Local independent caf
Crema Coffee Co. is on the verge of becoming a bona fide chain.
On June 1, the two-location company is doubling its size, opening a location at Richmond and Spadina and another on the Danforth at Logan.
The Richmond and Spadina location will be the second Crema to be located within a Freshii, but the Danforth space will be a separate shop, the same size and with the same basic design as the original Junction location.
"There's not that much work to do really," says Crema owner Geoff Polci. "It was a cafe already. We're going to use a lot of the existing stuff there. There's already a bar, and shelving. We just need to paint, change up some tile, the floors have already been done, buy table and chairs, hire and train new staff."
The space, formerly Sweet Tooth, has a bigger kitchen than the Junction location, which Polci says they'll be using to expand their Panini menu.
The 800 square foot space will cost about $50,000 to turn into a Crema, Polci figures.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Geoff Polci
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