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2025 coffee bean brand rankings

[2025 Coffee Bean Brand Ranking] Relying on the big data of the whole network, the coffee bean brands selected according to the brand awareness, brand strength, word-of-mouth evaluation and sales popularity of coffee beans (in no particular order): Intelligentsia, Blue Bottle, M2M, Minority, Mingqian, Fisher Coffee, Seesaw Coffee, UCC, Peet's Coffee, Starbucks , Juan Valdez, illy, Uncle Bean, LAVAZZA, if you are looking for what brand of coffee beans is good? This coffee bean brand ranking list is for your reference only.

TOP.1

Intelligentsia United States

In the history of coffee culture, there have been three major waves: before the 60s of the 20th century, coffee as a beverage has just begun to popularize, Nestle, Maxwell and other companies have met people's growing craving for caffeine with cheap instant products. At the end of the 60s of the 20th century, Peets, Starbucks and other chain coffee shops created a new model of drinking coffee, people can drink freshly ground and brewed coffee in the store, the quality and flavor are much better than instant coffee, and various coffee-based beverages have also won people's love, which is the second wave of coffee; Since the 90s, some experienced coffee owners have begun to pay attention to the quality of green coffee beans, focusing on roasting and brewing techniques, and tend to drink hand-brewed black coffee, which is the third wave of specialty coffee that enthusiasts are now happy about. Founded in 1995, Intelligentsia intellectuals, along with Stumptown and Counter Culture, are considered to be the three pioneers of the specialty coffee wave.

1

Score

93

popularity

19602
TOP.2

Blue Bottle United States

Blue Bottle, the world's most famous specialty coffee brand, is named after The Blue Bottle Coffee House, the first café in the history of Central Europe. Founded in 2002, Blue Bottle has opened dozens of stores in the Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Miami, Boston and other cities, and its overseas expansion plan was first settled in Japan, and now it has opened 11 stores in Tokyo, Kyoto and other places. In 2017, Blue Bottle acquired a 68% stake in Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company. In addition to the physical store channel, Blue Bottle also provides coffee subscription services to consumers in Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries. What is more special is that Blue Bottle closed its wholesale department in 2015, and all products are not sold through distributors, only in its own stores and on its official website, and the product quality is more guaranteed. Unlike the way of purchasing green beans from the international coffee exchange, Blue Bot...

2

Score

92

popularity

20511
TOP.3

M2M Jiangsu

M2M was founded by Zhang Yinzhe, a leading figure in the domestic coffee industry, who was the champion of the 2014 and 2016 World Barista Championships in China. Zhang Yinzhe owns two coffee brands, one is the café brand UNiUNi and the other is the coffee roasting brand M2M, which is independent but complementary to each other, UNiUNi uses M2M beans to produce coffee, and M2M receives user feedback from UNiUNi. In just four or five years, M2M has become a leading brand in the domestic specialty coffee industry, providing competition beans for the World Barista Championship China Championship Roasting Competition and the World Coffee Brewing Competition China Champion Roasting Competition, in addition, M2M is also a bean supplier for more than 100 boutique cafes across the country. M2M's coffee is made up of three series: the Made, the Order, and the 90 Series, and some of the classic beans are also available in pour-over and Italian versions to meet most extraction methods. Its mid-range series is the norm of M2M...

3

Score

88

popularity

20294
TOP.4

minority Anhui

Founded in 2014, although it started late, with its stable quality and eye-catching design, Minority has become a favorite local brand among domestic specialty coffee lovers in just a few years. Wu Lingbo, the co-founder of Minority, is a qualified Q-Grader coffee taster, won the 2014 World Coffee Cupping Competition (WCTC) in China, and now manages roasting and quality control at Minority. Minority has a roasting plant with an area of 1,500 square meters, which has the capacity to store a large number of green coffee beans and carry out large-scale roasting operations, providing a premise for ensuring the stable quality of cooked beans. The minority insists on cupping each batch of cooked beans, and the number of cupping is more than 10,000 cups per year, which is rare among domestic coffee peers. Because of its stable flavor performance, the beans of the minority are currently selected as shop coffees by more than 200 cafes across the country. The design of the minority has always been popular, and their coffee beans are very eye-catching from the naming to the packaging design, such as the yellow submarine SOE based on the music movie, the Kitano Takeshi Italian blend, the wild strawberry Italian blend, etc...

4

Score

87

popularity

20015
TOP.5

Mingqian Shanghai

Mingqian is a local specialty coffee merchant that provides one-stop services, its industry covers coffee planting and production, coffee bean roasting, coffee training and café operation, and in 2010, it cooperated with local coffee farmers in Yunnan to establish Mingqian Coffee Research Estate; In 2011, he founded the Coffee Academy, which has set up a number of training courses such as latte art courses, hand pouring classes, cupping courses, etc., and has trained many coffee practitioners and enthusiasts. Mingqian's coffee roasting factory was established in 2012 and moved to Jiading District, Shanghai the following year, with a plant area of 1,200 square meters, integrating roasting area, green bean warehouse, appliance warehouse, cooked bean warehouse, packaging room, etc., its green bean warehouse can store 100 tons of green bean raw materials, constant temperature and humidity, which can ensure the long-term stable supply of green beans. In order to find the best roasting curve for coffee, each of Mingqian's cooked beans has undergone more than 10 roasting parameter adjustments, and each batch of beans needs to be cupped before leaving the factory to ensure that the roasting degree and flavor performance reach the qualified line, which also shapes Mingqian's stable quality performance. According to the grade of green beans, Mingqian's coffee beans can be divided into two types.

5

Score

85

popularity

11742
TOP.6

Fisher Coffee Shandong

Zhang Rong, the founder of Fisher Coffee, a pioneer of local specialty coffee in China, shared the knowledge of specialty coffee at the forum in the early years, and is one of the earliest active coffee bulls in China. Fisher Coffee's specialty coffee business began in 2006, and unlike many boutique cafes, Fisher Cofffee started as a coffee roasting workshop, mainly roasting and selling coffee beans, until 2016, when it opened its first physical coffee shop in Qingdao. Every year, the team at Fisher Coffee travels to the coffee producing areas to find potential origins and estates, and in 2012, they went to Yunnan to participate in all aspects of coffee production with local coffee farmers. In addition, they have visited regions around the world, such as Ethiopia and Colombia, as well as Panama, Kenya, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and other regions. Fisher Coffee has built a room temperature green bean warehouse and a year-round constant temperature green bean warehouse to ensure that a large number of green beans from afar can be scientifically stored and stably supplied. After the beans are roasted, Fisher Coffee will stone and color sort through the machine.

6

Score

84

popularity

20593
TOP.7

Seesaw Coffee Shanghai

In the field of specialty coffee, chain management is a world-class problem, because chain and boutique are often opposite, chain usually means a decline in the controllability of production, even in the United States, Australia and other large specialty coffee countries, there are few really large-scale specialty coffee brands. Seesaw Coffee can be said to be one of the mature specialty coffee chain brands, and has opened 20 coffee chain stores in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Seesaw Coffee has a dedicated green bean sourcing team, which needs to visit major coffee producing regions around the world, such as Panama, Colombia, Guatemala and other well-known coffee producing areas, to find standard green coffee beans for Seesaw Coffee. Seesaw Coffee's most commendable green bean project is none other than the Yunnan Project. At a time when all domestic coffee merchants are not optimistic about Yunnan coffee, Seesaw Coffee's purchasing team has traveled back and forth to Yunnan nearly 100 times to provide local coffee farmers with the latest information and technology, cooperated with dozens of estates, directly participated in the planting and processing of coffee beans, and carried out small batches of experimental processing in different plots.

7

Score

83

popularity

15225
TOP.8

UCC Yosh Poetry Japan

UCC is Japan's leading coffee company and plays a pivotal role in the Japanese coffee industry, the world's first can of ready-to-drink coffee was developed and produced by UCC, and the only coffee museum in Japan was also built by UCC, located in Kobe, the birthplace of UCC. UCC is one of the few coffee companies in the world to have a direct farm: in 1981, UCC acquired the direct rights to the Blue Mountain Coffee Farm in Jamaica; In 1989, UCC opened a direct-operated farm in Hawaii specializing in Kona coffee, which covers approximately 35 acres and has more than 15,000 coffee trees; In 1995, UCC established a joint venture in Sumatra, Indonesia and opened a direct farm. Coffee is an important trading bridge between Japan and Jamaica, Jamaica's unique Blue Mountain coffee used to be a highly sought-after top product, most of the products of Blue Mountain coffee flow into Japan every year, and at its peak, more than 80% of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee was exported to Japan. With the rise of specialty coffee, Blue Mountain coffee is no longer what it used to be, and interest in it is declining in the Japanese market, but today 65-80% of Blue Mountain coffee is still exported to Japan every year. ...

8

Score

82

popularity

14194
TOP.9

Peet's Coffee 皮爷咖啡 United States

Peets Coffee, known as Peet's Coffee in China, was founded in 1966 by Dutch-born roaster Alfred Peet in Berkeley, California. Peet's Coffee has created a new chain model of selling freshly ground coffee and roasted coffee beans, leading the second wave of specialty coffee. The birth of Starbucks was also directly influenced by Peet's coffee, the three founders all studied under Alfred Peet, and Starbucks' coffee beans were also purchased from Peet's coffee at the earliest, and the shadow of Peet's coffee can still be seen in Starbucks' coffee today. In 2001, Peet's Coffee was listed on the NASDAQ and was acquired by the German JAB Group in 2012. After the acquisition, Peet's Coffee continued to move, successively acquiring the third wave of specialty coffee pioneers Intelligentsia and Stumptown Tree Dun City, and in 2017, it entered Chinese mainland and opened its first branch in Shanghai. As of 2018, Peet's Coffee has three stores in Shanghai. Peet's coffee recommends a 90-day tasting period for coffee bean products, which has no advantage in freshness compared with local high-quality roasters. But more than the next, different from Starbucks' large quantities...

9

Score

81

popularity

29356
TOP.10

Starbucks United States

The undoubted global coffee chain giant and a major player in the second wave of coffee. Starbucks' first store was opened in 1971 at Seattle Pike Place Market, influenced by Peet's coffee, which initially specialized in coffee beans and later transformed into a chain of coffee shops that sold both roasted coffee beans and freshly ground coffee. According to the company's 2018 annual report, Starbucks currently has a presence in 75 countries and regions around the world, with more than 10,000 direct stores and nearly 15,000 franchised stores. When it comes to sourcing green coffee beans, Starbucks follows the principles of fair trade. Starbucks began sourcing fair trade coffee in 2000, but it was only used in some markets and did not achieve full coverage until 2008, when Starbucks, together with the Fair Trade Organization of the United States and the Fair Trade Labeling Organization International, announced that Starbucks would expand the purchase of fair trade coffee in 2009 to 40 million pounds, and Starbucks became the world's largest fair trade certified coffee buyer. Starbucks has four baking facilities around the world.

10

Score

81

popularity

15868
TOP.11

Juan Valdez 胡安帝滋 Colombia

There are many coffee producing countries in the world, and Colombia is one of the best in terms of natural conditions: it is close to the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, with a hot climate and abundant precipitation; The Andes Mountains cross vertically across the left side of the country's borders, and the undulating terrain brings rich elevation and climate differences, shaping the distinctive coffee producing regions. The Andes Mountains are volcanic, bringing fertile volcanic ash to the local soil. As a result, many Arabica coffee beans that are difficult to survive elsewhere can grow in Colombia, which is why Colombia is the world's largest producer of Arabica beans. Juandiz, the only national coffee brand in Colombia, was created by the Colombian Coffee Producers Association (FNC) and is the only coffee brand in the world that belongs to coffee producers. Juan Valdez is actually the most common male name in Colombia, and the brand has successfully personified it, surpassing Ronald McDonald to become the most popular advertising figure among Americans in the 2005 advertising image competition in the United States. Juan Dizi is Colombia's equivalent of Uncle Sam...

11

Score

80

popularity

9648
TOP.12

illy Italy

Founded in 1933, Lavazza's top coffee roaster today has annual sales of about $574 million. Despite its ubiquity in Italy, illy accounts for only 0.2% of the global coffee market (2017 figures) globally, while its old rival Lavazza has a 2.5% share. It is worth mentioning that the predecessor of today's espresso machine was invented by Francesco Illy, the founder of illy, who developed the world's first automatic coffee machine, illetta, which separated the pressure system from the heating system. In 1999, illy opened illy Coffee University, a leading provider of coffee education and coffee education, with campuses in 26 countries and regions around the world, and has since provided professional coffee training and education to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Illy Coffee University trainees include estate farmers, coffee farmers, and general enthusiasts, and some courses are expensive, but coffee farmers can attend all courses for free. illy is not a member of the Fair Trade Organization and does not follow fair trade principles when sourcing coffee beans, but illy has been sourcing raw coffee from farms of origin since the late 80s of the 20th century.

12

Score

79

popularity

15577
TOP.13

Uncle Bean 豆叔 Beijing

In terms of qualifications, I am afraid that there are few people in the domestic coffee circle who can match Uncle Dou. As early as 2002, Uncle Dou entered the coffee industry as a green bean trader, and later went to Germany as an apprentice in a coffee roasting factory. Uncle Dou is not only an expert member of the European Specialty Coffee Association, the Quality Control Committee of the Colombian Coffee Growers Association and other organizations, but also one of the earliest coffee practitioners in China to carry out coffee popularization and training courses. Uncle Bean's specialty coffee beans are mainly divided into two parts, origin single product coffee and Italian blended coffee, each bean has a unique name, such as amber, clear sky, fireworks, etc., which is more concise and easy to remember. In addition, Uncle Bean also marked a number representing the degree of roasting on the packaging bag, 1 is light roast and 10 is dark roast, which is convenient for consumers to find their favorite beans. Among Uncle Bean's espresso blends, the most popular is Wincent's Sunflower, the best-selling one. This...

13

Score

78

popularity

7695
TOP.14

LAVAZZA Italy

Founded in 1895, Lavazza is the national treasure of Italy, and in this espresso-loving country, 80% of households choose Lavazza as their daily coffee source, and at the Milan World Exhibition in 2015, Lavazza was selected as the official coffee of the Italian Pavilion. As one of the world's largest coffee companies, Lavazza had a turnover of €2 billion in 2017, with 63% of its production exported. Lavazza has six production sites, four in Italy and two overseas. Lavazza imports green bean ingredients from major coffee producing countries around the world, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Indonesia, etc., and after the coffee is harvested at the point of origin, the quality assessment team will first inspect the samples, and only those that pass the inspection will be purchased by Lavazza. The concept of coffee blends was invented by Lavazza, and its coffee bean products are also based on blends of Arabica beans and Robusta beans. Lavazza has built a fairly rich product matrix, and the specifications are usually large, which is an excellent choice for cafes and restaurants to purchase in bulk.

14

Score

76

popularity

16599

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Peet's Coffee 皮爷咖啡

Peets Coffee, known as Peet's Coffee in China, was founded in 1966 by Dutch-born roaster Alfred Peet in Berkeley, California. Peet's Coffee has created a new chain model of selling freshly ground coffee and roasted coffee beans, leading the second wave of specialty coffee
2 20593
Fisher Coffee

Zhang Rong, the founder of Fisher Coffee, a pioneer of local specialty coffee in China, shared the knowledge of specialty coffee at the forum in the early years, and is one of the earliest active coffee bulls in China. Fisher Coffee's specialty coffee business started in 2006, and unlike many boutique cafes,
3 20511
Blue Bottle

Blue Bottle, the world's most famous specialty coffee brand, is named after The Blue Bottle Coffee House, the first café in the history of Central Europe. Blue Bottle was founded in 2002 and opened in the Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Miami, Boston and other cities in the United States
4 20294
M2M

M2M was founded by Zhang Yinzhe, a leading figure in the domestic coffee industry, who was the champion of the 2014 and 2016 World Barista Championships in China, and his more dazzling industry experience is that he participated in the launch of Ninety Plus, an American specialty coffee bean company, as a coffee master
5 20015
minority

Founded in 2014, although it started late, with its stable quality and eye-catching design, Minority has become a favorite local brand among domestic specialty coffee lovers in just a few years. Wu Lingbo, the co-founder of Minority, owns Q-Grad
6 19602
Intelligentsia

In the history of coffee culture, there have been three major waves: before the 60s of the 20th century, coffee as a beverage had just begun to be popularized, and companies such as Nestle and Maxwell satisfied people's growing cravings for caffeine with cheap instant products, which were often coffee
7 16599
LAVAZZA

Founded in 1895, Lavazza is the national treasure of Italy, and in this espresso-loving country, 80% of households choose Lavazza as their daily coffee source, and at the Milan World Exhibition in 2015, Lavazza was selected as the official coffee of the Italian Pavilion. As full
8 15868
Starbucks

The undoubted global coffee chain giant and a major player in the second wave of coffee. Starbucks' first store was opened in 1971 at Seattle's Pike Place Market, influenced by Peet's Coffee, which initially specialized in coffee beans and later transformed into a contemporary
9 15577
illy

Founded in 1933, Lavazza's top coffee roaster today has annual sales of about $574 million. Despite its ubiquity in Italy, illy accounts for only 0.2% of the global coffee market (2017 data) globally
10 15225
Seesaw Coffee

In the field of specialty coffee, chain management is a world-class problem, because chain and boutique are often opposite, chain usually means a decline in the controllability of production, even in the United States, Australia and other specialty coffee countries, there are few real scale of boutiques
11 14194
UCC Yosh Poetry

UCC is Japan's leading coffee company and plays a pivotal role in the Japanese coffee industry, the world's first can of ready-to-drink coffee was developed and produced by UCC, and the only coffee museum in Japan was also built by UCC, located in Kobe, the birthplace of UCC. The UCC is one of the largest in the world
12 11742
Mingqian

Mingqian is a local specialty coffee merchant that provides one-stop services, its industry covers coffee planting and production, coffee bean roasting, coffee training and café operation, and in 2010, it cooperated with local coffee farmers in Yunnan to establish Mingqian Coffee Research Estate; Founded in 2011 Coffee Science
13 9648
Juan Valdez 胡安帝滋

There are many coffee producing countries in the world, and Colombia is one of the best in terms of natural conditions: it is close to the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, with a hot climate and abundant precipitation; The Andes Mountains cross vertically to the left side of the border, and the undulating terrain brings an abundance of elevation
14 7695
Uncle Bean 豆叔

In terms of qualifications, I am afraid that there are few people in the domestic coffee circle who can match Uncle Dou. As early as 2002, Uncle Dou entered the coffee industry as a green trader, and later went to Germany as an apprentice in a coffee roasting factory, and after traveling to several workshops, he returned to Beijing to open Dou

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Intelligentsia United States

Blue Bottle United States

M2M Jiangsu

minority Anhui

Mingqian Shanghai

Fisher Coffee Shandong

Seesaw Coffee Shanghai

UCC Yosh Poetry Japan

Peet's Coffee 皮爷咖啡 United States

Starbucks United States

Juan Valdez 胡安帝滋 Colombia

illy Italy

Uncle Bean 豆叔 Beijing

LAVAZZA Italy

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