The story of coffee in Germany dates back to the 17th century when it first arrived in the ports of Hamburg and Bremen. Notable figures like Johann Sebastian Bach popularized coffee as a beverage through the musical “Coffee Cantata”. Later in the 20th century, the invention of decaffeinated coffee by Ludwig Roselius reshaped the coffee […]

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The story of Jacobs Coffee begins in 1895 when Johann Jacobs opened his first grocery at age 26. It was a specialty shop for coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, and biscuits in the center of Bremen, Germany. The store was established with Jacobs’ underlying promise, “I will make it my challenge to only deliver the best and […]

Founded in 1949 by Max Herz and his business partner, Carl Tchiling Hiryan, Tchibo has been synonymous with freshness and quality in the coffee market for over 65 years. Originally a coffee mail-order firm, it has evolved into a multinational company and operates in many more business sectors than the traditional selling of coffee. Over the […]

We know what we eat and drink has a major impact on our bodies, our brains, and our spirits. We are delighted to share the studies and science behind our range of beverages, and the positive impact coffee, tea, chocolate, and coffee substitutes can and do have on your overall health. Happy New Year From Enjoy […]

Let The Year Begin With You The New Year is a time for new beginnings, a fresh start, new memories to create, and all with the goal of improvement.  It’s time to change some things for the better.  Focus on yourself to start, because taking care of yourself first means you are able to help […]

Celebrate The Season! Enjoy Better Coffee (and Tea) celebrates this holiday season by wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday however you celebrate.  The decorations are up, the lights twinkling, and the special moments begin. All the shopping for gifts, food, and sundries should be done by now, so you can spend time preparing for […]

Are you feeling inspired in this new year? Are you motivated to try something new? The new year is a great time to break an old habit or to step outside the daily grind for a refreshing perspective on our day-to-day life. Some ideas: Start or join a book club Volunteer somewhere in your local […]

Germany is home to the brands we’re spotlighting this week, so here’s a little more about this historic and important country. Let’s start in Germany’s capital, Berlin, considered to be the best city to live in for its culture, according to a survey conducted by a bank whose customers live abroad. This expat banking service, […]

Germany, much like Italy, has played a pivotal role in the history of coffee in Europe. From the opening of coffeehouses as early as the 1670’s in Hamburg and Bremen, two key shipping ports that ultimately brought coffee into Germany and eastern Europe, Germany took its place as a European coffee leader. With the spread […]

This week, we are highlighting 3 of our premium German brands: Tchibo, Davidoff, and Eduscho. Let’s look at how these brands grew into the icons of coffee they are today. Tchibo is German coffee producer that started selling coffee via mail orders more than 60 years ago. The name Tchibo comes from the word ‘Tchiling’ […]

The Rich Heritage of German Coffee Germany has played an historic role in the history of coffee. Just a few highlights: ✔ Coffee was imported, sold and served as far back as 1723 when the first coffee house opened in Berlin. ✔ Coffee filters were invented there. ✔ In the heyday of the early coffee […]

As always, enjoy better coffee and thanks from the EnjoyBetterCoffee Team!

As we often say, Germany has been important in the history of coffee around the world. This week, we share two big events in German coffee, one just this year, and one that commemorates an event more than 200 years ago. First, the 2019 German Barista and Latte Art Championship took place in Nuremberg this […]

Germany is a pivotal player in the history of coffee, importing, selling and serving coffee as far back as the 1700’s. Coffee was popular among the upper classes and royalty in the early days, but flourished throughout all the classes by the 1800’s. Women spent time in the coffee shops, chatting with their lady friends, […]

Germany, much like Italy, has played a pivotal role in the history of coffee in Europe. There were established coffeehouse in Germany as early as the 1670’s in Hamburg and Bremen, key shipping ports that ultimately brought coffee into Germany and eastern Europe. With the spread of coffeehouses over the next 50 years, women could […]

Fact: More than 80 percent of the entire German population above the age of 14 drinks coffee. That’s even more than in the United States. Jacobs Kronung is the most popular coffee drunk by German consumers. In the top five most popular brands in Germany, Dallmayr and Tchibo are in the third and fifth spots. […]