The Allegra Group is pleased to announce the European Coffee Awards 2014 winners.
More than 400 senior executives from across the coffee and food-to-go sectors gathered for a night of industry celebration on 25 November at the InterContinental, Istanbul.
Award winners were honoured during a prestigious black tie gala dinner and ceremony, featuring music by Hedige Guven.
Costa Coffee were named ‘Best Coffee Chain – Europe’ for an incredible fourth year in a row, with indie Timberyard, who are based in the UK, named as ‘Best Independent Coffee Shop – Europe.’
Five individual awards were given out to personalities identified for their ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Coffee Industry’ in their country or across Europe.
Mario Pascucci, MD, Caffè Pascucci; Nick Tolley, Co-Founder, Harris + Hoole; Tim Sturk, Head of Training, BaxterStorey; John Nylon, CEO, Espresso House and Gennaro Pelliccia, Production Technical Manager, Costa Coffee were among the honoured.
The awards culminated with the Life Time Achievement award, handed to Andy Marshall, MD, Costa Coffee.
Companies and individual award winners were recognised through a targeted voting campaign run by Allegra from July – October 2014, where more than 1000 senior industry executives took part.
The award categories that are broken down into Country, European and Individual awards. Winners are outlined by category below:
COUNTRY AWARDS
Best Coffee Chain – Western Europe
Winner
Doppio Espresso
2nd Place and Runner up
Starbucks Coffee Company
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Caffè Nero
Best Coffee Chain – Nordic Region
Winner
Starbucks Coffee Company
2nd Place and Runner up
Espresso House
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Joe & the Juice
Best Coffee Chain – Southern Europe
Winner
Caffè Pascucci
2nd Place and Runner up
Costa Coffee
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Espressamente illy
Best Coffee Chain – UK & IE
Winner
Harris + Hoole
2nd Place and Runner up
Costa Coffee
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Pret A Manger
EUROPEAN AWARDS
Best Coffee Chain Europe
Winner
Costa Coffee
2nd Place and Runner up
Starbucks Coffee Company
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Caffè Nero
Best Independent Coffee Shop – Europe
Winner
Timberyard (UK)
2nd Place and Runner up
Café Coutume (FR)
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Caravan (UK)
Most Ethical Brand – Europe
Winner
Starbucks Coffee Company
2nd Place and Runner up
Doppio Espresso
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Union Hand-Roasted
Best Coffee Roaster – Europe
Winner
Union Hand-Roasted
2nd Place and Runner up
Caffè Pascucci
3rd Place and Highly Commended
illy
Best Artisan Roaster – Europe
Winner
Bocca
2nd Place and Runner up
Tim Wendelboe
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Square Mile
Best Equipment Supplier- Europe
Winner
La Marzocco
2nd Place and Runner up
La Cimbali
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Nuova Simonelli
Best Food and Non-Coffee Supplier – Europe
Winner
Erlenbacher Backwaren GmbH
2nd Place and Runner up
Monin
3rd Place and Highly Commended
Delifrance
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’
Recognised:
Mario Pascucci, MD, Caffè Pascucci
Nick Tolley, Co-Founder, Harris + Hoole
Tim Sturk, Head of Training, BaxterStorey
John Nylon, CEO, Espresso House
Gennaro Pelliccia, Production Technical Manager, Costa Coffee
Lifetime Achievement Award
Andy Marshal, Managing Director, Costa Coffee
