While Kevin Burton always enjoyed a cup of coffee, he was not what you would classify as a connoisseur.
That has changed.
Drinking multiple cups per day 鈥� Burton estimates he鈥檚 at four or five cups daily 鈥� helps him in his line of work, as the business owner of Coffee on the Coast.
The business, which originally opened in June 2014, relocated to 黑马磁力 City earlier this month, in Sundel Square.
Coffee on the Coast offers close to 600 different kinds of coffee, tea and hot chocolates, each sold in individual single-serve pods.
When customers enter the store, they are greeted by the coffee aroma as the shelves are lined wall-to-wall of all that the store has to offer.
And from that selection, people can put together an assortment of products, with 24 pods selling for $17.99 鈥� less than a dollar a cup. Some of the premium ones are a bit more expensive.
Burton moved west from Ontario to set up his business and he is banking on people like himself to support Coffee on the Coast.
鈥淚 never loved coffee that much to commit to a full box,鈥� he explained.
鈥淚 always wanted to try this and that.
鈥淎nd as soon as I realized there are so many options available, that鈥檚 when I began thinking about how can I put this into a business and build this.鈥�
And having sampled everything that his store has for sale, Burton can also share his experiences.
鈥淚n each stage of my coffee lifestyle, I have found new things and I have developed different tastes,鈥� he said.
Not knowing much about the Lower Mainland when he moved here last year from Ontario, the 27-year-old Burton first set up his business in Whalley.
But while he loved the area 鈥� he still lives in Whalley 鈥� it wasn鈥檛 the right fit for his business, which lacked foot traffic in the area.
Burton 鈥� who also has a silent partner in the business 鈥� said he looked at about a dozen locations before choosing the Sundel Square location.
鈥淚t is a nice walkable street and there are lots of other good businesses in the area,鈥� he said.
Much of his clientele from the original location has also followed Burton to 黑马磁力, he said.
This is Burton鈥檚 first venture into his own business, although he does have plenty of retail experience.
The store is located at #106 20226 Fraser Hwy.
They open daily at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 5 p.m. on weekends.
