PlantX Life Inc. (CSE:VEGA) said its coffee company, Portfolio Coffee, has established a partnership with the Canadian Barista and Coffee Academy.
The Canadian Barista and Coffee Academy offers beginner, advanced and specialized espresso training, and business courses. The Academy will use Portfolio Coffee to train Level 1, 2, and 3 baristas.
"This innovative partnership helps new and aspiring baristas to become familiar with the exceptional taste and aroma of our Portfolio Coffee brand, while providing students a range of functional and complex varieties to help learn about different coffees," said PlantX CEO, Lorne Rapkin in a statement.
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Portfolio Coffee is available in Toronto, Ontario at Stockyard Grinds, Tapigo, Geladona, Spaces (North York, Junction, Liberty Village and Gladstone locations), all XMarket locations and the Canadian Barista and Coffee Academy.
PlantX's platform is a one-stop shop for plant-based products. With its fast-growing category verticals, the company offers more than 5,000 plant-based products to customers across North America.
In addition to offering delivery service for meals and indoor plants, the company has plans underway to expand its product lines to include a juice and coffee company.
Portfolio Coffee is led by an executive team with over 20 years of experience working with award-winning farms through the global coffee supply chain, and roasting and retailing specialty coffees.
Portfolio Coffee is a Toronto-based specialty coffee and tea retailer and eCommerce platform - portfoliocoffee.store - that connects customers with directly traded barista-quality beans from esteemed family farms, which are typically reserved only for coffee shops.
Founded in 2016 and 2019 respectively, Eh Coffee and Portfolio Coffee work jointly to carefully consider harvest selection and best practices in warehousing, transportation and coffee grading to ensure their specialty lots maintain integrity throughout the supply chain.
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