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 ContributionAnne LunellMichal MolcanRadu Savopol
Lifetime Achievement AwardCosimo Libardo
