The Brand
Looking behind the coffee bar
Coffee Fellows is a coffee shop concept started in Munich, Germany, in 1999. From when the first coffee was sold, with more than 280 partner shops established, Coffee Fellows is a family business directed by Kathrin and Stefan Tewes. Both value a lot a trustworthy, personal relationship with their franchise partners. A direct exchange of thoughts, mutual support, and a fair give-and-take motto are the order of the day with Coffee Fellows. This relationship of trust is the basis of the many years of success of the concept.
Coffee Fellows has locations across Europe and Asia. In North America, we formed a joint venture partnership called Coffee Fellows North America Corp. with an exclusive license to expand into the American, Canadian, and Mexican markets, with our first locations starting in Houston, Texas.
Our first location in North America is in Bellaire, Houston, Texas.
Coffee Lovers
Not surprising, but the base of our actions: Our heart beats for excellent coffee.
The transparency of the origin of our coffee beans is very important to us so that we can get our own mind about the conditions on the farm. It was not before the summer in 2019 that Kathrin and Stefan Tewes were there to get a realistic impression from the everyday life of a coffee farmer at the base of Kilimanjaro Mountain.
Additionally, the secret recipe of our excellent coffee lies in the know-how and the passion when preparing it. No coffee is served from the coffee machine in our shops, every single cup of Espresso, Cafè´Créme or Cappuccino is lovingly prepared by our baristas with the portafilter machine and thus becomes a real taste experience. It is the highly skilled workmanship of our baristas to perfectly coordinate on a daily basis our adjusted grinders as well as the temperature and brewing time of the coffee machine.
In Love with Bagels
We love bagels and work passionately and continuously on our recipes to offer what we believe to be the world's best bagel rolls. The dough rings are first steamed and then baked, which gives the bagels their distinctive bagel taste. Combined with our carefully created toppings, we will conjure up a delicious snack for you in lovingly handmade directly on the spot and fresh every day. We attach great importance to avoid unnecessary additives and to purchase our ingredients sustainably and responsibly.
We Would Like to Make the World a Bit Better
We could insert here an oversized listing of world-improving projects. But we know exactly though that there are a few more steps to go as regards sustainability. That is why instead we say what reality is like. The reduction of waste, a fair coffee trade, and sustainable products are close to our hearts not only as entrepreneurs but also as human beings. We are constantly thinking of possibilities to design coffee enjoyment even more sustainably.
We are gradually changing our packaging material or are taking it completely out of the range. For hot drinks, for example, we have stopped offering straws. We, are making more sustainable demands on our suppliers and are revising our range of products. We are taking our responsibility as a chain of coffee shops very seriously and are constantly doing our very best to make the world a little bit greener.
That is how we are approaching, step by step, the Green Coffee shop – it just tastes best there.