Our History
Family owned and operated, our company has come a long way!
1997
ECS Coffee Vending
It began in a garage in Burlington Ontario.
With a full time job and a baby at home, Neil Madden started a vending machine business out of his garage part time in 1997. After work, he would go out to fill his vending machines everyday.
2000
Time for Coffee
Adding in Coffee Services. In 2000 after quitting his job, Neil added coffee services to the business, hired our first employee who still works with us today. We also created the first online coffee catalogue in Canada in 2001.
2008
The big Change
E Commerce & Retail. In 2007 we relaunched our online store, and in 2008 we opened to the public, incorporated and acquired a coffee service business. This began the shift to multiple channels of business for ECS Coffee.
2012
Growing in Retail.
As our Coffee retail an e-commerce business grew added four locations in one year and over 70 employees. We were recognized as one of Canada's Fastest growing companies by PROFIT magazine in 2013, and again in 2014.With the popularity of single serve coffee, we became known as THE store for Keurig K-Cups and Tassimo. Our customers loved our Mix & Match K-Cup boxes (which is still offered at our retail stores today!), and ECS Coffee was described as being a candy store for coffee lovers.
2018
Back to Coffee
We acquired a distribution business, refocussed on our core coffee business and added in an in house service centre for retail and commercial coffee equipment. We reimagined our retail business and realigned with a new distribution centre.We expanded our coffee catalogue to not only focus on the coffee, but on everything you would need to create an amazing and enjoyable coffee experience - from espresso machines & specialty beans to single serve coffee makers and k-cups®.
2022
Coffee Focused
We Know Coffee. We Deliver Coffee Experiences. Now offering Canada's largest online coffee and espresso gear store, state of the art retailing, coffee roasting and distribution, and office coffee services, ECS Coffee has become the leader in all things coffee in Canada.Along with roasting coffee daily and providing Canada with the widest selection of coffee & espresso gear, our coffee experts set us apart from the rest. In our retail store and through our Youtube Channel walkthrough videos, we aim to educate you with everything you need to create the best coffee & espresso experience for your home or office.
2023 - present
Flagship store & warranty
With the addition of our 7500 square foot flagship store in Etobicoke, along with 9 in house service and warranty technicians., our ECS has grown to be the trusted choice by Canadians and Manufacturers to represent their brands. Learn on Canada's largest Coffee Youtube channel, come to our classes in store, try the equipment in our showrooms, get your favourite fresh roasted coffee from over 50 roasters, expert advice and should you have a problem, work with factory trained technicians!
