EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 49 MIN
What’s next for France’s burgeoning specialty coffee market? Highlights from Le Paris Café Festival 2026
from 5THWAVE - The Business of Coffee and Hospitality · host World Coffee Portal
In today’s episode, we’re bringing you highlights from a series of live conversations recorded at Le Paris Café Festival earlier this year, exploring the future of France’s burgeoning specialty coffee market.In the first conversation we speak Sandra Bouckenooghe, La Marzocco France, Christophe Servell, Terres De Café and Julie Duval at Oatly France, to discuss the evolution of the French coffee market and the shift towards more structured business models.We then take a deep dive into the beverage innovations reshaping coffee shop menus in France with Hippolyte Courty, L'Arbre à Café, Ryan Milstein,La Main Noire and Alice Vasseur, Brûlerie des Gobelins and Cafes Richards.Next, we explore how automation is transforming coffee operations with Tom Clark, Coutume Café, Dominique Lasseur, SEB Professional, Adrien Poncet, BRITA, Nicolas Poirot-Crouvezier, Simonelli Group and Marco De Sousa Rosa, MaxiCoffeeTo close the episode we look at the rise of the home coffee segment with David Flynn, Belleville Brulerie Paris, Monica Lee, La Marzocco France, Charles Dézé, De'Longhi France, Frédéric Smedile, Café Mokxa, Laurent Canavese, Café LaucaCredits music: "Paris" by Bandits On The Run in association with The Coffee Music Project and SEB Collective. Tune into the 5THWAVE Playlist on Spotify for more music from the showSign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear
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In today’s episode, we’re bringing you highlights from a series of live conversations recorded at Le Paris Café Festival earlier this year, exploring the future of France’s burgeoning specialty coffee market.In the first conversation we speak Sandra Bouckenooghe, La Marzocco France, Christophe Servell, Terres De Café and Julie Duval at Oatly France, to discuss the evolution of the French coffee market and the shift towards more structured business models.We then take a deep dive into the beverage innovations reshaping coffee shop menus in France with Hippolyte Courty, L'Arbre à Café, Ryan Milstein,La Main Noire and Alice Vasseur, Brûlerie des Gobelins and Cafes Richards.Next, we explore how automation is transforming coffee operations with Tom Clark, Coutume Café, Dominique Lasseur, SEB Professional, Adrien Poncet, BRITA, Nicolas Poirot-Crouvezier, Simonelli Group and Marco De Sousa Rosa, MaxiCoffeeTo close the episode we look at the rise of the home coffee segment with David Flynn, Belleville Brulerie Paris, Monica Lee, La Marzocco France, Charles Dézé, De'Longhi France, Frédéric Smedile, Café Mokxa, Laurent Canavese, Café LaucaCredits music: "Paris" by Bandits On The Run in association with The Coffee Music Project and SEB Collective. Tune into the 5THWAVE Playlist on Spotify for more music from the showSign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear
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