Collectif café

What Collectif café does

Collectif Café, legally the Comité Français du Café (CFC), is a French non-profit association governed by the loi du 1er juillet 1901 and headquartered at 3 rue de Copenhague, 75008 Paris. The organization functions as the trade body and public spokesperson for France's specialty coffee sector, aggregating independent artisan roasters, coffee shop operators, and allied professionals (CHR/horeca, equipment partners) around an ethical charter for sustainable sourcing and fair producer relationships. David Serruys, who also manages the Proqua roastery in Boulogne-sur-Mer, serves as President and Director of Publication.

The core offering is a membership program that delivers sector intelligence, free or preferential access to the collective's events and competitions, and visibility through the collectifcafe.fr website, newsletter, and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest). The revenue model combines recurring membership dues with transactional event revenue, primarily from the Paris Coffee Show (ticketed through mybadgeonline.com with ~30% early-bird discounts) and the regional Coffee Shows in Bordeaux and Lyon. Competition programs include the Concours du Meilleur Espresso Régional across five regions, the Concours du Meilleur Coffee Shop de France (with La Main Noire), the Championnat de France des Techniciens Café (with Nuova Simonelli and Composants Diffusion), and the SCA France Roasting and Cup Tasters championships. Les Journées du Café is a national consumer-facing week.

The GTM is community-led and event-driven rather than product-led. Demand generation flows from championship prestige (member roasters have placed 5th at the World Roasting Championship in Milan, 2022), member portrait content, and partnerships with sourcing specialists (Belco) and equipment vendors (IMA Coffee, Sirha Omnivore). The association does not sell physical products or licensed technology; its intellectual property consists of the Co-Roasting® registered trademark, an editorial content library, and brand recognition as the French specialty coffee sector's reference voice. The underlying market context is a fragmented French coffee market in which specialty coffee accounts for roughly 4% of total volume, leaving the collective with structural runway to consolidate professional representation while consumer-facing demand for quality coffee grows.

Name

Collectif café

Legal name

Comité Français du Café (CFC)

Website

https://collectifcafe.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Collectif Café (Comité Français du Café) is a French non-profit trade association representing specialty coffee roasters and professionals. It delivers membership services, organizes the Paris Coffee Show and regional events, and runs national roasting and coffee shop competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Professional Association

NAICS

Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cacao Experiences (Roastery Tours, Tastings) (THAJAGAH)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee association
• Professional coffee events
• Coffee roaster membership
• Barista competitions
• Coffee industry advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Roasters and coffee professionals pay membership fees to join the collective, receiving in return information sharing, event access, competition participation, and visibility on the collective's platforms.
2. Event revenue: Revenue generated from ticketed events including the Paris Coffee Show (with early-bird discounts available), regional competitions, and Les Journées du Café national public event.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collectif Café is a French non-profit professional association (Comité Français du Café) that federates specialty coffee roasters and coffee-sector professionals. It provides paid membership services (sector knowledge sharing, event access, competition participation, promotional visibility), organizes the sector's flagship professional event the Paris Coffee Show and regional Coffee Shows, runs national championships (espresso, roasting, cup tasters, coffee shop, technician), and informs consumers about quality coffee through public events such as Les Journées du Café.

Product overview

Collectif Café operates as a professional association representing the French specialty coffee sector. Rather than offering a unified software product, the organization provides a portfolio of membership services, professional events, and competitive platforms. The core offering consists of membership benefits for roasters including knowledge sharing, event access, and promotional visibility. Event portfolio includes flagship events (Paris Coffee Show, Les Journées du Café, regional Coffee Shows) and competitive platforms (regional espresso competitions, coffee shop contests, roasting and cupping championships). The organization serves as a central hub connecting quality-focused roasters, professionals, and coffee enthusiasts across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 37 candidates participated in 2023 regional blend competitions across 5 regions.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IMA Coffee (IMA Petrocini, IMA Coffee Lab)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 October 2023IMA Coffee, an Italian multinational with ~6,200 employees and 53 production sites, has partnered with Collectif Café for several years, aligning with the collective's values and supporting quality coffee. IMA Coffee Lab hosts Academy Days featuring roasting and packaging workshops, attended by over 50 global coffee professionals.
• Sirha OmnivoreminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Sirha Omnivore partnered with Collectif Café for the Paris Coffee Show 2023 (September 9–11) at Parc Floral de Paris. The event is described as 'the 1st French professional event dedicated to coffee and its universe.'
• BelcocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelco is a key strategic partner for many Collectif Café member roasters, providing coffee sourcing expertise, quality guidance, blend development support, and professional development. Belco accompanies roasters through training modules, sourcing trips to producer countries, and industry events.
• SUDUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUDUS is a Colombian association co-founded by Nicolás Montero that plants pollinator flower corridors in coffee farms. Supported by De'Longhi and Belco, SUDUS was highlighted during Les Journées du Café organized by Collectif Café, with participating roasters donating 100% of proceeds to the initiative.
• Université du CaféminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversité du Café is a non-profit that trains detained persons in coffee professions at Fleury-Mérogis prison, producing specialty coffee for reintegration. Collectif Café features and supports the initiative on its platform. The team consists of 3 paid staff: Juliette Viard-Gaudin (Manager), Ivan Alfaro (Master Roaster), and Jose Daniel Gonzalez (Pedagogical and Commercial Officer).
• La Main NoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Main Noire is a partner in organizing the 'Concours du Meilleur Coffee Shop de France' (Best Coffee Shop of France competition), co-organized with Collectif Café to reward outstanding coffee shop concepts across France.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeXo2lGloWYPXCR96tq0tvw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/collectif.cafe.cfc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collectif-caf%C3%A9
• Instagraminstagram.com/collectif_cafe
• Pinterestpinterest.fr/collectifcafe

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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