49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
Vancouver · Canada
49th Parallel was founded in Vancouver in 2004 by brothers Vince Piccolo (CEO) and Michael Piccolo (Head Roaster), openi
Calgary · Canada
Monogram Coffee
Since 2014 · Jeremy Ho, Justin Eyford, Ben Put
Overview
Monogram was founded in 2014 in Calgary by Jeremy Ho, Justin Eyford, and Ben Put — three Phil & Sebastian alumni who launched as a pop-up coffee cart at the DaDe Art and Design Lab. Ho and Put are back-to-back Canadian Barista Champions (Ho 2012, Put 2013/2014); Put has since won the title seven times and placed third at the 2025 World Barista Championship in Milan. The company has grown to four Calgary cafes plus Vancouver sister concept Soon Coffee.
Known for
- Three founders are 9x Canadian Barista Champions combined
- Ben Put 3rd at 2025 World Barista Championship Milan
- Phil & Sebastian alumni roster
- Soon Coffee sister concept in Vancouver
- Direct partnership with Bolivian producer Luis Choquehuanca (full harvest buy)
Why it matters
The educational and competitive face of Canadian specialty coffee. Monogram's combined competition record is one of the most decorated of any single roastery globally, and its accessibility-first packaging design represents a deliberate counter to specialty's elitism problem.
Production
- destoning
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- head roaster
- Ben Put
- color sorting
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- roaster machine
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- filter equipment
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- cupping frequency
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- roastery location
- Calgary, Alberta
- espresso equipment
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- annual volume tonnes
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Café
Altadore (800 49 Avenue SW); Britannia; Fifth Avenue Place; University District; Vancouver (Soon Coffee)
Recognitions
- Canadian Barista Championship: Ho 2012, Put 7x including 2014/2015/2025; Hoff 2020
- World Barista Championship: Put 3rd place 2025 (Milan), 9th 2012 (Ho), 2013 (Put), 2014 (Put)
- Avenue Calgary Top 40 Under 40 (2020)
Sources
- https://monogramcoffee.com/en-us/pages/about-us
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/monogram-coffee-s-jeremy-ho-helps-fuel-calgary-s-caffeine-culture-1.3021347
- https://mtpak.coffee/2025/03/monogram-coffee-accessible/
- https://sprudge.com/monogram-coffee-calgary-barista-champions-62573.html
- https://www.avenuecalgary.com/top-40-under-40/2020/justin-eyford-jeremy-ho-and-ben-put/
- https://nuvomagazine.com/palate/monogram-coffee-calgary
- https://eatnorth.com/jennie-vallangca/behind-name-calgarys-monogram-coffee
- https://dailyhive.com/calgary/monogram-coffee-calgary
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