La Marzocco is celebrating after being named Best Coffee Equipment Supplier – Europe at the European Coffee Awards.
The Italian espresso machine manufacturer was honoured during the 2023 European Coffee Symposium, which took place in Barcelona from 27 to 29 November.
“[We have turned] a small, underdog cult player from Florence into a fast-growing and successful traditional coffee equipment brand known the world over,” La Marzocco CEO Guido Bernardinelli said at the Symposium.
Guido and the company’s Managing Directors from Spain and United Kingdom and Ireland, Valter Chiriacò and Paul Kelly respectively, attended the ceremony and proudly accepted the award.
La Marzocco was also the traditional coffee machine sponsor for the Symposium.
The European Coffee Awards, now in their 14th year, bring together the industry’s top leaders each year and the winners are chosen after rigorous analysis by a team of expert analysts and researchers.
The full list of this year’s winners are below:
Best Coffee Chain – Western Continental Europe: The Barn
Runner-up: Costa Coffee
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain – Nordic Region:
Joe & The Juice
Runner-up: Espresso House
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain – Southern Europe:
Coffee Lab
Runner-up: Gregory’s
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Chain – UK & Ireland:
Blank Street
Runner-up: 200 Degrees Coffee
Highly commended: Costa Coffee
Best Coffee Chain – Central/Eastern Europe: Costa Coffee
Runner-up: 5 To Go
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Best Coffee Roaster – Europe:
Lavazza
Runner-up: illy
Highly commended: UCC Coffee
Best Specialty Coffee Roaster: Origin Coffee Roasters
Runner-up: Five Elephant
Highly commended: Small Batch Coffee Roasters
Best Coffee Equipment Supplier:
La Marzocco
Runner-up: Astoria
Highly commended: Victoria Arduino
Best Independent Coffee Shop – Europe: WatchHouse
Runner-up: Bonanza
Highly commended: La Cabra
Best Non-Coffee Supplier – Europe: Monin
Runner-up: Beyond The Bean
Highly commended: Chalo
Most Ethical Brand – Europe: Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
Runner-up: 200 Degrees
Highly commended: Starbucks Coffee Company
Outstanding Industry Contribution
Anne Lunell
Michal Molcan
Radu Savopol
Lifetime Achievement Award
Cosimo Libardo
