Café Britt is a Costa Rican company that produces and markets gourmet coffee, chocolate and other products. They create and sponsor coffee-related tourism and education in Costa Rica. Products are sold in retailers, online, in Britt Café • Bakery locations, and in Grupo Arribada-owned Morpho Travel Experience. The company currently employs around 400 people.[1] Its coffee-roasting and chocolate-making operations are based in Costa Rica and Peru.[2][3]
North American coffee broker Steve Aronson founded the company in 1985 to market roasted Costa Rican coffees to the domestic market.[4] It was the first gourmet coffee roaster in the country;[4] since at that time, most high-quality coffee was exported to foreign markets. Aronson decided to promote the idea that good quality should also be consumed locally.[5] The name Britt is a tribute to Scandinavian countries, which are some of the largest consumers of coffee;[5] Britt was chosen through a contest to pick a name.[5]
The company expanded its operations with the introduction of chocolates in 2000, as well as opening its first store at Juan Santamaría Airport in 2001.[4] In 2003 it added further stores at various hotels popular with tourists in Costa Rica.[4] In 2005 new stores were opened in Perú, the Caribbean, and Chile. In 2009, after a successful transition, Philippe Aronson replaced his father and assumed the role of president.[4]
In 2017, Grupo Arribada split into two different companies: Morpho Travel Experience and Café Britt.[6] This allowed the company to focus on producing and commercializing gourmet products, operating cafés, and running the Britt Coffee Tour.[6] Philippe Aronson is the CEO of Café Britt.[7]
Productsedit
Café Britt produces and sells gourmet products, with a focus on coffee and chocolate.[6] Product lines includes Café Britt, Britt Chocolates, and Britt Cookies. The company offers capsules for espresso machines under the brand Britt Espresso, as well as related espresso machines.[8]
In 2017, Café Britt opened the first location of its eponymous café, Britt Café & Bakery.[6]
Tourismedit
In 1991, Café Britt founded Costa Rica's first coffee tour, the "Britt Coffee Tour," as a play staged in its own coffee plantation. Currently the tour offers an interactive journey through the coffee production cycle.[5] Some 50,000 people take the Britt Coffee Tour each year,[5] and more than half a million people have taken it since its founding.[9] In addition to the general tour, technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs.[5]
Environmentedit
Café Britt has sold certified organic coffee since 1991.[10] Currently, the company produces more than 200,000 bags of organic coffee a year, 80% of which is sold in Costa Rica.[11]
The production of Café Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013.[12]
^Mesalles, Nuria (2010-10-28). "Britt: 25 años de historia". Revista Apetito (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^"Britt suma el sofisticado café orgánico cultivado bajo sombra a su oferta gourmet". Santiago Diferente (in Spanish). 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^Fallas Villalobos, Cristina (2017-10-21). "Demanda de café orgánico motiva a negocios en Costa Rica". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^Barquero, Marvin (2013-03-07). "Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de 'carbono neutral'". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
December 15, 2023
café, britt, costa, rican, company, that, produces, markets, gourmet, coffee, chocolate, other, products, they, create, sponsor, coffee, related, tourism, education, costa, rica, products, sold, retailers, online, britt, café, bakery, locations, grupo, arribad. Cafe Britt is a Costa Rican company that produces and markets gourmet coffee chocolate and other products They create and sponsor coffee related tourism and education in Costa Rica Products are sold in retailers online in Britt Cafe Bakery locations and in Grupo Arribada owned Morpho Travel Experience The company currently employs around 400 people 1 Its coffee roasting and chocolate making operations are based in Costa Rica and Peru 2 3 Cafe BrittIndustryCoffee roasting and chocolate manufacturingFounded1985FounderSteve AronsonHeadquartersHeredia Costa RicaProductsCosta Rican Colombian and Peruvian coffees chocolates nuts candies and gourmet productsServicesCoffee tourParentGrupo ArribadaWebsitecafebritt com Contents 1 History 2 Products 3 Tourism 4 Environment 5 See also 6 External links 7 ReferencesHistory editNorth American coffee broker Steve Aronson founded the company in 1985 to market roasted Costa Rican coffees to the domestic market 4 It was the first gourmet coffee roaster in the country 4 since at that time most high quality coffee was exported to foreign markets Aronson decided to promote the idea that good quality should also be consumed locally 5 The name Britt is a tribute to Scandinavian countries which are some of the largest consumers of coffee 5 Britt was chosen through a contest to pick a name 5 The company expanded its operations with the introduction of chocolates in 2000 as well as opening its first store at Juan Santamaria Airport in 2001 4 In 2003 it added further stores at various hotels popular with tourists in Costa Rica 4 In 2005 new stores were opened in Peru the Caribbean and Chile In 2009 after a successful transition Philippe Aronson replaced his father and assumed the role of president 4 In 2017 Grupo Arribada split into two different companies Morpho Travel Experience and Cafe Britt 6 This allowed the company to focus on producing and commercializing gourmet products operating cafes and running the Britt Coffee Tour 6 Philippe Aronson is the CEO of Cafe Britt 7 Products editCafe Britt produces and sells gourmet products with a focus on coffee and chocolate 6 Product lines includes Cafe Britt Britt Chocolates and Britt Cookies The company offers capsules for espresso machines under the brand Britt Espresso as well as related espresso machines 8 In 2017 Cafe Britt opened the first location of its eponymous cafe Britt Cafe amp Bakery 6 Tourism editIn 1991 Cafe Britt founded Costa Rica s first coffee tour the Britt Coffee Tour as a play staged in its own coffee plantation Currently the tour offers an interactive journey through the coffee production cycle 5 Some 50 000 people take the Britt Coffee Tour each year 5 and more than half a million people have taken it since its founding 9 In addition to the general tour technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs 5 Environment editCafe Britt has sold certified organic coffee since 1991 10 Currently the company produces more than 200 000 bags of organic coffee a year 80 of which is sold in Costa Rica 11 The production of Cafe Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013 12 See also edit nbsp Coffee portalCoffee production in Costa Rica Economy of Costa Rica Tourism in Costa Rica List of coffee companiesExternal links editOfficial siteReferences edit Our Story Retrieved 2018 10 31 Cafe Britt s Premium Gourmet Coffee Selection Cafe Britt Retrieved 2016 05 20 Cafe Britt se expande en Antigua Mexico Chile y Peru La Nacion Grupo Nacion in Spanish Retrieved 2018 07 25 a b c d e Arce A Sergio 2009 12 07 Cafe Britt invertira 8 millones en expansion durante el 2010 La Nacion in Spanish Retrieved 2016 10 13 a b c d e f Cordero Juan Fernando 2005 11 27 El profeta del grano de oro La Nacion in Spanish Retrieved 2016 10 13 a b c d Grupo Arribada Retrieved 2018 10 31 Grupo Britt se divide en dos empresas para fortalecer su expansion La Nacion in Spanish 2017 09 21 Retrieved 2018 10 31 Britt Espresso Retrieved 2019 16 01 Mesalles Nuria 2010 10 28 Britt 25 anos de historia Revista Apetito in Spanish Retrieved 2018 10 31 Britt suma el sofisticado cafe organico cultivado bajo sombra a su oferta gourmet Santiago Diferente in Spanish 2015 11 26 Retrieved 2019 04 30 Fallas Villalobos Cristina 2017 10 21 Demanda de cafe organico motiva a negocios en Costa Rica El Financiero in Spanish Retrieved 2019 04 30 Barquero Marvin 2013 03 07 Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de carbono neutral La Nacion in Spanish Retrieved 2018 11 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cafe Britt amp oldid 1136752433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
