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== Sustainability and CSR ==
== Sustainability and CSR ==
Commitment to the community and the environment are part of the company's mission statement, and it has a number of initiatives in support of corporate social responsibility.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cafebritt.com/our-company|\title=Our Company|last=|first=|date=|work=|newspaper=|language=English|access-date=2018-11-13|via=}}</ref>. The production of Café Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/economia/primeras-siete-empresas-reciben-sello-de-carbono-neutral/37LANVJG2NGYDBULKIV6AO6W6I/story/|title=Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de ‘carbono neutral’|last=Barquero|first=Marvin|date=2013-03-07|work=|newspaper=La Nación|language=Spanish|access-date=2018-11-13|via=}}</ref>
Commitment to the community and the environment are part of the company's mission statement, and it has a number of initiatives in support of corporate social responsibility.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cafebritt.com/our-company|\title=Our Company|last=|first=|date=|work=|newspaper=|language=English|access-date=2018-11-13|via=}}</ref>. The production of Café Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/economia/primeras-siete-empresas-reciben-sello-de-carbono-neutral/37LANVJG2NGYDBULKIV6AO6W6I/story/|title=Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de ‘carbono neutral’|last=Barquero|first=Marvin|date=2013-03-07|work=|newspaper=La Nación|language=Spanish|access-date=2018-11-13|via=}}</ref>


Café Britt was also an early supporter of the organic movement, promoting certification and commercialization before it was common in Costa Rica.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cafebritt.com/experience-britt/coffee-101/sustainably-produced-organically-farmed|title=Sustainably |Produced, Organically Farmed|last=|first=|date=2016-06-01|work=|newspaper=|language=English|access-date=2018-11-13|via=}}</ref>
Café Britt was also an early supporter of the organic movement, promoting certification and commercialization before it was common in Costa Rica.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cafebritt.com/experience-britt/coffee-101/sustainably-produced-organically-farmed|title=Sustainably |Produced, Organically Farmed|last=|first=|date=2016-06-01|work=|newspaper=|language=English|access-date=2018-11-13|via=}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:14, 13 November 2018

Café Britt
IndustryCoffee roasting and chocolate manufacturing
Founded1985
FounderSteve Aronson
Headquarters
Heredia
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Costa Rica
ProductsCosta Rican, Colombian, and Peruvian coffees, chocolates, nuts, candies, and gourmet products
ServicesCoffee tour
ParentGrupo Britt
Websitecafebritt.com

Café Britt is a Costa Rican company that produces and markets gourmet coffee, fine chocolate, and other gourmet products. They create and sponsor coffee-related tourism and education in Costa Rica. Products are sold in retailers, online, at Britt Café · Bakery and Britt Chocolaterías, and in souvenir shops.

The company currently employs around 450 people.[1] Its coffee-roasting and chocolate-making operations are based in Costa Rica, Peru, and Colombia.[2][3]

History

Britt

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 Britt split into two different companies: Morpho Travel Retail 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]

Coffee and Tourism

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.[8] In addition to the general tour, technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs.[5]

Products

Café Britt produces and sells gourmet products, with a focus on coffee and chocolate.[6]

Café Britt

Products include:[2]

  • Dark Roast
  • Light Roast
  • Fusión
  • Espresso
  • Decaffeinated
  • Organic
  • Fair Trade
  • Hábitat, supporting wildlife conservation in Costa Rica[9]
  • Single-origin from Costa Rica, Peru, and Colombia

Britt Chocolates

Products include:

  • Chocolate-covered coffee beans (dark, milk, and white)
  • Chocolate-covered fruit and nuts (various)
  • Liquid-center bonbons (fruit, nut, and coffee)
  • Chocolate bars (plain, fruit, and filled)
  • Hot cocoa
  • Chocotejas

Britt Cookies

Products include:

  • Chocolate chip
  • Mocha
  • Guava
  • Pineapple
  • Orange
  • Macadamia
  • Passion fruit
  • Alfajores

Britt Espresso

Café Britt offers capsules for espresso machines under the brand Britt Espresso, as well as related espresso machines.[10]

Britt Café · Bakery

In 2017, Café Britt opened the first location of its eponymous café.[7] Britt Café · Bakery currently has 5 locations.[11]

Website and E-commerce

Café Britt was an early adopter of the internet and its e-commerce possibilities, creating its website, cafebritt.com, in 1996. Since then, customers in the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe and Asia have been able to order coffee and other products for delivery.[12]

Sustainability and CSR

Commitment to the community and the environment are part of the company's mission statement, and it has a number of initiatives in support of corporate social responsibility.[13]. The production of Café Britt coffee and chocolate in Costa Rica has been certified Carbon Neutral since 2013.[14]

Café Britt was also an early supporter of the organic movement, promoting certification and commercialization before it was common in Costa Rica.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Our Story Retrieved: 2018-10-31.
  2. ^ a b "Cafe Britt's Premiun Gourmet Coffee Selection". Cafe Britt. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. ^ "Café Britt se expande en Antigua, México, Chile y Perú". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  4. ^ a b c d e Arce A., Sergio (2009-12-07). "Café Britt invertirá $8 millones en expansión durante el 2010". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Cordero, Juan Fernando (2005-11-27). "El profeta del grano de oro". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  6. ^ a b c Grupo Britt Retrieved: 2018-10-31.
  7. ^ a b "Grupo Britt se divide en dos empresas para fortalecer su expansión". La Nación (in Spanish). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  8. ^ Mesalles, Nuria (2010-10-28). "Britt: 25 años de historia". Revista Apetito (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  9. ^ Garza, Jeffry (2018-05-11). "Britt lanza café inspirado en el perezoso". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  10. ^ Britt Espresso Retrieved: 2018-10-31.
  11. ^ Britt Café · Bakery Retrieved: 2018-10-31.
  12. ^ "Looking Back on 30 Years: Coffee, Costa Rica, and Pura Vida". 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  13. ^ https://www.cafebritt.com/our-company. Retrieved 2018-11-13. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |\title= ignored (help)
  14. ^ Barquero, Marvin (2013-03-07). "Primeras siete empresas reciben sello de 'carbono neutral'". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  15. ^ "Sustainably". 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-11-13. {{cite news}}: Text "Produced, Organically Farmed" ignored (help)
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