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Coop Luomu Pikakahvi

ownerCoop Italia (California)
originCalifornia
manufacturedGermany

Coop Luomu (Eko) Pikakahvi is an organic instant coffee product sold specifically within the Nordic retail market. The brand 'Coop' serves as the private label for a group of consumer cooperatives across Scandinavia, aimed at providing high-quality, sustainable alternatives to major commercial brands. This specific coffee is labeled as 100% Arabica and carries both Fairtrade and EU Organic certifications (indicated by the DE-ÖKO-005 code).

While the raw coffee beans are sourced globally from Fairtrade-compliant farmers (primarily from non-EU agriculture), the final processing and packaging are handled in Germany. This allows for rigorous quality control and adherence to European organic standards before the product is distributed to retail shelves in countries like Finland, Sweden, and Denmark.

The brand is owned by the various national Coop organizations through their joint procurement and branding efforts. In Finland, Coop products are primarily distributed and managed through S Group (S-ryhmä), which collaborates with Coop Trading to bring these private-label goods to Finnish consumers. The ownership structure is unique as it is based on a cooperative model where the customers essentially own the retail company through their memberships.

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