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Time and again baristas or dedicated coffee drinkers talk about Q-Grading. What is it all about? We shed some light on a supposedly simple topic.

Fabian Gass, Head of the ViCAFE Roastery and Q-Grader, brings extensive coffee knowledge to the company. We met at our roastery to find out from him what is important when...

We regularly feature people who are important to ViCAFE. We want to bring you closer to the person behind the espresso machine, the roasting machine or the screen. We start...

Thousands of kilometres separate us from the coffee farmers. Nevertheless, we are not only united by our passion for coffee, but also by a personal relationship – an irreplaceable commodity,...

Oscar Hernandez and his family are the owners of the Finca Los Nogales in Pitalito, Colombia. In this portrait we want to introduce you to Oscar, his story and personality....

The journey from the coffee tree to the cup is long and labor intensive. We want to bring you closer to the individual steps on the farm. Oscar, the owner...

We regularly portray people who are important to ViCAFE. We want to bring you closer to the person behind the espresso machine, the roasting drum or the screen. Today, our...

Coffee is produced in almost every corner of Guatemala. Volcanoes, rainforests, high plateaus, and lowlands not only create very diverse climatic conditions but also unique coffee profiles. Unfortunately, the country...

Since January 2020, ViCAFE in Zurich has been buying milk from the organic-certified Birkenhof in Uster. We took the opportunity to meet two generations of the Pfister family on the...

On a rainy Friday afternoon, we walk with Celine through the old town of Basel. It’s not just a meeting to get to know Celine better, but also a personal...

Every day, dozens of small and large parcels leave the ViCAFE Roastery in Zurich. The team at the Roastery pulls out all the stops to provide home baristas with fresh...

Livia, shop manager at ViCAFE, has taken on the challenge of producing the best possible coffee using her Bialetti (moka pot). Here, you can follow her story and find some...

Espresso is is a wonderful thing with its intense taste that people either love or hate. But how do you evaluate the quality of this short, black coffee? 

We asked ViCAFE customers to tell us more about their coffee experiences at home. The feedback that we received gave us a lot of interesting insights that we we would...

Consumers become more and more aware of seasonality and start making their food choices based on the crop calendar. In the following piece we have a closer look at the...

We regularly feature people who play an important role at ViCAFE. We want to bring you closer to the person behind the espresso or roasting machine, or on the other...

We launched ViCAFE in June 2010. What started with a small shop roaster in the old town of Eglisau is now a multifaceted company that is driven with a lot...

ALL POSTS LOCKDOWN Zurich, 16 March 2020. We’re sitting in front of our TV screens when the Federal Council announces the nationwide lockdown at 5:30 pm. All ViCAFE Espresso Bars...

Kenya lies in the middle of the equator and through it cuts the Big African Rift Valley, which was formed millions of years ago and expands by two centimetres per...

Girl Power! In February 2016, ViCafe visited the COMUCAP Women’s Cooperative in Honduras in the middle of the harvest season, and we were very impressed by them: The coffee is...

Coffee and smoking volcanoes Already in the approach we were enthusiastic about the volcanic peaks of Guatemala, which also accompanied us in the distance in the following days From the...

This was our second coffee trip to Tanzania. While two years ago we had been looking for coffee in the north, at the foot of Kilimanjaro in the region Arusha...

In the country of origin of the Arabica coffee In the country where coffee originated, coffee beans are cultivated at altitudes of up to 2000 metres above sea level, or...

A visit to Ngila Coffee Estate, Blackburn Coffee Estate at Ngorongoro Crater and Taylor & Winch dry mill in Moshi. The first days in Arusha, a city of 800,000 inhabitants...

When we picked up our rental car, we had no idea that this day will be all about “cars”. He had arrived in Neiva the day before, after almost 24...

In March 2017, Kurt and I visited the coffee farmers in northern Sumatra. We were warmly welcomed at the airport in Medan, Sumatra’s largest city. The itinerary included a visit...

We get our Indonesian coffee from a small group of farmers called Wih Bershi, which is named after a village in the Gayo Highlands in the far north of Sumatra....

We’ve curated this list to include products and accessories to make your #ViCAFEExperience this holiday season magical! Whether coffee is a way of life or just an energy boost in...

Fahrt auf Mondul Coffee Estate ALLE POSTS Willy on Mondul Coffee Estate During our visit to the Mondul Coffee Estate, we’ll look at the success of our jointly developed projects,...

While it is autumn in Switzerland, we fly to the summer in East Africa. We want to get an idea of the local conditions and developments and are searching for...

We regularly feature portraits of people who are important to ViCAFE. Today we pick meet Joël, a barista at ViCAFE, after his shift and accompany him on his BMX.

Mondul Coffee Estate in Tanzania grows sustainable coffee for ViCAFE. We are proud of our partnership with Mondul. Why? We'll show you in our new film.

We are celebrating our birthday. Not a round one, but an even one. Here are eight reasons why it's worth traveling to Eglisau, where ViCAFE originated, this year of all...

We regularly portray people here who are important to ViCAFE. Today we visited our barista's Carlotta and Sinan with their new canine family member Kai in their old apartment in...

Look, smell, taste: Today we're taking you on an expedition into our world of coffee. A journey in six stages.

First, a word about the name: Miju is the middle name of Alemayehu Daniel's father, Daniel, who inherited the name of his grandfather Miju. And Miju is, above all, a...

Colonialism led to the rapid and widespread distribution of coffee and created inhumane socioeconomic systems that continue to fuel inequalities today. In the context of coffee sourcing, we advocate an...

At Finca San Jeronimo Miramar it is said that “Good coffee can energise tired bodies and even inspire weary souls”. During our visit to the Bressani family, we were enchanted...

Nestled amidst the lush landscapes of India's coffee country, Yellikodige is a gem that stands out in the world of coffee farming. Located in the picturesque Kodagu district of Karnataka,...

A few days ago, after almost three years of hard work, we became part of the global B Corp community. In addition to the sheer joy of being part of...

During our visit, we experienced the magic of Kenyan coffee at Chania & Oreti Estates, where every sip carries a legacy. History, sustainability efforts, and educational endeavors are at the...