Löfbergs

25 May 2021 10:00

Löfbergs calls for a strong EU law to protect forests and natural ecosystems

Swedish based coffee group Löfbergs is urging the European Commission to propose an ambitious law to address EU-driven global deforestation, in a statement released today with another 40+ European companies.

24 May 2021 13:50

International Coffee Partners: 20 years of hands-on smallholder family support

Join the 20 years ICP event “Focus on People! How the coffee sector can ensure smallholder families’ livelihoods” on Tuesday, June 15th at 10 am CEST to get to know ICP and follow a discussion about the opportunities of holistic support to coffee farmer families and working together for effectively tackling the challenges ahead.

- This means that coffee packages waste can be used as a resource, says Madelene Breiling, Supply Chain Development Manager at Löfbergs.

31 March 2021 13:35

Coffee packages in fully recyclable mono-material about to become reality at Löfbergs

By 2030, Swedish based coffee group Löfbergs strive to be 100 % circular, which includes only using packages that are recyclable and made from renewable or recycled materials. In a recent project, Löfbergs has reached revolutionary results – successful pilot tests of what likely is the world’s first high barrier soft plastic PE mono-material prototype for coffee.

Lars Aaen Thøgersen at Löfbergs and Jimi Kristensen at Volkerts Fylke work together in Circular Coffee Community.

25 March 2021 07:30

Companies create mutual value in circular community

The number of companies in the Circular Coffee Community is growing steadily, and the first solutions and business models are starting to sprout. The community, founded by Swedish based coffee group Löfbergs, wants to make coffee 100 percent circular.

The first circular coffee station is already set up at the Lilla ICA Lindvallen supermarket in Sälen, Sweden, and more are underway.

20 January 2021 15:24

Coffee comes full circle: First ever 3D printed coffee station made from waste

Swedish coffee group Löfbergs is collaborating with 3D print entrepreneur Sculptur to transform coffee production waste into brand new coffee stations. The collaboration is part of the Circular Coffee Community and the pursuit of the group’s ambition of zero coffee waste by 2030. The World’s first 3D printed waste-based coffee station is already in operation and more are underway.

18 December 2020 06:55

"The future is circular"

Coffee is amazing! We love the smell and taste. We love how it wakes us up in the morning. We love how it brings people together and generates conversations and togetherness. We also know that coffee could mean so much more. The full potential of coffee is not being used today. We want to change that to contribute to a 100 per cent circular production and consumption of coffee, without any waste.

- We will continue to work together with others to develop and share sustainable solutions, says Eva Eriksson, Head of Sustainability at Löfbergs.

10 December 2020 07:10

New report: Cooperation strengthens Löfbergs in the sustainability field

Lower climate impact, more certified coffee and increased support for small-scale coffee farmers. The new sustainability report from Löfbergs shows that the family-owned coffee company continues to develop in the sustainability field. Löfbergs is now aiming at new goals: circular transformation with zero waste.

27 November 2020 08:00

ICP provides emergency relief fund after hurricanes in Central America

As a response to the devastating effects of Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras and Guatemala, International Coffee Partners (ICP) makes an emergency relief fund available. It will support 400 smallholder coffee farmer families with direct food access and restoring damaged infrastructure. In total 40,000 Euro will be available.

28 October 2020 08:00

Swedish fika creates growth – Waynes Coffee and Löfbergs join forces

They are both a part of the Swedish fika culture. The coffee shop chain Waynes and the coffee group Löfbergs are now joining forces in a collaboration that will strengthen the two companies. As from spring of 2021, Löfbergs will be the exclusive coffee supplier to all of Waynes’s coffee shops in Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Through a collaboration between Löfbergs and Stich N Stones upcycled coffee sacks are turned into Coffee Sack Caps.

21 October 2020 12:00

Reclaimed coffee sacks

All companies have waste material that they don’t know what to do with. Swedish based coffee company Löfbergs teamed up with Stich N Stones and figured out that they can upcycle their coffee jute sacks into Coffee Sack Caps.

1 October 2020 14:04

Löfbergs partner up with Sproud

Launching in October 2020, the Swedish coffee group Löfbergs rolles out a collaboration with Sproud throughout Löfbergs Out of Home market in Sweden, e.g. Foodservice, Chain customer, Facility Management, Vending, Public Sector, Free Market. With a broad assortment of sustainably sourced speciality coffee and comprehensive services, Löfbergs has reached the position as market leader.

24 September 2020 05:00

Löfbergs joins IKEA in commitment to halve food loss and waste

Löfbergs joins IKEA in the groundbreaking “10x20x30” initiative to root out food loss and waste. 10x20x30 goes hand in hand with Löfbergs´s ambitious initiative Circular Coffee Community with the clear-cut purpose of eliminating all waste related to coffee. 10x20x30 is led by IKEA and 10+ of the world’s biggest food retailers and providers. Löfbergs is one of IKEA’s major suppliers for coffee.

7 September 2020 08:05

ICP has a theory to improve the smallholder farmer families’ livelihoods

In 2001 Löfbergs co-founded International Coffee Partners (ICP), where eight family-owned coffee companies contribute to the development of small-scale coffee farmers. ICP’s vision is to improve smallholder farmer families’ livelihoods. ICP is committed to long-term projects and long-term impact in the coffee sustainability sector. That’s why ICP recently reworked its Theory of Change.

8 July 2020 12:53

International Coffee Partners projects reached almost 49,000 smallholder farmers in 2019

In 2001 Löfbergs co-founded International Coffee Partners (ICP), where a number of other family-owned coffee companies contribute to the development of small-scale coffee farmers. ICP now has released its Annual Report 2019. In the past year, ICP-projects reached almost 49,000 smallholder coffee farmer families in six regions around the globe.

21 June 2020 06:20

Lars Appelqvist appointed vice president of FoodDrinkEurope

A unanimous board has appointed Lars Appelqvist, CEO of Löfbergs and chairman of The Swedish Food Federation, vice president of the European interbranch organisation FoodDrinkEurope. FoodDrinkEurope represents the industry at an EU level in order to create good terms for all European food companies.

7 April 2020 09:24

We remain committed to support smallholder coffee farmer families

Together with our friends within International Coffee Partners (ICP) we are concerned about the possible short and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smallholder coffee farmer families. Coffee regions in which the organization is implementing projects are increasingly affected as well.

11 February 2020 14:10

Have a Coffee Break with International Coffee Partners

Löfbergs believes in creating and learning together with others. In 2001, Löfbergs co-founded International Coffee Partners together with a number of other family-owned coffee companies. In a new serie of videos International Coffee Partners shares the motivations and aims behind the work.

7 February 2020 13:18

Is blockchain our missing link for a fairer, greener coffee trade?

While worldwide coffee consumption is growing, the inequalities in the supply chain are becoming even more significant. Smallholder farmers, who do most of the work, earn the least money, while large companies capture most the profit. This coffee paradox is well-known, but we still haven’t seen the solutions for a real change.

Subjects: Partnerships, cooperations

Löfbergs calls for a strong EU law to protect forests and natural ecosystems

International Coffee Partners: 20 years of hands-on smallholder family support

Coffee packages in fully recyclable mono-material about to become reality at Löfbergs

Companies create mutual value in circular community

Coffee comes full circle: First ever 3D printed coffee station made from waste

"​The future is circular"

​New report: Cooperation strengthens Löfbergs in the sustainability field

​ICP provides emergency relief fund after hurricanes in Central America

​Swedish fika creates growth – Waynes Coffee and Löfbergs join forces

Reclaimed coffee sacks

​Löfbergs partner up with Sproud

​Löfbergs joins IKEA in commitment to halve food loss and waste