Peter Pesce. Picture courtesy of Reunion Espresso Roasters.
A outstanding determine in specialty espresso roasting and sustainability in North America, Peter Pesce, not too long ago acquired the Espresso Trade Lifetime Achievement Award from the Espresso Affiliation of Canada (CAC).
Pesce is the founding father of Reunion Espresso Roasters, one of many first B Corps within the North American espresso business and a previous Roast journal Roaster of the 12 months winner.
He led one of many early gamers in “second wave” espresso in Canada, Bourbon Espresso, in Downsview, Ontario, earlier than promoting the enterprise in 1988 and dealing with quite a few Canadian roasting corporations.
Pesce launched Reunion Espresso Roasters (then known as Reunion Island Espresso Roasters) in 1995 with a modest 3,000-square-foot warehouse in Mississauga.
Peter Pesce. Picture courtesy of Reunion Espresso Roasters.
Below the management of Pesce and his son, present Reunion Espresso Roasters President Adam Pesce, the corporate has grown right into a 46,000-square-foot roastery in Oakville, sustaining a deal with sustainability certifications, long-term relationships with espresso producers and different sustainability aims at dwelling and all through the availability stream.
“[The award] is actually a mirrored image of the exhausting work, dedication and fervour that was made attainable by many companions, buddies and people alongside the availability chain,” Pesce stated in an announcement of the award from the CAC. “I’m lucky to have individuals who believed in, and supported, my imaginative and prescient to provide a high-quality espresso at an inexpensive worth, with out sacrificing on sustainability.”
Picture courtesy of Reunion Espresso Roasters.
Peter Pesce has additionally been extremely acknowledged as an advocate and volunteer for the specialty espresso business. He served three phrases as chair of the CAC. The CAC introduced the award at its annual conference in Markham, Ontario, on Nov. 14.
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