01 Industry overview
The coffee processing industry at a glance
Coffee processing is a large, expanding global industry: 2024/25 world production reached 177.5 million 60-kilogram bags, while retail roast-and-ground coffee generated approximately $86.4 billion in 2025.
- $86.4B[21]
- Retail roast-and-ground sales, 2025
- 177.5M bags[12]
- World coffee production, 2024/25
- 5.7%[94]
- Roasted coffee CAGR, 2024–2030
- 40.2%[95]
- Brazil share of Arabica, 2025/26
- Market size
- The global retail coffee market generated approximately $125.7 billion in 2025, excluding cafés. Roast-and-ground products represented about 68.7% of retail coffee value, equivalent to approximately $86.4 billion.[21]
- Forecast & CAGR
- The global roasted coffee market was valued at $44.9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach $66.4 billion by 2030, implying a 5.7% CAGR from 2024 to 2030. The global coffee roaster-equipment market is forecast to grow at 7.8% annually from 2026 to 2033.[94]
- Market share & regions
- Europe accounted for 32.0% of the global roasted coffee market in 2023. On the supply side, South America produced 86.8 million bags in 2024/25, compared with 49.6 million in Asia and Oceania, 22.8 million in Africa, and 18.3 million in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America.[94][12]
- Segmentation
- Processing and finished products are commonly segmented by bean type, including Arabica and Robusta; by product form, including roast-and-ground, instant and ready-to-drink coffee; and by channel, including business-to-business, retail and foodservice. In the global retail market, roast-and-ground coffee represented 68.7% of value and 70.8% of volume in 2025.[21][94]
- Key players & concentration
- The roasted coffee market is described as moderately concentrated, with major participants including Nestlé, Lavazza, Starbucks, Kraft Heinz and J.M. Smucker. Equipment suppliers include Bühler, PROBAT, Scolari Engineering, Diedrich Roasters and Giesen Coffee Roasters.[96][94]
- Pricing
- The ICO Composite Indicator Price averaged 306.6 US cents per pound in coffee year 2024/25, 52.0% above the previous year. In September 2026, the composite indicator averaged 262.18 US cents per pound, while Robusta averaged 167.49 US cents per pound.[12][78]
- Trends, drivers & challenges
- Growth is supported by specialty coffee, premiumization, café expansion, online retail and rising consumption in Asia-Pacific. Processors face volatile green-bean prices, adverse weather, supply constraints, traceability requirements and pressure to reduce energy use and roasting emissions.[94][12][97]
- Consumer behavior & competition
- Retail coffee sales reached approximately $125.7 billion in 2025, but retail volume was broadly flat at about 6.2 million tonnes, indicating that value growth has been driven more by pricing and mix than volume. In U.S. coffee shops, Starbucks held 48% of consumer spending in 2024 and 2025, down from 52% in 2023, as Dunkin' and other chains gained share.[21][22]
- M&A
- In November 2026, Kraft Heinz agreed to sell its North America coffee business to One Rock Capital Partners at an enterprise value of $650 million, while retaining a 30% non-controlling stake. The transaction includes Maxwell House, Gevalia, Nabob, Yuban, Tassimo, Ethical Bean and Sanka, and is expected to close in mid-2027 subject to approvals.[98]
- Regulation
- Coffee is covered by the European Union Deforestation Regulation, which requires due-diligence statements and evidence that covered products are deforestation-free. The regulation applies to medium and large operators and traders from December 30, 2026, and to micro and small enterprises from June 30, 2027.[97]
- Latest news
- The latest major industry transaction is Kraft Heinz's November 4, 2026 agreement to divest its North America coffee business to One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $650 million. The deal is part of Kraft Heinz's portfolio-refocusing strategy and includes approximately 250 employees and manufacturing facilities in Jacksonville, Florida, and Vancouver, British Columbia.[98]
02 Ranking
Top 10 Companies in the Coffee Processing Industry
The leading companies in the coffee processing industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.
Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026
Melitta Group stands out for branded roasted coffee and coffee preparation because €1.594 billion in 2025 coffee segment revenue across Europe, South America and North America, while Keurig Dr Pepper focuses on packaged coffee integration since it acquired JDE Peet’s in April 2026 and is integrating its coffee business with Keurig.
Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓
Editor's top 3 picks
Where to start, by need.
#1 Overall · Leader in branded roasted coffee
Melitta Group
DE
Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Branded roasted coffee
Why we picked it: It operates in branded roasted coffee and coffee preparation, reporting €1.594 billion in 2025 segment revenue across three regions.
Leader in packaged coffee
Keurig Dr Pepper
US
Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Packaged coffee
Why we picked it: It combines Keurig with global packaged coffee through its coffee business integration after acquiring JDE Peet’s in April 2026.
Leader in roasted coffee & capsules
Lavazza Group
IT
Ranked #4 · 8.8 · Roasted coffee & capsules
Why we picked it: Its roasted coffee, capsules, and foodservice mix is supported by €3.9 billion in 2025 revenue and distribution in more than 140 countries.
Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.
Full ranking
| # | Company | Overall ↓ | Impact | Performance | Momentum | Innovation | Company snapshot |
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| 1 | Melitta Group Branded roasted coffee · DE | 9.1 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | |
Company snapshot · Melitta Group · Data as of November 10, 2026 Melitta's 2025 coffee segments generated €1.594 billion across Europe, South America and North America.[99]
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| 2 | Keurig Dr Pepper Packaged coffee · US | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.9 | |
Company snapshot · Keurig Dr Pepper · Data as of November 10, 2026 KDP acquired JDE Peet's in April 2026 and is integrating its coffee business with Keurig.[24]
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| 3 | Tata Consumer Products Packaged coffee · IN | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 | |
Company snapshot · Tata Consumer Products · Data as of November 10, 2026 Tata Consumer's US coffee business exceeded approximately ₹2,000 crore in FY2026 revenue.[100]
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| 4 | Lavazza Group Roasted coffee & capsules · IT | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | |
Company snapshot · Lavazza Group · Data as of November 10, 2026 Lavazza reported €3.9 billion in 2025 revenue and operates in more than 140 countries.[25]
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| 5 | Olam Group Green coffee processing · SG | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.5 | |
Company snapshot · Olam Group · Data as of November 10, 2026 Olam's ofi business includes coffee and reported S$28.5 billion in 2025 external revenue across its ingredients portfolio.[67]
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| 6 | Neumann Kaffee Gruppe Green coffee export, milling, import and farming · DE | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 7.1 | |
Company snapshot · Neumann Kaffee Gruppe · Data as of November 10, 2026 NKG has more than 40 companies in 28 countries covering coffee export, milling, import and farming.[101]
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| 7 | Strauss Group International roasted and instant coffee · IL | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | |
Company snapshot · Strauss Group · Data as of November 10, 2026 Strauss says its international coffee business was the group's main growth engine in 2025, led by Brazil.[62]
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| 8 | Sucafina Farm-to-roaster sourcing, washing and processing · CH | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | |
Company snapshot · Sucafina · Data as of November 10, 2026 Sucafina operates a global farm-to-roaster platform with washing stations in 42 countries.[102]
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| 9 | Starbucks Roasted coffee, packaged coffee and coffeehouses · US | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.5 | |
Company snapshot · Starbucks · Data as of November 10, 2026 Starbucks reported $37.2 billion in FY2025 revenue and operates a global coffee retail and roasting platform.[70]
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| 10 | Nestlé Global soluble, capsule and out-of-home coffee · CH | 8.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
Company snapshot · Nestlé · Data as of November 10, 2026 Nestlé reports coffee as 29% of group sales, with Nescafé, Nespresso and Starbucks as leading brands.[15]
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How we score
- Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
- Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
- Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
- Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.
Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.
Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.
Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.
Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.
Cite this ranking
APA
Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the coffee processing industry. In Coffee Processing Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/coffee-processing-industry-statistics/#top-companies
Revenue of the largest coffee processing companies
Nestlé leads with $101.1B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).
03 Trends & forecasts
Top 10 Coffee Processing Industry Trends & Forecasts 2027
What is changing in the coffee processing industry, with the evidence behind each trend and a forecast for 2027.
Forecasts were generated by an AI model from the cited evidence. They are estimates, not guarantees.
01Specialty coffee gains mainstream share
High confidenceIn the United States, 46% of adults drank specialty coffee on a past-day basis in 2025, exceeding traditional coffee at 42%. Among 25–39-year-olds, 64% drank specialty coffee during the previous week.[92]
Forecast 2027: By 2027, specialty coffee should continue taking share of processed coffee value, with roasters emphasizing traceable origins, differentiated flavor profiles and medium-roast products. Growth will be strongest in premium retail, cafés and direct-to-consumer channels.
02Cold and iced formats keep expanding
High confidenceThe National Coffee Association’s Spring 2026 data showed that 17% of yesterday’s U.S. cups were cold or iced, while cold brew, frozen coffee and nitro coffee were consumed by 18%, 15% and 6% of adults respectively during the previous week.[92]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, processors are likely to allocate more capacity to cold brew concentrates, chilled products and shelf-stable cold coffee. Product innovation will increasingly focus on flavor variety, lower sugar and formats suitable for convenience and foodservice distribution.
03Asian consumption accelerates processing demand
High confidenceUSDA estimates China’s coffee market at approximately $42 billion in 2024, with consumption above 240,000 metric tons and growth of nearly 150% over the previous decade. USDA projects China’s consumption growth at approximately 15% annually, while 2026/27 domestic consumption is forecast at 6.75 million 60-kilogram bags.[103][95]
Forecast 2027: By 2027, Asia-Pacific processors should see faster demand for instant, roast-and-ground and specialty products than mature Western markets. Local roasting, e-commerce fulfillment and café-linked processing capacity will expand alongside consumption.
04Brazil supply rebounds sharply
High confidenceUSDA forecasts Brazil’s combined Arabica and Robusta production at a record 71.9 million 60-kilogram bags in 2026/27, up 8.9 million bags from 2025/26. Brazil remains the largest producing country, accounting for 63 million bags in 2025/26 in USDA data.[95][103]
Forecast 2027: The 2027 processing cycle should benefit from greater Brazilian bean availability, particularly for blends and soluble coffee. If weather remains favorable, Brazil’s larger crop will ease some supply pressure, although quality and logistics will still influence regional premiums.
05Robusta expands relative to Arabica
Medium confidenceICO data estimates 2024/25 world production at 102.1 million bags of Arabica and 75.4 million bags of Robusta. USDA forecasts Brazil’s 2026/27 crop to include 24.4 million Robusta bags, while global 2025/26 Robusta exports were higher year over year in ICO data.[12][95]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, processors are likely to use more Robusta in value blends, espresso products and instant coffee to manage costs and maintain caffeine intensity. Premium Robusta and robusta-based origin differentiation should also become more visible.
06Coffee prices remain volatile
High confidenceThe ICO Composite Indicator Price averaged 306.6 US cents per pound in coffee year 2024/25, 52.0% above the previous year. It averaged 262.18 cents per pound in September 2026 as increased Brazilian availability and expectations of ample supply weighed on prices.[12]
Forecast 2027: Green-bean costs should remain volatile through 2027 rather than returning to a stable low-price regime. Roasters will continue using forward purchasing, blend reformulation, smaller pack sizes and selective price increases to protect margins.
07Traceability becomes a processing requirement
High confidenceThe EU Deforestation Regulation requires coffee placed on the EU market to be deforestation-free and supported by due-diligence information, including plot geolocation. Main obligations apply to medium and large operators from December 30, 2026, and to other micro and small operators from June 30, 2027.[97][104]
Forecast 2027: In 2027, EU-facing processors will expand supplier mapping, digital chain-of-custody systems and document retention. Smaller suppliers may rely on cooperatives, exporters or specialist compliance platforms to meet the new requirements.
08Roasting equipment investment accelerates
Medium confidenceA market estimate cited by Emergen Research places roasting equipment at 46.8% of the coffee-processing market in 2025. The broader coffee roaster-equipment market is expected to grow at a 7.8% annual rate from 2026 to 2033, according to the industry outlook summarized in the overview.[105]
Forecast 2027: By 2027, investment will favor modular, automated and energy-efficient roasters that can support frequent product changes and tighter quality control. Demand should be strongest among specialty roasters, regional brands and expanding Asian processors.
09Automation and process analytics deepen
Medium confidenceRecent coffee-equipment coverage reports increasing use of artificial intelligence, analytical tools and intelligent sensors in roasting machinery. Software platforms are also being used to model and analyze roast profiles before beans are loaded into the machine.[106]
Forecast 2027: By 2027, automated color measurement, temperature control, predictive maintenance and batch-level data capture should become standard in larger roasting facilities. Smaller roasters will adopt these capabilities through cloud-connected equipment and outsourced analytics.
10Coffee competition fragments beyond incumbents
High confidenceThe North American coffee market is seeing strong expansion by smaller chains: visits to Dutch Bros, Scooter’s Coffee and 7 Brew rose 13.4%, 15.3% and 87.3% year over year in the first quarter of 2025. In 2025, the 7 Brew system recorded 139% sales growth and 87.5% unit growth.[107]
Forecast 2027: By 2027, processors will face greater demand from fast-growing regional chains and private-label programs, not only global brands. Flexible packaging, rapid seasonal launches and dependable supply to drive-through formats will become competitive advantages.
04 Statistics
Technology & Innovation
This section quantifies roasting-focused model performance and shop-floor automation adoption. In 2024, 67% of roasteries above $1 million used a weigh-and-fill machine.
AI in the coffee processing industry
- 86.92% was the leave-one-origin-out accuracy of a machine-learning model for acoustic coffee-roasting crack detection in 2026.[1]
- 5-fold cross-validation was used to evaluate a deep-learning model for adaptive coffee-roasting control in 2025.[1]
- 2.82% was the test loss of a computer-vision coffee-bean classification model applied to roasting in South Korea in 2024.[2]
- 99.27% was the test accuracy of a computer-vision coffee-bean classification model applied to roasting in South Korea in 2024.[2]
- 98.44% was the maximum validation accuracy of a machine-learning coffee-bean classification model used inside a roasting machine in South Korea in 2024.[2]
- 95.83% was the validation accuracy of a convolutional-neural-network model combined with fuzzy control for coffee-roast optimization in 2025.[1]
Automation in the coffee processing industry
- 67% of coffee roasteries with annual revenue above $1 million used a weigh-and-fill machine in 2024.[3]
- 18% of surveyed coffee roasteries used a bean-loading system or vacuum loader in 2024.[3]
- 11% of coffee roasteries with annual revenue above $1 million used an automated bagging system in 2024.[3]
- 3% of surveyed coffee roasteries used an automated bagging system in 2024.[3]
- 14 mentions identified positioning as a robot application in food processing among companies surveyed by DLG in 2023.[4]
- 39% of surveyed coffee roasteries used a belt sealer in 2024.[3]
Digital Transformation in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 40% of 423 food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their organization’s biggest operational barrier in 2026.[5]
- 28% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals reported positive effects from digital transformation technologies on food-safety preventive controls in 2024.[6]
- 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[5]
- 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[6]
Technology Adoption in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 22% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in machine-learning software in 2025.[6]
- 50% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in artificial intelligence as part of their 2025 digital-transformation strategies.[6]
- 31% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in robotics or robotic process automation in 2025.[6]
- 23% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[6]
Cloud Computing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[7]
- 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[8]
- 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[6]
- 18% of food manufacturers were already using cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems, while 51% planned implementation, according to a 2025 industry survey.[9]
Big Data in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[9]
- 47% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals identified gathering, analyzing, and leveraging data for data-driven decisions as a digital-transformation investment driver in 2024.[6]
- 35% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in big data and real-time analytics in 2025.[6]
- 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[10]
05 Statistics
Data & Analytics
This section emphasizes reporting coverage and data-governance priorities that affect traceability, quality control, and decision cycles. ICO operations include 4 quarterly statistical bulletins in coffee year 2024/25.
Business intelligence in the coffee processing industry
- 4 quarterly statistical bulletins were produced by the International Coffee Organization in coffee year 2024/25.[12]
- 11% was the increase in revenue from the International Coffee Organization’s Statistics Section between coffee years 2023/24 and 2024/25.[12]
- More than 190 countries are covered by the International Coffee Organization’s World Coffee Statistics Database.[13]
- 12 monthly Coffee Market Reports were produced by the International Coffee Organization in coffee year 2024/25.[12]
- 192 consuming countries and 54 producing countries are covered by the International Coffee Organization’s Coffee Market Intelligence Platform in the latest database description.[12]
- 12 monthly Trade Statistics publications were produced by the International Coffee Organization in coffee year 2024/25.[12]
Data analytics in the coffee processing industry
- 27 primary studies met the inclusion criteria in a 2025 review of artificial intelligence and multispectral imaging applications in coffee.[14]
- 6 new markets were planned for the 2025 rollout of Nescafé Dolce Gusto Neo, according to Nestlé.[15]
- 3 principal applications identified in the review were coffee-quality assessment, disease detection and yield prediction.[14]
- Since 2020, research activity on artificial intelligence and multispectral imaging in coffee has increased significantly, according to a 2025 systematic review.[14]
- 455 papers were reviewed in a 2025 systematic review of artificial intelligence and multispectral imaging in coffee production.[14]
- 10% of total yearly coffee-industry value was estimated as the combined production and postharvest-phase export value for producing countries in the cited analysis.[14]
Data Quality in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 7.0 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data completeness as important in 2018.[16]
- 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[17]
- 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[16]
- 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[16]
- 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[18]
- 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[16]
Data Governance in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[19]
- 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[17]
- 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[19]
- 22% of consumer-products companies planned to increase investment in data infrastructure and governance over the following 12 months in 2024.[17]
- 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[19]
- 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[19]
KPIs in the coffee processing industry
- CHF 2.5 billion was Nestlé’s approximate annual sales from coffee out-of-home in 2024.[15]
- 3.7% was Nestlé coffee organic growth in the first nine months of 2026.[15]
- CHF 18.281 billion was Nestlé coffee sales in the first nine months of 2026.[15]
- 1.6% was Nespresso real internal growth in 2025.[15]
- CHF 6.5 billion was Nespresso reported sales in 2025.[15]
- 17.9% was Nespresso underlying trading operating profit margin in 2025.[15]
06 Statistics
Strategy & Growth
This section connects retail and channel dynamics with store and membership metrics. Roast-and-ground accounted for 68.5% of global retail coffee market value by 2024.
Growth in the coffee processing industry
- 334.0 million cumulative transacting customers were reported by Luckin Coffee as of December 31, 2024.[20]
- 14,540 self-operated stores and 7,749 partnership stores were operated by Luckin Coffee in more than 300 Chinese cities at December 31, 2024.[20]
- 4.4 million tonnes was the estimated 2024 global retail sales volume of roast-and-ground coffee.[21]
- 68.5% was roast-and-ground coffee’s share of the global retail coffee market by value in 2024.[21]
- 6,092 net new stores were added by Luckin Coffee in 2024, taking its total to 22,340 stores.[20]
- 51 self-operated stores were operated by Luckin Coffee in Singapore at December 31, 2024.[20]
Differentiation in the coffee processing industry
- 25% of North American households used two or more coffee-brewing methods in 2024, according to Nestlé’s coffee analysis.[15]
- 90% of Hispanic households in North America had coffee penetration in 2024, the highest affinity reported by Nestlé among highlighted consumer groups.[15]
- 50% of Gen Z consumers’ first coffee was cold in 2024, according to Nestlé’s North American coffee analysis.[15]
- 35% of Nestlé’s North American coffee consumers were in the premium-plus segment in 2024, up 160 basis points since 2019.[15]
- 44 million cups of Luckin Coffee’s Light Milk Tea series were sold during its first month after launch in China in 2024.[20]
- 20% less plastic was planned for Starbucks’ redesigned disposable cups introduced in 2024.[22]
Mergers and acquisitions in the coffee processing industry
- 96.22% of JDE Peet’s shares had been tendered when Keurig Dr Pepper declared its offer unconditional on March 27, 2026.[23]
- €31.85 per share was Keurig Dr Pepper’s cash offer for JDE Peet’s in 2025.[24]
- EUR 682 million was JDE Peet’s purchase consideration for Maratá’s Brazilian coffee and tea business, completed in January 2024.[23]
- USD 700 million was the valuation associated with Nestlé’s 2017 acquisition of Blue Bottle Coffee.[20]
- 100+ countries were expected to be served by the global coffee company created through the 2025 Keurig Dr Pepper–JDE Peet’s transaction.[24]
- 60 stores were operated by MaxiCoffee in France when Lavazza announced its acquisition of the company in 2022.[25]
Strategic partnerships in the coffee processing industry
- USD 300 million was Keurig Dr Pepper’s 2023 cash investment in La Colombe for a 33% ownership stake.[26]
- 2 organizations, the ICO and Specialty Coffee Association, signed the 2023 alliance focused on specialty-coffee sustainability, education and capacity building.[12]
- 3.0 times estimated 2024 consolidated sales was the approximate multiple represented by Keurig Dr Pepper’s investment in La Colombe.[26]
- 51 self-operated stores were operated by Luckin Coffee in Singapore at December 31, 2024, following its overseas expansion.[20]
- RMB 4,157.6 million was Luckin Coffee’s 2024 revenue from material sales to partnership stores.[27]
- 14,540 self-operated stores and 7,749 partnership stores were operated by Luckin Coffee in China at December 31, 2024.[20]
07 Statistics
People & Workforce
This section highlights workforce engagement and retention pressures that shape processing continuity and adoption of process analytics. KDP recorded 81% engagement among respondents in 2025.
Hiring in the coffee processing industry
Employee retention in the coffee processing industry
- 81% of KDP employees who responded to the 2024 engagement survey were engaged, committed to staying with KDP and strongly accomplished in their work.[24]
- 68% of respondents to Well Grounded’s specialty-coffee workforce research left the coffee industry within two years.[29]
- 82% of KDP employees who responded to the 2025 engagement survey were engaged, committed to staying with KDP and strongly accomplished in their work.[24]
- 70% of respondents in Well Grounded’s specialty-coffee workforce research wanted to progress their careers in coffee.[29]
Remote Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[30]
- U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[31]
- In U.S. accommodation and food services, 1.7% of employees were able to work fully remotely in 2024.[32]
- Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% let employees choose to work in-person or remotely in 2025, while 73% require in-person work.[33]
Hybrid Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- In U.S. restaurant and bar businesses, 12% offered employees a choice between in-person and remote work in 2025.[33]
- In 2025, 80% of hospitality and food-services employers said they were still struggling to get the balance right with hybrid working.[34]
- Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[33]
- Among food-sector career starters globally, 27% worked in a hybrid arrangement during their first two years, according to a 2024 survey.[30]
Upskilling in the coffee processing industry
- 42% of participants in Nespresso’s AAA agronomy training were women in 2024.[35]
- 30% of Nespresso suppliers’ global field workforce consisted of women agronomists in the company’s reported workforce data.[35]
- 93% of KDP employees participated in the company’s employee engagement survey in 2025, which covered development and workplace topics.[24]
- More than 66,000 hours of training were completed by KDP’s non-frontline, full-time salaried employees in 2023.[24]
- 34.3 hours was the average annual training time per Nespresso employee in 2016.[35]
Employee Engagement in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[36]
- Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[37]
- Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[38]
- Among U.S. and Canadian frontline employees surveyed in 2024, 52% worked in foodservice, in a sample of 46,250 employees used to assess workplace engagement.[39]
DEI in the coffee processing industry
- More than 51.9% of Starbucks’ U.S. retail team was racially and ethnically diverse in the company’s 2024 workforce data.[28]
- 44% of Starbucks manufacturing employees were BIPOC in the company’s 2021 global workforce data.[28]
- 14,694 people were employed by Nespresso in 2024, according to its sustainability-report workforce data.[35]
- 56% of Nespresso senior-management positions were held by women in 2024.[35]
- 43% of Nespresso’s global workforce was male in the company’s reported 2016 people data.[35]
Change Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
08 Statistics
Customer & Sales
This section measures operational service accuracy and loyalty traction that influence throughput. In 2024, 99% of beverages were made accurately to the order in a mystery-shop study.
Customer experience in the coffee processing industry
- 99% of beverages were made accurately to the order in a 2024 mystery-shop study of six U.S. coffee brands.[42]
- 95% of drive-through coffee orders had speaker volume that was loud enough to hear the employee in four U.S. states in 2024.[42]
- 33% of U.S. coffee mystery shoppers noticed an extra experience detail, such as foam decoration, a name on the cup or friendly personnel, in 2024.[42]
- 33% higher was order accuracy when coffee-shop speaker interactions were clear rather than unclear in 2024.[42]
- 54 seconds faster was the average service time for coffee orders receiving friendly service compared with orders that did not in 2024.[42]
Customer retention in the coffee processing industry
- 190,400 active subscribers were reported by BRC’s Coffee Club at the end of 2024.[43]
- 4.0% of coffee-and-tea subscription renewals ended in an active cancellation between July 2025 and June 2026.[43]
- 159,900 active subscribers were reported by BRC’s Coffee Club at the end of 2025.[43]
- 9.3% of new coffee-and-tea subscribers reached their sixth reorder in cohort data covering July 2025 through June 2026.[43]
- 34.3 million was Starbucks’ U.S. 90-day active Rewards membership in its fiscal first quarter of 2024, up 13% year over year.[44]
Customer acquisition in the coffee processing industry
- 1.4 million Black Rock Coffee Bar loyalty members had joined the program by March 31, 2025, less than one year after launch.[20]
- 154 stores across seven U.S. states were operated by Black Rock Coffee Bar as of March 31, 2025.[20]
- 550,000 downloads had been recorded for Black Rock Coffee Bar’s mobile application by March 31, 2025.[20]
- 1.8 million Black Rock Coffee Bar loyalty members had been acquired by June 30, 2025, according to the company’s prospectus.[45]
- 160,000 followers were held across Black Rock Coffee Bar’s social-media platforms as of June 30, 2025.[45]
Customer loyalty in the coffee processing industry
- 1.4 million Black Rock Coffee Bar loyalty members were reported as of March 31, 2025.[20]
- More than 160,000 rewards members represented over 85% of total revenue for 151 Coffee after its loyalty program launched in May 2025.[20]
- 72% of Dutch Bros transactions were made by program members by the end of 2025.[46]
- 67% of Black Rock Coffee Bar loyalty members viewed coffee as a daily ritual in a September 2024 survey.[20]
- 203 coffee-sector companies from 29 countries belonged to World Coffee Research in 2024, including major roasters and coffee companies.[47]
Lead generation in the coffee processing industry
- More than 150 prospective buyers came through RoasterLink each month, mostly cafes, coffee carts and restaurants, according to a 2025 industry report.[48]
- 90 coffee-shop mystery shops per brand were conducted across Texas, Georgia, California and Michigan in Intouch Insight’s 2024 study.[42]
- 550,000 Black Rock Coffee Bar mobile-app downloads had been recorded by March 31, 2025, creating a digital channel for customer acquisition.[20]
- 160,000 Black Rock Coffee Bar social-media followers were available for organic and paid audience development as of June 30, 2025.[45]
- 1.4 million Black Rock Coffee Bar loyalty members had been acquired by March 31, 2025 after the program launched in June 2024.[20]
09 Statistics
Marketing & Brand
This section captures channel spend patterns across roasters, including CRM and social scheduling tools. In 2024, 17% of surveyed roasters used social-media scheduling software.
Marketing in the coffee processing industry
- 35% of surveyed coffee roasters used partnerships as a marketing channel in 2024.[3]
- 18% of surveyed coffee roasters used blog or other content marketing in 2024.[3]
- 79% of surveyed coffee roasters used unpaid social media marketing in 2024.[3]
- 53.5% of surveyed coffee roasters sold most of their roasted coffee through wholesale in 2023.[49]
- 17.4% of surveyed coffee roasters sold most of their roasted coffee through their own coffee-shop chains in 2023.[49]
Digital marketing in the coffee processing industry
- 16% of surveyed coffee roasters used social-media scheduling software in 2024.[3]
- 17% of surveyed coffee roasters used customer-relationship-management software in 2024.[3]
- 40.70% of surveyed coffee roasters increased the storytelling used on their websites or coffee packaging in 2023.[49]
- 47% of surveyed coffee roasters used email-marketing software such as MailChimp in 2024.[3]
- 68.42% of coffee roasters that paid for advertising used Facebook advertising in 2024.[3]
Branding in the coffee processing industry
- 51.16% of surveyed roasters agreed or strongly agreed that ethical, sustainable or transparent coffee affected their purchasing decisions in 2023.[49]
- 45.35% of surveyed roasters investigated coffee transparency or traceability more deeply because of consumer demand in 2023.[49]
- 23.9% was Peet’s Coffee’s share of tracked global coffee-brand searches in September 2026.[50]
- 4 times more likely was the incidence of having no blend among the three top-selling products for coffee roasters earning under $100,000 in 2024.[3]
- 48.84% of surveyed roasters increased courses or cuppings for coffee professionals or staff in 2023.[49]
Influencer Marketing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 82% of U.S. Gen Z food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[52]
- 49% of U.S. millennial food and beverage shoppers said they purchased from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand in the previous year, according to a 2025 survey.[52]
- 69.3% of TikTok videos featuring branded food or beverage products had no brand-relationship disclosure, based on an analysis of 648 videos published in 2025.[53]
- 33% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a product from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand such as Prime or Feastables in the previous year, in 2025.[52]
- 63% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[52]
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Operations & Execution
This section uses mass balance, yields, and roasting capacity examples to benchmark processing performance. A studied washed-processing mass balance reported 38.2% wet coffee-pulp waste.
Process optimization in the coffee processing industry
- 13% was the reported yield for the natural coffee-processing method in the studied coffee agroindustry.[54]
- 38.2% of processed material was wet coffee-pulp waste in the studied washed-processing mass balance.[54]
- 12.7% was the reported yield for the washed coffee-processing method in the studied coffee agroindustry.[54]
- 7% to 10% expected energy savings per unit of coffee were associated with newer equipment at an Indian instant-coffee processing facility.[55]
- 48 billion kilograms of harvested coffee become approximately 25.1 billion kilograms of solid byproducts annually in the analyzed washed-coffee system.[14]
Operational efficiency in the coffee processing industry
- 13,640 kilograms per hour was the combined capacity of five roasting lines at the German example installation.[56]
- 750 million pounds was the annual coffee-processing capacity of Cadeco Industries’ automated Houston facility.[57]
- 30,000 tonnes was the annual roasting capacity of Luckin Coffee’s Jiangsu plant when it began production in 2024.[27]
- 200,000 square feet was the size of Cadeco Industries’ automated coffee-processing facility in Houston.[57]
- 12,000 tonnes per year was the roasting capacity of a large-scale German example installation operating on dual shifts.[56]
Quality management in the coffee processing industry
- 24.5% of Italian coffee-roasting companies in the study reported Kosher certification.[58]
- 19 Italian coffee-roasting companies reported ISO 9001 quality-management certification in a study of 49 firms.[58]
- 100% of innovative Italian coffee roasteries had adopted qualitative or quantitative sustainability-improvement goals.[58]
- 69.4% was the prevalence of quality-related policies across the organizational stages assessed among Italian coffee roasteries.[58]
- 63.3% was the prevalence of raw-material-procurement policies across the organizational stages assessed among Italian coffee roasteries.[58]
Supply chain in the coffee processing industry
- 3,000 metric tonnes was the annual fresh- and instant-coffee packaging capacity stated by the DMCC Coffee Centre facility.[59]
- 70 coffee origins were represented in the DMCC Coffee Centre business fact sheet’s supply network.[59]
- 44% of Nespresso green-coffee volume was certified by Rainforest Alliance and/or organic standards in the reported program data.[35]
- 15,000 tonnes per year was the capacity of Luckin Coffee’s Pingnan coffee-bean processing and roasting plant in Fujian.[60]
- 22,340 stores were operated by Luckin Coffee in China and Singapore at December 31, 2024, supported by its integrated coffee supply chain.[61]
Outsourcing / Offshoring in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[62]
- Among United States and European food-services and facility-management buyers, 91% expected outsourcing budgets to increase over the five years following 2024.[63]
- Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 55% outsourced more manufacturing in 2023 than three years earlier, according to a survey of 287 industry leaders.[62]
- Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 36% used co-manufacturers for finished-product manufacturing in 2023.[62]
- Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 52% planned to expand their international footprint in 2023, including North America, EMEA and APAC expansion.[64]
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Finance & Pricing
This section ties pricing and margins to coffee processing economics and energy- and water-intensity outcomes. In fiscal 2025, U.S. Retail Coffee net sales were $2,806.6 million.
Pricing strategy in the coffee processing industry
- 14.0% was Nestlé’s 2024 underlying trading operating profit margin for Zone Asia, Oceania and sub-Saharan Africa, which includes coffee products and other categories.[15]
- 5 percentage points of U.S. Retail Coffee sales growth came from net price realization in fiscal 2025, primarily through higher Folgers and Café Bustelo pricing in the United States.[65]
- 2 percentage points of U.S. Retail Coffee sales declined from volume and mix in fiscal 2025, partly offsetting higher pricing in the United States.[65]
- 52% of surveyed U.S. coffee roasters planned to raise wholesale rates in 2027, according to a 2026 survey of 42 roasters.[66]
- $2,806.6 million was U.S. Retail Coffee net sales in fiscal 2025, compared with $2,704.4 million in fiscal 2024.[44]
Cost reduction in the coffee processing industry
- $1,709.3 million was U.S. Retail Coffee segment cost of products sold in fiscal 2025.[44]
- 7% was the expected energy saving per unit of coffee produced for an IFC-supported CCL Products processing project.[55]
- $88.0 million was the estimated 2025 segment-profit contribution from lower marketing spending, favorable property taxes and other factors in The J.M. Smucker Company’s U.S. Retail Coffee segment.[65]
- 41% was the reduction in gross water-consumption intensity at Olam’s Vietnam coffee facility after process improvements.[67]
- $39.1 million of prior-year supplier-agreement termination charges were absent from fiscal-2025 U.S. Retail Coffee segment profit.[65]
Profitability in the coffee processing industry
- 28.3% was The J.M. Smucker Company’s U.S. Retail Coffee segment profit margin in fiscal 2025.[68]
- $16,041,769 was Coffee Holding Company’s gross profit for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.[69]
- $211.2 million was U.S. Retail Coffee segment profit in the three months ended April 30, 2025.[68]
- 28.6% was U.S. Retail Coffee segment profit margin in the three months ended April 30, 2025.[68]
- $4,324,487 was the 2024 gross margin reported by an Australian-U.S. coffee roasting company.[20]
Financial planning in the coffee processing industry
- $5,408,000 was World Coffee Research’s total expenditure in 2024.[47]
- $5,027,000 was World Coffee Research’s 2024 coffee-industry contribution income.[47]
- $4,767,000 was World Coffee Research’s 2024 cash and investments balance.[47]
- $7,313,000 was World Coffee Research’s 2024 pledges-receivable balance.[47]
- $655,000 was World Coffee Research’s 2024 public-sector income, supporting its coffee research funding plan.[47]
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Product & Service
This section documents product timelines and packaging-service constraints that affect shelf life and post-sale collection rates. Nespresso reported a 33% estimated global capsule recycling rate in 2025.
Product development in the coffee processing industry
- 4.95 million cups of Luckin Coffee’s Coconut Cloud Latte were sold in one week after launch in China.[27]
- Approximately 80% of Starbucks beverages could receive a lower-calorie option through planned innovations in the United States in 2024.[70]
- 12 to 18 months was Starbucks’ average product-development timetable in the United States in 2024.[70]
- More than 60 products were included in Luckin Coffee’s product matrix in China in 2022.[27]
- Up to 5 sugar-free customization options were planned for Starbucks’ menu in the United States in 2024.[70]
Product lifecycle in the coffee processing industry
- 33% was Nespresso’s estimated global capsule recycling rate in 2025.[35]
- 35 days was the reported shelf life of dry-processed coffee beans at 30°C in a cited storage study.[11]
- 51 days was the reported shelf life of semidry-processed coffee beans at 30°C in a cited storage study.[11]
- 25 days was the reported shelf life of dry-processed coffee beans at 40°C in a cited storage study.[11]
- 96% of Nespresso capsule purchases had access to a convenient collection solution in 2025 globally.[35]
After-sales in the coffee processing industry
- 28% was Nespresso’s estimated global capsule recycling rate in 2021.[35]
- Approximately 800 service specialists supported WMF professional coffee machines across 11 countries in 2021.[71]
- 200 service partners supported WMF professional coffee machines across 120 countries in 2021.[71]
- More than 225,000 machines formed WMF’s installed base supported by service activities in 2021.[71]
- 1 in 4 Nespresso capsules were being recycled through the cited professional program in the Netherlands in 2022.[72]
Value proposition in the coffee processing industry
- 68% more was the stated German consumer willingness to pay for carbon-neutral-certified coffee over uncertified coffee in a cited study.[73]
- $3.60 per 12-ounce serving was the reported premium for pesticide-free coffee in a cited consumer study.[73]
- 45% of global coffee-market value was estimated to come from conventional first-wave coffee in 2021.[74]
- $0.68 per 12-ounce serving was the estimated United States willingness to pay for a Fair Trade label in a cited choice experiment.[75]
- 5% to 38% was the estimated specialty-coffee share of the United States green-coffee market in 2021, depending on definition.[76]
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Sustainability & Ethics
This section quantifies energy, sourcing certification, and emissions reductions that feed traceability requirements. Starbucks reduced Scope 1 and 2 market-based greenhouse-gas emissions by 17% against its fiscal-2019 baseline by fiscal 2025.
Sustainability in the coffee processing industry
- More than 13,000 Starbucks coffeehouses had been verified for energy, water and waste reduction practices by fiscal 2025.[28]
- Starbucks contracted more than 1,500 eco-wet mills cumulatively by fiscal 2023 to support lower-water coffee processing.[77]
- Starbucks reduced global Scope 1 and 2 market-based greenhouse-gas emissions by 17% against its fiscal-2019 baseline by fiscal 2025.[28]
- Starbucks increased reusable-cup use in its coffeehouses by 77% by fiscal 2025.[28]
- 83.2% of JDE Peet’s green coffee was responsibly sourced in 2024 across its global coffee business.[23]
ESG in the coffee processing industry
- JDE Peet’s directly reached 835,000 smallholder farmers cumulatively by 2024 through its Common Grounds program.[23]
- Starbucks achieved 100% electricity coverage for company-operated coffeehouses worldwide excluding China through renewable instruments and investments in fiscal 2025.[28]
- Nespresso had 415 agroforestry or reforestation projects in 2024 on a cumulative-program basis.[35]
- 91% of Nespresso green coffee was certified by Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade International, Fair Trade USA or organic schemes in 2024.[35]
- JDE Peet’s responsibly sourced 83.2% of its green coffee in 2024 under its Common Grounds responsible-sourcing pillar.[23]
Ethics in the coffee processing industry
- Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee covered 8.9% of global coffee area in 2022.[78]
- Starbucks operated 10 Farmer Support Centers in coffee-producing countries in 2025.[79]
- Starbucks invested $73.3 million in farmer loans through its Global Farmer Fund from fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2024.[28]
- More than 450,000 farms participated in Starbucks C.A.F.E. Practices in fiscal 2023.[77]
- 99.75% of Starbucks coffee purchases were ethically sourced and verified through C.A.F.E. Practices in fiscal 2024.[28]
CSR in the coffee processing industry
- Starbucks reached more than 700,000 people in coffee-, tea- and cocoa-origin communities with improved water and sanitation access by fiscal 2025.[28]
- JDE Peet’s Common Grounds program had reached close to 1 million farmers in 29 countries since 2015.[23]
- Starbucks began investing $500 million in partner hours and expanded rosters across North America in fiscal 2025.[28]
- Starbucks invested $100 million in financing for smallholder farmers through its Global Farmer Fund by the end of 2025.[28]
- Starbucks expanded U.S. paid parental leave to up to 18 weeks in fiscal 2025.[28]
Circular economy in the coffee processing industry
- Dry coffee processing can generate about 0.9 tonnes of husk for every tonne of dry coffee beans.[80]
- Nespresso had delivered more than 10 million trees in AAA program landscapes cumulatively since 2014, including 9 million for carbon removals.[81]
- 10.38 million tonnes of green coffee were consumed globally in coffee year 2022/2023.[12]
- Wet coffee processing can generate 40–45 cubic metres of wastewater per tonne of dry coffee beans.[80]
- Nespresso operated capsule-recycling systems in 71 markets in 2024.[81]
Carbon footprint in the coffee processing industry
- Starbucks reduced global Scope 1 and 2 market-based greenhouse-gas emissions by 17% against fiscal 2019 by fiscal 2025.[28]
- The median coffee-production carbon footprint was 2.18 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of green beans in a 2025 meta-analysis.[1]
- JDE Peet’s reduced Forest, Land and Agriculture Scope 3 coffee emissions by 1% versus 2020 in 2024.[23]
- The 2025 coffee carbon-footprint meta-analysis reviewed 21 studies containing carbon-footprint data.[1]
- Nespresso reported 286,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions reduced in 2024.[82]
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Risk, Compliance & Legal
This section quantifies safety, cyber exposure, and governance gaps relevant to processing audits and evidence capture. Nearly 30% of global food and beverage respondents reported cyberattack-related financial losses of at least $1 million in 2024.
Compliance in the coffee processing industry
- 81.6% of surveyed Italian coffee roasters identified employee safety risks in a 2024 study.[83]
- 16 countries underwent audits of Nestlé’s WHO Code policy in 2025 globally.[15]
- 91.0% of Nespresso coffee was sourced through the Nespresso Sustainable Quality Plan in 2025 globally.[15]
- 94.3% of Nestlé’s coffee supplies, excluding Nespresso, were responsibly sourced in 2025 globally.[15]
- 190 Speak Up messages concerned safety and health at Nestlé in 2025 globally.[15]
Risk Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 84% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations said managing environmental, social and governance risks would be a priority over the next two years in 2026.[84]
- 45% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations cited food safety and health as a top risk in 2026.[84]
- 44% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations were concerned about supply-chain vulnerabilities in 2026.[84]
- 62% of global food, beverage and agriculture organisations felt in control of their key risks in 2026, down from 75% in 2024.[84]
Cybersecurity in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- Nearly 30% of global food and beverage respondents reported cyberattack-related financial losses of at least $1 million in 2024.[85]
- 41% of global food and beverage respondents identified legal fees as a cyberattack-related cost in 2024.[85]
- More than 70% of global food and beverage respondents reported cyberattack-related financial losses of at least $100,000 in 2024.[85]
- 50% of global food and beverage respondents reported greater confidence in their organisations’ ability to withstand cyberattacks than 12 months earlier in 2024.[85]
- 36% of global food and beverage respondents said their organisations paid at least $1 million in ransomware demands in 2024.[85]
Data Privacy in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 21.0% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 were willing to share their mobile number, down from 24.2% in 2024.[86]
- 45% of European food-data consumers surveyed across five countries in 2024 were classified as optimists who were open to data sharing.[87]
- 33.1% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 said they were unwilling to share any personal data, up from 32.0% in 2024.[86]
- 32.6% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 were willing to share their name, down from 40.0% in 2024.[86]
- 34.6% of food and beverage app users surveyed globally in 2025 were willing to share their email address, down from 39.8% in 2024.[86]
Crisis Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)
- 59% of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2025 were hesitant to purchase the same food product or brand again after a recall.[88]
- More than 60% of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2025 first heard about a recent food recall through traditional or social media.[89]
- 31% of global food and beverage companies reviewed business continuity plans quarterly in 2024.[90]
- 75% of U.S. consumers surveyed in 2025 had recently heard about a food recall, indicating broad crisis-information reach.[89]
- 47% of global food and beverage companies reviewed business continuity plans every six months in 2024.[90]
Governance in the coffee processing industry
- 734 Nestlé Speak Up messages concerned unfair treatment in 2025 globally.[15]
- 24.5% of surveyed Italian coffee roasters reported purchasing Fairtrade coffee in a 2024 study.[83]
- 60.0% of the maximum environmental score was achieved by innovative Italian coffee roasteries in a 2024 study.[83]
- 24.1% was the average supply-chain sustainability score among Italian coffee roasters in a 2024 study.[83]
- 268 Nestlé Speak Up messages concerned harassment, excluding sexual harassment, in 2025 globally.[15]
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Globalization & Expansion
This section maps export volumes and supplier reach that influence sourcing and processing scale. In 2024, approximately 8 million tonnes of coffee were exported worldwide.
Globalization in the coffee processing industry
- Approximately 8 million tonnes of coffee were exported worldwide in 2024.[91]
- More than 11 million tonnes of coffee were produced globally in 2024.[91]
- Robusta green coffee exports reached 46.9 million bags in coffee year 2023/24.[12]
- Green coffee represented about 86% of coffee exports from producing countries in 2025.[12]
- 124.2 million 60-kilogram bags of green coffee were exported globally in coffee year 2023/24.[12]
Cultural adaptation in the coffee processing industry
Supplier management in the coffee processing industry
- 4,000 smallholder farmers received conditional financial incentives from Nescafé in 2024.[15]
- 32% of Nescafé coffee came from farmers implementing regenerative agriculture practices in 2024.[15]
- More than 1,600 Nescafé agronomists and field staff supported coffee farmers in 15 countries in 2025.[15]
- Starbucks purchases approximately 3% of the world’s coffee.[93]
- More than 200,000 coffee farmers in 16 countries were trained by Nescafé in 2024.[15]
Stakeholder management in the coffee processing industry
- JDE Peet’s employed 21,196 people across 101 nationalities in 2023.[23]
- Six countries benefited from Nescafé’s reinforced human-rights program in 2024.[15]
- 4.4 million trees were planted in Nestlé coffee value chains through its global reforestation program in 2024.[15]
- JDE Peet’s held a number-one or number-two market position in 39 markets in 2023.[23]
- 88% of Nestlé coffee was traceable to farmer-group level in 2022.[15]
Distribution channels in the coffee processing industry
- Nestlé reported distribution expansion as a key driver of coffee growth in 2024.[15]
- 42% of U.S. adults consumed traditional coffee during the previous day in 2025.[92]
- JDE Peet’s manufactured coffee and tea primarily at 45 facilities in 24 countries in 2024.[23]
- JDE Peet’s sold its full product range through retail, online, out-of-home and coffee-store channels in 2024.[23]
- JDE Peet’s generated EUR 6.6 billion in in-home sales and EUR 1.6 billion in away-from-home sales in 2023.[23]
Key questions about the coffee processing industry
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