Caffe Inc. Scale Up Is Now a Certified B Corporation™!
In July 2026, Caffe Inc. became a Certified B Corporation™, verified by B Lab across our governance, workers, community, environment, and customer impact. It’s a milestone that reflects something we’ve believed in since day one. Turning coffee waste at large scale into something valuable and running a responsible business are the same goal, not two […]
Why Upcycled Ingredients can offer greater price stability in a volatile market
The problem: When raw materials become unpredictable As a manufacturer, brand owner and a formulator, there is nothing more annoying than fluctuating prices or raw materials that are suddenly unavailable because of geopolitics or climate change. Across the cosmetics industry, many ingredients depend on agricultural crops and global supply chains, making their availability and price […]
Caffe Inc. Impact report 2025 – 2026
Curious about what we’ve achieved over the past year? Our latest Impact Report highlights the milestones, innovations and partnerships that are helping us transform spent coffee grounds into valuable ingredients for food, cosmetics, textiles and biomaterials. We invite you to explore the report and see how we’re creating impact through circular innovation.
Impact Meets Impact: A Fully Upcycled Garment Made from Pineapple Leaves and Used Coffee Grounds
At Caffe Inc., we have always believed that what others discard is simply a resource in the wrong place. For years, our focus has been on demonstrating that coffee is more than a beverage. So we transform used coffee grounds into valuable ingredients for food, cosmetics, natural textile dyes and biomaterials. But coffee is not […]
Why Locally Produced Raw Materials Matter More Than Ever in Europe
Europe has long relied on imported raw materials such as palm oil, soybean oil and sunflower oil. While global trade has made these ingredients widely available, recent events have shown how vulnerable this dependence can be. The war in Ukraine disrupted sunflower oil supplies, climate change is affecting harvests worldwide, and new sustainability regulations are […]
Caffe Inc. Recognized Among the World’s Top FoodTech Innovators in the 2025 FoodTech 500
What is the FoodTech 500? The FoodTech 500 is a global ranking curated by Forward Fooding that recognizes the most impactful companies shaping the future of food through technology and sustainability. Often referred to as the “Fortune 500 of FoodTech,” it highlights startups and scale-ups driving meaningful transformation across the food system. Each year, more […]
Closing the Loop: When Supplier and Customer Are One Partnerships
True circularity happens when the supplier and customer are the same. In this model, organizations don’t just reduce waste, they transform it into new value within their own supply chain. The model is simple: This creates a perfect circle. Let’s look at an example with our Partner Schiphol: Schiphol supplies us with coffee waste, which […]
Life Cycle Assessment: Measuring What Matters at Caffe Inc.
Every ton of coffee waste we upcycle saves over 400 kg of CO₂. We’re not just reducing waste, we’re delivering a measurable climate benefit. At Caffe Inc., sustainability is the foundation of everything we do. That’s why we recently conducted a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in collaboration with our partners at Hedgehog to better understand the […]