adapting to changing customer demands and adopting new industry trends. Over the years, this has led to a number of fresh ideas for our market and clients:

1981
Gourmet was the first to introduce countertop, single cup fresh brewed coffee in Manitoba

1991
The first to introduce thermal brewing in Manitoba with electronic, inline, automatic brewers

1993
The first to introduce multi beverage single cup to this market (e.g. hot chocolate, espresso, mocha and mixes)

1994
Reintroduced full-service vending to the mix

1995
Revolutionized the traditional coffee service business model by moving away from "coffee kits" and tailoring products to what companies need

1995
Began offering supplied water services to businesses

1997
Began offering whole bean coffee for take home

1999
First Starbucks Dsitributor in Manitoba

2000
Selected as the Starbucks preferred office coffee sevice distributor for Manitoba

2001
First Keuirg Single Cup Distributor in Manitoba

2002
Appointed exclusive distributor for Reunion Island Coffee

2004
Only Exclusive Wolfgang Puck Distributor in Canada

2005
Exclusive Reuinion Island pod provider for Manitoba

2006
Exclusive distributor in Manitoba for the Starbucks Interactive Cup Brewer

2007
Gold Winner of the Comsumer Choice Award