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.
 

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

 

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

(In alphabetical order)

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