More than 350 senior executives from across the coffee and food-to-go sectors gathered for a night of industry celebration at the European Coffee awards in Paris on 27 November. Costa Coffee were awarded in three categories ‘Best Coffee Chain – Southern Europe’, ‘Best Coffee Chain – UK & Ireland’ as well as the coveted ‘Best Coffee Chain – Europe’ award. Seven individual awards were given out to people identified for their Outstanding Contribution to the Coffee Industry in their country or across Europe. These were: Nicolas Riché, CEO of Columbus Café; Andrew Tolley, Co-Founder, Harris + Hoole; Peter Van Eijl, Founder, Dopio Espresso; Jonathan Teoh, Founder, Dopio Espresso; Johan Damgaard, CEO, Johan & Nystöm; Nana Holthaus-Vehse, CEO Barista World and Steve Leighton, Managing Director, Has Bean Coffee.
The awards culminated with the Lifetime Achievement Award, handed to Piero Bambi, Technical and Design Director of Italian artisan espresso machine maker La Marzocco. In his acceptance speech, Piero reflected on his 60 years in the coffee industry and his legacy at the renowned company. Companies and individual award winners were recognised through a targeted voting campaign run by organisers, Allegra Strategies, from July to October 2013, in which more than 1000 senior industry executives took part.
All award winners are outlined by category below:
COUNTRY AWARDS
Best Coffee Chain – France
Winner
Columbus Café
2nd Place and Runner up
McCafé
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain – Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg
Winner
Doppio Espresso
2nd Place and Runner up
Coffee Company
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Le Pain Quotidien
Best Coffee Chain – Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Winner
Starbucks Coffee Company
2nd Place and Runner up
Balzac Coffee
3rd Place and Highly Commended
McCafé
Best Coffee Chain – Nordic Region
Winner
Espresso House
2nd Place and Runner up
Stockfleths
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Joe & the Juice
Best Coffee Chain – Southern Europe
Winner
Costa Coffee
2nd Place and Runner up
Caffè Nero
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Caffè Pascucci
Best Coffee Chain – UK & IE
Winner
Costa Coffee
2nd Place and Runner up
Harris + Hoole
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Pret A Manger
EUROPEAN AWARDS
Best Coffee Chain Europe
Winner
Costa Coffee
2nd Place and Runner up
Espresso House
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Independent Coffee Shop – Europe
Winner
Workshop Coffee Co.
2nd Place and Runner up
Johan & Nyström
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Espressofabriek
Best Forecourt Operator for Food & Coffee – Europe
Winner
Autogrill
2nd Place and Runner up
BP M&S Simply Food & BP Wild Bean Café
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Shell Deli2go
Most Ethical Brand – Europe
Winner
Caffè Pascucci
2nd Place and Runner up
Starbucks Coffee Company
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Costa Coffee
Best Coffee Roaster – Europe
Winner
Tim Wendelboe
2nd Place and Runner up
Square Mile Coffee
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Solberg & Hansen AS
Best Equipment Supplier- Europe
Winner
La Marzocco
2nd Place and Runner up
Nuova Simonelli
3rd Place and Highly Commended
La Cimbali
Best Food Supplier – Europe
Winner
Erlenbacher Backwaren GmbH
2nd Place and Runner up
Delifrance
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Vandemoortele
Best Non-Coffee Supplier – Europe
Winner
Monin
2nd Place and Runner up
Beyond the Bean
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Happy Cups
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS The following persons were recognised at the awards ceremony for their contribution to the coffee industry in their country or across Europe.
‘Outstanding Contribution to the European Coffee Industry’
Nicolas Riché, CEO, Columbus Café & Co.
Andrew Tolley, Co-Founder, Harris + Hoole
Peter Van Eijl, Founder, Dopio Espresso
Jonathan Teoh, Founder, Dopio Espresso
Johan Damgaard, CEO, Johan & Nystöm
Nana Holthaus-Vehse, CEO Barista World
Steve Leighton, Managing Director, Has Bean Coffee
Lifetime Achievement Award
Piero Bambi, La Marzocco
