During a remarkable evening to recognise outstanding achievement at the InterContinental Berlin on 12th November 2024, Coffee Ventures Europe and Allegra Group proudly celebrated the winners of the European Coffee & Hospitality Awards 2024
Ludovic Rossignol, Head of Events at Allegra, presents The European Coffee & Hospitality Awards 2024 | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Lizzie
Gurr, CEO Ozone
Coffee
Roasters, accepts the award for Europe’s Most Sustainable Brand | Photo credit: Coffee Ventures Europe
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
Shaerer
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
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