Toronto 'Anti-Capitalist' Pay-When-You-Can Cafe Shuts Down After Just One Year
- The Anarchist, an anti-capitalist and anti-colonial cafe in Toronto, has announced its permanent closure after just over a year in business.
- Owner Gabriel Sims-Fewer cited the lack of generational wealth or seed capital from ethically bankrupt sources as the reason for being unable to sustain the business longer-term.
- The cafe introduced a "pay what you can" coffee, but this was apparently not enough to keep the business afloat, and the cafe came under criticism for high prices for its specialty coffee and merchandise.
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'F*** the rich': 'Anti-capitalist' café closes down after a year due to lack of capital
(Photo by Joe Kovacs) By Laurel Duggan Daily Caller News Foundation The Anarchist, a Canadian coffee shop dedicated to fighting capitalism, is going out of business on May 30, about one year after its opening due to a lack of capital, according to its owner. The café sold coffee and tea alongside books and merchandise promoting radical leftist ideas, and was ardently anti-capitalist. The business was unable to obtain enough capital to stay in bu…
Anti-Capitalist ‘Pay What You Can’ Café Goes Bust
A coffee shop in Canada that operated on a “pay what you can” model has decided to shut down just a year after starting operations as the business failed to generate enough revenue. The Anarchist coffee shop is located in Toronto and began operations in March 2022. In an update on the shop’s website, owner Gabriel Sims-Fewer announced that The Anarchist would shut down on May 30. Sims-Fewer termed running The Anarchist “an amazing experience” th…
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