New Survey: 8 Out of 10 Swedes Drink Coffee
The coffee roastery Löfbergs has conducted an extensive survey of Swedish coffee habits. Among other findings, it reveals that 8 out of 10 Swedes drink coffee, with filter coffee being the clear favourite.
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Löfbergs and Strawberry Extend Sustainable Coffee Partnership
The Swedish-based coffee roastery Löfbergs and Strawberry are extending their long-standing partnership. The new two-year agreement encompasses all of Strawberry's hotels across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
Löfbergs Aims for Further Growth – Appoints Trina Törnqvist as Chief International Business Officer
Coffee roaster Löfbergs has seen strong growth in recent years. To build on this momentum the company has appointed Trina Törnqvist to the newly created position of Chief International Business Officer. With over 20 years of experience in international business within the coffee industry, Trina will lead a team focused on expanding cross-border contracts and establishing a presence in new markets.
Löfbergs announces new board member Eja Tuominen
Eja Tuominen has been appointed as a new board member of the Swedish-based coffee roaster Löfbergs. Eja has 30 years of experience in senior management positions, for example at IKEA and Kesko, with focus on commercialisation, internationalisation, and other growth issues.
Top Placement for Löfbergs at the European Coffee Awards
On Tuesday evening, the European Coffee Awards took place in Berlin, where Löfbergs secured double top placements. The family-owned coffee roastery from Sweden reached the top three in two categories: Europe's Best Coffee Roastery and Europe's Most Sustainable Brand.
ICP Annual Report 2023: Successful Efforts for Smallholder Coffee Farmers
The ICP Annual Report 2023 highlights support for over 36,000 coffee farming households, promoting sustainable practices and women's participation. Key achievements include increased climate-friendly farming methods and income diversification, enhancing resilience among smallholder farmers across several coffee-producing nations.
Double chances for Löfbergs: can win prize as Europe's Best Coffee Roaster and Most Sustainable Brand
Swedish-based Löfbergs has been doubly nominated for the European Coffee Awards 2024, a prestigious competition for European coffee companies. The family-owned coffee roastery is in the running for Best Commercial Coffee Roaster and Most Sustainable Brand.
New perspectives on sustainability: Löfbergs participates in The Coffee Sustainability Program
Löfbergs has engaged in The Coffee Sustainability Program, emphasizing collective responsibility in the coffee industry. Participants, including experts and farmers, explored sustainability challenges and historical impacts, gaining new insights to enhance their sustainability efforts and broaden their coffee knowledge.
Löfbergs awarded for its great taste
Sweden-based coffee roaster Löfbergs has won the Great Taste Award in the UK for its Single Origin Brazil coffee. CEO Anders Fredriksson says the award is highly appreciated as great taste is a cornerstone in Löfbergs offering.
Cold coffee is hot in Sweden – 1 in 3 young coffee drinkers choose ice coffee
Sweden is one of the world’s most coffee-consuming countries. Hot coffee is dominating, but the interest for cold coffee is growing, especially among young people. This according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Löfbergs. 36 per cent of all coffee-drinking Swedes aged 18 to 29 have consumed ice coffee in the past month. It means that ice coffee is more popular than both cappuccino and latte.
Löfbergs appoints new MD in Finland – and aims for further growth in Eastern Europe
Rami Kuusisto becomes the new Managing Director of Löfbergs in Finland. On 1 September, he succeeds Kent Pettersson, who continues in the role of Chief Commercial Officer Market East at Löfbergs.
The new sustainability report of Löfbergs: "Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time”
The world of Löfbergs revolves round coffee. The great taste of course, but also the genuine interest and the knowledge that we have built since 1906. But that is not worth anything if we do not take care of each other and our planet. Which is why sustainability is and always has been important to us.
The new sustainability report of Löfbergs: “More important than ever to dare to act and take major steps forward”
The new sustainability report of Löfbergs for the prolonged financial year from July 2022 to December 2023 shows that the family-owned coffee roaster continues to make progress in the sustainability area. The company also presents a new framework for sustainable development, where the goal is to reduce emissions in the entire value chain (Scope 3) with 30% by 2030.
Fossil-free maritime freight – a low-hanging fruit more should pick
Maritime freight is a smart alternative to air freight, but often goes under the radar when companies map their Scope 3 emissions. The purchased goods often generate the most emissions, while the emissions of the freight, are proportionately low. But it is still good and important that there now are solutions to make maritime freights fossil-free. It is smart to pick a low-hanging first.
Löfbergs secures 100% fossil-free sea transport
The Swedish-based coffee company Löfbergs is now taking a new important step to reduce its carbon footprint. By cooperating with the logistics company Scanlog, the family-owned coffee company secures 100 per cent fossil-free sea transport – a measure that reduces the CO2 emissions with 1,800 metric tons.
Löfbergs continues to grow – plans to build a new roasting house
The sales figures of Swedish based Löfbergs reveal an upward trend, and to meet an increase in demand, the family-owned coffee roaster is planning to build another roasting house in Karlstad, Sweden.
New company is set to reverse coffee's negative climate and environmental impact
Lead by experienced professionals and backed Löfbergs the new company GrowGrounds has set out to change a global coffee industry with major climate and environmental challenges. In collaboration with coffee farmers all over the world, the goal is to eliminate coffee's negative CO2 impact and restore nature, and simultaneously ensure income and better living conditions for the coffee farmers.
Löfbergs concentrates its actions in the UK – sells the Percol brand
The coffee roaster Löfbergs sells the British brand Percol to India-based Continental Coffee. With this transaction, Löfbergs will fully focus on its own brand in the UK.
Löfbergs is first with a new kind of recyclable coffee packaging
After several years of development, the Swedish-based coffee roaster Löfbergs is now presenting a world first in the form of coffee packages in mono-laminate. The benefit of the new packaging is that it can be recycled instead of incinerated, which creates prerequisites for a circular economy. The climate impact is reduced with 55 per cent compared to previous packages.
"Certifications is an important piece of the puzzle for fair and sustainable development"
There is a need for increased justice in the value chain and we work with that in several different ways. For instance, certifications. We imported the first container of organic coffee to Sweden in 1995. Today we are one of the world’s largest buyers and roaster of organic and Fairtrade coffee today.
Working with certifications means that an independent party controls the farm, that the produ
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