Ludovic Rossignol, Head of Events at Allegra, presents The European Coffee & Hospitality Awards 2024 | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe

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Bringing together over 500 industry pioneers, The European Coffee & Hospitality Awards were co-hosted by Allegra Group CEO and founder, Jeffrey Young, and Allegra’s Head of Events, Ludovic Rossignol. Marking 15 years since the very first European Coffee Symposium, the newly revamped awards recognised the industry pioneers, visionaries and innovators driving the coffee and hospitality sectors forward across Europe.

“Tonight, we’re not just celebrating excellence – we’re marking a bold new era for our industry,” said Jeffrey Young, emphasising the industry-wide impact of this year’s expanded awards programme.

The European Coffee & Hospitality Awards 2024 and Gala Dinner at the Intercontinental Berlin | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe

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The COHO’s Top 100 list was also unveiled, honouring Europe’s most influential coffee and hospitality brands. Compiled by Allegra Group, the list recognises excellence across a diverse range of categories, from coffee shops and bakeries to coffee roasters and equipment manufacturers. It was built on thousands of peer nominations from Allegra’s extensive industry network and received an impressive 6,000 votes in 2024 alone – four times the number received in the previous year.
 

European Coffee & Hospitality Awards 2024 – Winners by Category

Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe

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Pan-European Operator Awards

 

Jeffrey Young presents WatchHouse founder Roland Horne with the award for Europe’s Best Coffee Shop Chain | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe

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Europe’s Best Coffee Shop Chain

Winner: WatchHouse
Finalists: % Arabica, Coffee Island

 

Europe’s Best Bakery/Food Chain

Winner: GAIL’s
Finalists: Paul, Pret A Manger

 

Europe’s Best Coffee Experience – Hotel Operator

Winner: Soho House
Finalists: Four Seasons, Hilton

 

Europe’s Best Independent Coffee Shop

Winner: KAWA Coffee
Finalists: Ozone, Rosslyn

 

Supplier Awards

Michele Cannone, Global Brand Director Away from Home, Lavazza Group, accepts the award for Europe’s Best Commercial Coffee Roaster | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe

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Europe’s Best Commercial Coffee Roaster

Winner: Lavazza
Finalists: Illy, Löfbergs

 

Europe’s Best Specialty Coffee Roaster

Winner: Origin Coffee Roasters
Finalists: Mabo, Ozone

 

Europe’s Best Espresso Equipment Manufacturer – Traditional

Winner: La Marzocco
Finalists: Victoria Arduino, Slayer

 

Europe’s Best Espresso Equipment Manufacturer – Fully Automatic

Winner: LaCimbali
Finalists: Eversys, WMF

 

Europe’s Best Food/Beverage Supplier

Winner: Alpro
Finalists: Monin, Sproud

 

Europe’s Most Sustainable Brand

Winner: Ozone Coffee Roasters
Finalists: Löfbergs, Origin 

 

Outstanding Individual Contribution Awards

Agnieszka Rojewska receives an Outstanding Achievement Award | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe

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Outstanding Achievement Award

Hippolyte Courty
L'Arbre à Café

Cristina Scocchia 
CEO of Illycaffè

Christophe Servell
Terres de Café

Agnieszka Rojewska
Sheep and Raven

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Holger Preibisch
Executive Director, Deutsche Kaffeeverband

The COHO’s Top 100 List – Europe’s Most Influential Coffee & Hospitality Brands

(In alphabetical order)

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Best Coffee Shop Chains

200 Degrees
Joe & The Juice
Espresso House
Costa Coffee
Coffee Island
Caffè Nero
Blank Street
% Arabica 
Starbucks
WatchHouse

 

Best Bakery/Food Chains

Cornish Bakery
Emmery’s
GAIL’s
Greggs
Kamps
Lagkagehuset
Paul
Paris Baguette
Pret A Manger
Zeit für Brot

 

Best Coffee Experience – Hotel Operators

Accor
CitizenM
Dorchester Collection
Firmdale Hotels
Four Seasons
Hilton
Hoxton
Marriott
​Radisson
Soho House

 

Best Independent Coffee Shops

3FE (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
Bonanza (Berlin, Germany)
Colonna & Small’s (Bath, UK)
Coutume (Paris, France)
Kawa (Paris, France)
La Cabra (Aarhus, Denmark)
Nostos (London, UK)
Ozone (London, UK)
Rosslyn (London, UK)
Single Estate (The Hague, Netherlands)

 

Best Commercial Coffee Roasters

Caffè Vergnano
Illy
JDE
Lavazza
Lincoln & York
Löfbergs
Matthew Algie
Segafredo
Tchibo
UCC Coffee

 

Best Specialty Coffee Roasters

Caravan (UK)
Origin Coffee (UK)
Ozone Coffee Roasters (UK)
Square Mile (UK)
Kawa (France)
L'Arbre à Café (France)
Mabo (Romania)
The Barn (Germany)
Manhattan Coffee Roasters (Netherlands)
Tim Wendelboe (Norway)

 

Best Espresso Equipment Manufacturers – Traditional

Astoria
LaCimbali
Dalla Corte
Faema
La Marzocco
Rancilio
Sanremo
Slayer
Synesso
Victoria Arduino

 

Best Espresso Equipment Manufacturers – Fully Automatic

LaCimbali
Cup & Cino
Egro
Eversys
Franke Coffee Systems
Melitta
Schaerer
Scanomat
Thermoplan
WMF

 

Best Food/Beverage Suppliers

Alpro
Bakerman
Beyond the Bean
Chalo
DaVinci
Easyfoods
Market Grounds
Monin
Oatly
Sproud

 

Most Sustainable Brands

Anne & Max
Change Please
Decent Packaging
Löfbergs
Origin Coffee
Ozone Coffee Roasters
Project Waterfall
Union Hand-Roasted
Vegware
Well-Grounded

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The European Coffee Awards took place at The European Coffee Symposium + COHO (11-13 November 2024) at the Intercontinental Berlin on 12 November 2024. To find out more about next year’s exciting one-to-one meetings programme, events and COHO expo, visit:
europeancoffeesymposium.com