Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
COPENHAGEN – Denmark is one of the top six countries having the highest coffee consumption in the world. With per capita consumption entering the kilogram range (gcrmag), it isn’t hard to predict this slice of Nordic region has some really exciting specialty coffee to offer to the world. Some of the best roasters from Denmark are Coffee Collective, Kent Kaffe,
NOVOSIBIRSK – Launched on April the 16th, a new mobile cafe is serving coffee to the citizens of Novosibirsk. It is a restored Polish Nysa–521 (1970) and it offers unusual coffee (http://news.ngs.ru/more/2441753/). The coffee shop offers a choice of up to 7 types of coffee, and one of its features is that coffee is made in cezve. The other specific feature
According to a recent survey by CoffeeBI, customers’ main criteria when making an espresso machine purchasing decision was “price”, the “ability to provide technical assistance” and the “front staff professionalism”. These three items received a higher score among the 10 that were put to the vote among manufacturers. Other main criteria listed were the “punctuality in delivering”, as well as
Coffee Libre is a self-reliant roaster. It started from selling 100 pounds of coffee beans each month and eventually spread its connections to over six countries and 14 different farms. It is owned by the first Korean Q-grader Philhoon Suh.
At a distance of three hours drive from Seoul and other big cities of Korea, is located Terarosa Coffee Roaster, in Gangneung which despite being far off can be seen packed with people. They are known as the name that paved the way for direct trade of specialty coffee beans.
The growing interest in coffee is pretty obvious in Busan, the second largest city of Korea, too. A small number of specialty coffee shops have gathered form an association that goes by the acronym BUS (also the recognition code for Busan Seaport). The joint force work towards offering discounts over large purchases, promotional schemes, and own shared green bean storage.
VILNIUS – Coffee Inn is the largest coffee shop chain in the Baltic States. It opened its first place in Vilnius in 2007. Now there are 32 coffee shops in Lithuania,14 in Latvia, and 7 in Estonia. This year Coffee Inn has started a new project – an open coffee studio called Coffee Inn Roasters. The studio is located in the Old Town of Vilnius and
Teams from the best coffee shops in the Northwest region of Russia are competing these days in the try-outs for the Russian Coffee Cup in Moscow. On March 24-25 the visitors of the event can witness not only the process of coffee making, but the real art. The competitors are going to demonstrate their skills and speed, as well as their creativity. Everybody should
KIEV – The coffee market in Ukraine has been developing, and its capacity is increasing every year. Coffee consumption grew dramatically between 2000 and 2010 with an average annual rate of consumption of +23%, reaching +28% in 2012 (49.6 thousand tons of coffee and its substitutes), but due to political situation in the following years, the market has faced a reduction of its
TURIN – The world’s seventh-biggest coffee roaster, Lavazza, has offered to buy French brand Carte Noire, the French leader in the coffee market, for around 800 million euros in a deal that will reach the company a leadership position in France and the second in Europe. In a offer subjected to approval by the European Commission and French authorities, Lavazza has
What’s the difference between Natural and Organic coffee? And what about Jamaica Blue Mountain? The amazing infographic below illustrates the key terms for each letter. Of course, there are much more coffee words out there, but Gimoka Coffee UK picked the most important and their favourite.
London was a pioneer in a new trend that is growing across Europe. It’s called “specialty coffee” and goes through consumers education, exploration, knowledge, and awareness for quality coffee. It may not be a coincidence if the coffee market in the UK has grown by 12-16% over 2015, based on CoffeeBI’s insights, but it’s a sign of a vibrant environment around