Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
When it comes to espresso machine manufacturing, the industry hasn’t strayed far from its original European roots. The continent continues to house the largest number of manufacturers of professional espresso coffee machines worldwide – by a long shot. Europe is not only the largest manufacturer of espresso machines, but has also found itself as the meeting point of two different
The Scandinavian countries are among the world’s highest coffee consumers. The fact clearly points towards the region’s fine taste towards coffee. Instant coffee although considered undesirable, low grade form of coffee, hasn’t totally lost its sale in the Scandinavian countries and surrounding region like Belgium and Netherlands. According to the Washington Post the instant coffee sales has been almost consistently
AMSTERDAM – The local coffee landscape in Netherlands has some really good cafés and roasteries they can brag about. Two of these fine quality artisan coffee roasters are Bocca and Coffee Xperts. Founded by Jan Schuitemaker & Tosca Schuitemaker-Kreike in 2002 Coffee Xperts started out as coffee retailers. 2005 was the year they incorporated roasting into their business. In 2010 the retail
Central Europe is the richest area of Europe in terms of market value (43.7%), regarding espresso coffee machines. The area (Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Netherlands) remained almost stable in the last year, but forecasts indicate a recovery of investments thanks to the opening of new independent activities (i.e. small bars and bakeries) and the development of petrol stations with bars and