Coffee consumption per capita in Turkey will increase to 2 kilos

Published Jul 1, 2024

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At the COFFEX Istanbul 2024 Fair, Serap Akçay, CEO of De la Pau Coffee, highlighted the growing coffee culture in Turkey, a nation currently consuming around 1-1.2 kg of coffee per person per month but aiming for a doubling of that figure by 2030, driven by Generation Z's modern identity association with coffee. Akçay emphasized the potential for Turkey to become a significant player in the global coffee industry, with countries like Switzerland, Germany, and Italy already profiting from coffee importations for export purposes. Echoing Akçay's optimistic outlook, Kurtuluş Orkun Tan, Production Manager at De la Pau Coffee, emphasized the importance of freshly ground and filtered coffee during the 'Coffee Roasters and Technological Development' panel at the same event.

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Akçay gave information about the sector at the COFFEX Istanbul 2024 Fair, which was held at the Haliç Congress Center and brought together the global coffee industry. Akçay, who contributed as a moderator to the "Continental Coffees and Their Use in Turkey Panel" held at the fair, analyzed the developing coffee industry together with the international sector stakeholders in the panel. Stating that freshly ground coffee is the best coffee, Akçay pointed out that coffee consumption in Turkey is increasing day by day. Stating that we bring the best and quality coffee to our customers and that they carry out multi-faceted studies for the development of coffee culture, De la Pau Coffee Founder and CEO Serap Akçay said, “There is a great potential in coffee consumption in Turkey. While the average monthly coffee consumption per person in Europe is 2 kg, in Turkey this rate is 1-1.2 kg. We are known as a tea society, but we are evolving towards a coffee culture. I attribute this ...

Source: Dha