JJ Bean is a Canadian coffee chain, coffee retailer, and roaster which operates more than 20 locations in the Greater Vancouver area.

JJ Bean
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
IndustryCoffee
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996) in Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
Headquarters,
Canada
Key people
John Neate Jr
ProductsCoffee beverages
RevenueCAN$26 million (2019)
Websitejjbeancoffee.com Edit this on Wikidata

JJ Bean was founded in 1996 by John Neate Jr., opening two locations on Granville Island Market and Vancouver's Port Town with a staff of 12.[1] JJ Bean expanded its operations to Toronto, Ontario, in 2016.[2] The company gave the Ontario minimum wage to Vancouver staff after the province mandated an increased minimum wage in 2018.[3] Further expansion plans in Ontario were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, with all five locations in Toronto ceasing operations.[4][5]

In 2019, JJ Bean reported $26 million in sales with 350 employees.[1] As of 2022, JJ Bean has 23 locations in Vancouver.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Ranit, Jacqueline (January 12, 2019). "John Neate Jr. of JJ Bean". Montecristo Magazine. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Vancouver's JJ Bean expands to Toronto". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ^ Lovgreen, Tina (January 12, 2018). "'Right thing to do': JJ Bean gives Ontario minimum wage to Vancouver staff". CBC News. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Vancouver's JJ Bean sees expansion plan disrupted by pandemic, 2020-11-17, retrieved 2022-03-31
  5. ^ "Popular coffee chain just shut down all Toronto locations". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  6. ^ "Locations". JJ Bean Coffee. Retrieved 2022-04-01.