BARCELONA, Spain – Winners of the European Coffee Awards 2023 were announced during a Gala dinner at the W Hotel in Barcelona. Created by Jeffrey Young, the man behind Allegra, and event entrepreneur Ludovic Rossignol, The European Coffee Symposium rapidly became the place to explore high-level business opportunities and gain access to the latest market insights.
For over 15 years now, The ECS has brought over 7,000 of the most hard-to-reach, senior decision-makers from across Europe together to establish new business partnerships and lasting relationships.
The ECS has delivered over 35,000+ 1-to-1 meetings, 140+ keynote sessions and 350+ European Coffee Awards have been awarded to some of the most progressive brands in the sector.
Here are this year’s winners:
Best Coffee Chain – Western Continental Europe
Winner: The Barn
Runner-up: Costa Coffee
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain – Nordic Region
Winner: Joe & The Juice
Runner-up: Espresso House
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain – Southern Europe
Winner: Coffee Lab
Runner-up: Gregory’s
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain − UK & IE
Winner: Blank Street Coffee
Runner-up: 200 Degrees Coffee
Highly commended: Costa Coffee
Best Coffee Chain − Central/Eastern Europe
Winner: Costa Coffee
Runner-up: 5 To Go
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Roaster – Europe
Winner: Lavazza
Runner-up: Illy
Highly commended: UCC Coffee
Best Specialty Coffee Roaster
Winner: Origin Coffee Roasters
Runner-up: Five Elephant
Highly commended: Small Batch Coffee Roasters
Best Coffee Equipment Supplier
Winner: La Marzocco
Runner-up: Astoria
Highly commended: Victoria Arduino
Best Independent Coffee Shop – Europe
Winner: WatchHouse
Runner-up: Bonanza
Highly commended: La Cabra
Best Non-Coffee Supplier – Europe
Winner: Monin
Runner-up: Beyond The Bean
Highly commended: Chalo
Most Ethical Brand – Europe
Winner: Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
Runner-up: 200 Degrees
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Outstanding Industry Contribution
Anne Lunell
Michal Molcan
Radu Savopol
Lifetime Achievement Award
Cosimo Libardo