Lars Appelqvist, CEO at Löfbergs, happy to hear the company is ranked as one of the best coffee roasters in Europe.

Press release - 24 August 2018 06:50

Löfbergs may be awarded Best Coffee Roaster in Europe

The coffee roaster Löfbergs is one of the finalists in The European Coffee Awards. It means that the family-owned coffee roaster is ranked as one of the best in Europe. The winner is announced at The European Coffee Symposium in Milan at the end of November.

- We are entering the international high life, feeling like a winner already. It is a testament that the industry recognizes and appreciates our focus on sustainable development of coffee products and business, says Lars Appelqvist, CEO at Löfbergs.

A prestigious award
The European Coffee Awards is the most prestigious award in the European coffee sector. The organizers are assisted by more than 100 coffee experts when selecting the finalists. The criteria include innovation capacity, quality, service level and sustainability work.

The winner is announced at The European Coffee Symposium in Milan on 28-30 November. Lavazza, Segafredo, Illy, Mondelez and JDE are some of the other finalists.

For more information:
Anders Thorén, Media Relations Manager, Löfbergs, +46 703 55 64 22, anders.thoren@lofbergs.se

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The coffee roaster Löfbergs is a Swedish Family Business founded in 1906. We are 340 coffee lovers operating in Northern Europe and Canada, sharing the passion for taste, trends and sustainability. We have a turnover of SEK 1.9 billion and is one of the world's largest purchasers of organic and Fairtrade-labeled coffee. Löfbergs is a part of the Löfbergs Coffee Group who also owns the brands Crema, Green Cup, Kobbs, Percol, Peter Larsen Kaffe and SuperBonobo. Website

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