Coffee shop markets in focus: Benelux

Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were quicker than most European countries to relax pandemic restrictions in 2021, enabling these branded café markets to get ahead of the curve in terms of recovery and a return to normal trading. Project Café Benelux 2022 reveals the branded coffee shop market achieved net store growth of 64 to reach […]

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10 Ways To Maximise Your ROI At Meet The Buyer Events

Supply & Innovation Days can be an extremely effective business development platform for key industry suppliers and operators in the coffee shop chain and foodservice sectors. Here are Allegra’s top 10 ways of maximising your ROI at the events.

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Interview: La Marzocco Marketing Director, Chris Salierno

Marketing Director at La Marzocco, Chris Salierno, explains the sustainable blueprint behind the legendary espresso machine manufacturer’s operations, how the social component of coffee is the industry’s greatest asset and why Italy is ready for its next great wave of coffee development.

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Drop-in Masterclasses with Lofbergs Coffee

Take a break during the supply and innovation day and join two top baristas for a series of drop-in masterclasses.

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Announced the finalists for The European Coffee Awards 2018

After more than three months and thousands of votes, we are delighted to announce the finalists for The European Coffee Awards 2018, proudly sponsored by Lavazza. The winners will be announced and celebrated during a black-tie gala dinner on 29 November at Melià Milano.

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How Wayne’s Coffee is exporting Swedish fika to the masses

  Wayne’s Coffee CEO, Mats Hörnell spoke to us about his chain is popularising Nordic coffee culture and why keeping coffee cosy is central to the firm’s global expansion plans.

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MONIN NEW FLAVOURS

MONIN is a proud official category sponsor of the European Coffee Symposium. With more than 100 years of experience, MONIN has become the brand of choice of the gourmet flavour business with over 150 flavours available in more than 150 countries.

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Cold brew’s high demand proves process is a priority

Cold brew coffee offers exciting opportunities for the industry and packaging will play an important role in response to the trends that are shaping the growth of the category.

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Interview with Anna Nordström: Lofbergs’ Specialty Coffee and Training Manager

It’s all about knowledge and training: Anna Nordström from Lofbergs shares her top 5 hottest coffee trends to look out for in 2019. After working in the coffee industry for more than 20 years, Anna Nordström, Specialty Coffee and Training Manager at Lofbergs and Sweden’s first certified sensory professional in coffee, knows a thing or […]

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Starbucks banks on Italian premiumisation with landmark Reserve Roastery in Milan

Starbucks debuts Reserve Roastery concept to Europe and enters Italian market for the first time with “crown jewel” of its global operations. But the world’s largest coffee shop chain has taken unprecedented steps to carefully curate its arrival in the birthplace of espresso. By Tobias Pearce for the World Coffee Portal.

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