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The European Coffee & Hospitality
Top 200 has been announced

Thousands of nominations from across the sector have been narrowed to the Top 200 — the brands Europe rates most highly, across twenty categories spanning chains, independents, roasters, equipment brands, operators and suppliers. The industry now decides the winners.

200 The shortlist

20 Award categories

1 Nov Voting closes

20 Winners announced in Berlin

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The Top 200
Shortlist

Voting closes 1 Nov

Twenty categories. One winner in each, decided by industry vote.

Best European Coffee Chain

% Arabica
Black Sheep Coffee
Blank Street
Caffè Nero
Costa Coffee
Espresso House
Hagen
Joe & The Juice
LAP Coffee
Noir
Starbucks Coffee Company
The Coffee
WatchHouse

Best European Bakery Chain

BackWerk
Bbrood
Bo&Mie
Cornish Bakery
EL&N
GAIL’s
Greggs
Ole & Steen / Lagkagehuset
Paul
The French Bastards
Zeit für Brot

Best European Food-Focused Chain

Atis
dean&david
Farmer J
Greggs
Itsu
Joe & The Juice
LEON
McDonalds
Pret A Manger

Contract Caterer of the Year — Europe

Albron
Aramark
BaxterStorey
Compass Group
Gate Gourmet
Gather & Gather
Genuine Dining Co
Restaurant Associates
Sodexo
Vacherin

Forecourt / Travel Brand of the Year — Europe

Applegreen / Braeburn Coffee
Aral REWE To Go + PetitBistro
Autogrill / Avolta
BP
Circle K / K Coffee
Lagardere
MOL Fresh Corner
OMV Viva
ORLEN Stop.Cafe
Shell
SSP Group

Best European Hotel Coffee Experience

25Hours
citizenM
Locke
Ruby Hotels
SOHO House
The Hoxton Boutique Hotels
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
The Standard Hotels

Best Independent Coffee Shop — Europe

April Coffee Roasters (DK)
Cafe Nuances (FR)
Calico Coffee (UK)
Friedhats FUKU Café (NL)
Hola Coffee Roasters (SP)
La Cabra (DK)
Mok Coffee (BE)
Motors Coffee (FR) †
Nagare Coffee (UK)
NOMAD Coffee (SP)
Nostos (UK)
Rosslyn (UK)
Special Guests (UK)
Substance Café (FR)
Three Marks (SP)

Best European Commercial Coffee Roaster

Dallmayr
Grind
illy
Julius Meinl
Lavazza
Lincoln & York
Löfbergs
Matthew Algie
Melitta
Tchibo
UCC Europe (Ueshima Coffee Company)

Best European Specialty Coffee Roaster

Allpress
April Coffee Roasters
Coffee Collective
DAK
Kalve Coffee
Koppi
La Cabra
Manhattan Coffee Roasters
Origin Coffee Roasters
Ozone Coffee Roasters
TANAT
The Barn

Best European Traditional Coffee Equipment Brand

Dalla Corte
Faema
La Cimbali
La Marzocco
Nuova Simonelli
Rancilio
Sanremo
Slayer
Storm Barista Attitude
Victoria Arduino

Best European Automatic Coffee Equipment Brand

Eversys
Faema
Franke
Jettino
Jura
La Cimbali
Melitta
Schaerer
Thermoplan
WMF

Best Filter Brewing Equipment Brand of the Year — Europe

3Temp
Bravilor Bonamat
BUNN
Fetco
Marco Beverage Systems
Melitta Professional
Melitta Professional: Melitta on Commercial Roaster and Automatic
Tone

Best European Beverage Supplier

ADM
Alpro
Beyond The Bean
Kerry Foodservice
La Main Noire
Market Grounds
Monin
Oatly
Simpsons Beverages

Most Sustainable Brand — Europe

Belco
BRITA
BWT
Falcon Coffees
Illy
Lavazza
Löfbergs
Matthew Algie
Origin Coffee Roasters
Union Hand-Roasted

European Distributor of the Year

Brew by Hand
Brew it Group
Coffee Hit
Deli Drinks
die espressonisten
Espresso Service West
Espresso Warehouse
Maxi Coffee
Mulmar Foodservice Solutions

Matcha Brand of the Year — Europe

Aiya Europe
Blendsmiths
Good & Proper Tea
Health Bar Matcha
Hello Good Sip
JENKI
JING Tea
Market Grounds
PerfectTed

Plant-Based Supplier of the Year — Europe

Alpro
Alt Mlk
Califia Farms
Dragsbaek
Minor Figures
Moma
Oatly
Rude Health
Sproud

Bakery Supplier of the Year — Europe

Danish Bakery (Easyfood)
Delice De France
Erlenbacher
Europastry
La Lorraine
Lantmännen
Pfalzgraf
Vandemoortele

Packaging Supplier of the Year — Europe

Bischof + Klein
Duni (Decent Packaging, BioPak, Huskee)
Go-Pak
Huhtamaki
No Issue
Packiro
SEDA
SIG Group
Swisspack
Tetrapak

Home Coffee Equipment Brand of the Year — Europe

De'Longhi
Fellow
Hario
La Marzocco Home
Moccamaster
Nespresso
Rocket Espresso
Sage
xBloom

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Voting closes 1 November 2026. A brand may be shortlisted in more than one category. Winners are announced at the Awards Gala Dinner at ECS+COHO 2026 on 25 November, at the JW Marriott Berlin.

Twenty categories.
One vote each.

The Top 200 was decided by the industry. So are the winners. Vote across the categories you know best before voting closes on 1 November, then see every winner announced at the Awards Gala Dinner at ECS+COHO 2026 on 25 November, at the JW Marriott Berlin.

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Voting closes 1 November 2026 · Only verified industry professionals are eligible to vote

The Process

How the Awards Work

A two-stage, peer-led process that keeps recognition where it belongs — with the industry itself.

Closed 21 August 2026

Nominations

Industry peers put forward the brands and individuals they rate most highly, across every award category.

Closes 1 November 2026

Top 200 Revealed & Voting Open

The European Coffee & Hospitality Top 200 is announced and industry-wide voting opens across all twenty categories. Voting closes on 1 November.

25 November 2026

Awards & Gala Dinner

All twenty winners are announced at the Awards Gala Dinner at ECS+COHO 2026 — a black-tie evening at the JW Marriott Berlin, and the closing highlight of the three days.

Only verified industry professionals are eligible to vote.