Who is Bean North?

 Bean North is an organic, fair-trade coffee roastery located in the northern boreal forest of the Yukon. Founded in 1997, we stand for ethical production, sustainable practices, traceability, and delicious coffee.

We’re also passionate about where we live, in the beautiful Yukon Territory in northern Canada. Located north of Whitehorse, we roast twice weekly—in the summer, under the midnight sun and in the winter, under the northern lights. The Yukon is a magical place and there’s some of that magic in our coffee.

Bean North is a proud member of Cooperative Coffees, a green importing cooperative that’s committed to partnering with small-scale farmers and their exporting cooperatives. We’re also a member of Fair Trade Proof, a cooperative of independent roasters across North America that prioritize long-term, equitable partnerships with farmers.

Yukon is in charge of customer and staff care. She loves getting rubs and she takes her job very seriously. Oh, and she’s also very good at keeping us all protected from the squirrels!
Carol is our office manager. Originally from Brazil, she moved to Canada after living in Australia for 6 years. Since moving to the Yukon, she feels like her life is like living in a Discovery channel’s documentary! And she’s loving it! Her current favourite Bean North coffee is the half-caff, Night Owl.
Shantel is our Cafe Manager. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, she moved to Canada in 2010 . She worked for Christine before in Alberta - the day Christine asked her to come manage the cafè here in the Yukon she said yes without any hesitation! The Yukon was on Shantel’s bucket list and having the opportunity to live here was a dream come true . “Since living here the locals have definitely crawled into my heart” . She can now call Whitehorse Home. Her favourite Bean North coffee is Italian Roast.
Christine Pellegrin owns Bean North with her husband, Brandon. Born in central Alberta, she spent decades working as a paramedic and firefighter. Christine loves spending time in the Yukon wilderness with her Chow Chows Yukon Chownelius and Buddy Chow. Her favourite Bean North coffees are Bolivian and Colombian.
Bruce is our roaster master, and has been with Bean North for 19 years! Born in Nova Scotia, he has called the Yukon Home since 1994. During those 19 years, he travelled to Central America several times to visit coffee farmers and those travels deepened his interest in the coffee world. That sparked his commitment to roasting high quality coffee and bringing the fair trade, sustainable farm to roaster relationship and partnership to Bean North. He puts his heart and soul in every bag! His favourite coffee is Ethiopian Yirgacheffe.
Brandon owns Bean North with Christine. Born and raised in the Yukon, he moved back after spending years in Alberta. He is the go-to person for all things construction, equipment and maintenance. He’s been kept busy with all the improvements happening at our roastery and cafe. His favourite coffee is Colombian medium roast.