WHY RECYCLED COFFEE?
WHAT ARE USED/SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS, A.K.A. COFFEE 'WASTE' ?
At Kaffe Bueno, we are all about giving life back to what most consider waste; we recycle used coffee grounds, or technically known as Spent Coffee Grounds (SCG) to extract healthy and high value components. In short, SCG is the coffee grounds remaining after your brew. SCG is a by-product with fine particle size and high organic load. Its chemical composition is based on cellulose, hemicelluloses, proteins, fat, polyphenols, minerals and different products formed by the Maillard reaction during the roasting process, such as melanoidins. These compounds have shown several biological activities, including antiproliferative, antioxidants, and antimicrobial effects (Mariotti-Celis et al. 2017).
WHY RECYCLED COFFEE?
WHAT ARE USED/SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS, A.K.A. COFFEE 'WASTE' ?
At Kaffe Bueno, we are all about giving life back to what most consider waste; we recycle used coffee grounds, or technically known as Spent Coffee Grounds (SCG) to extract healthy and high value components. In short, SCG is the coffee grounds remaining after your brew. SCG is a by-product with fine particle size and high organic load. Its chemical composition is based on cellulose, hemicelluloses, proteins, fat, polyphenols, minerals and different products formed by the Maillard reaction during the roasting process, such as melanoidins. These compounds have shown several biological activities, including antiproliferative, antioxidants, and antimicrobial effects (Mariotti-Celis et al. 2017).
WHY RECYCLED COFFEE?
WHAT ARE USED/SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS, A.K.A. COFFEE 'WASTE' ?
At Kaffe Bueno, we are all about giving life back to what most consider waste; we recycle used coffee grounds, or technically known as Spent Coffee Grounds (SCG) to extract healthy and high value components. In short, SCG is the coffee grounds remaining after your brew. SCG is a by-product with fine particle size and high organic load. Its chemical composition is based on cellulose, hemicelluloses, proteins, fat, polyphenols, minerals and different products formed by the Maillard reaction during the roasting process, such as melanoidins. These compounds have shown several biological activities, including antiproliferative, antioxidants, and antimicrobial effects (Mariotti-Celis et al. 2017).
“QUOTE ABOUT COFFEE BEING A MIRACLE PLANT FULL OF BENEFITS”
COFFEE + BIOTECH = HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE
“QUOTE ABOUT COFFEE BEING A MIRACLE PLANT FULL OF BENEFITS”
COFFEE + BIOTECH = HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE
COFFEE + BIOTECH = HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE
“COFFEE'S LIFE DOESN'T END AFTER YOU DRINK IT. IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CYCLE.”
"WASTE IS A RESOURCE IN THE WRONG HANDS."
MISSION
To unlock coffee's health potential where harmful emissions are minimised and coffee’s by-product usability is maximised.
By extending coffee's economical life, we will be able to give back to the people we owe its existence; farmers.
VISION
Our vision is to transform the way people perceive coffee; from looking at it as their caffeine fix, to look at it as a sustainable health elixir.
MEET THE TEAM
The three founders are from Colombia, coffee experts and passionate about sustainability, health and technology.
Alejandro Franco
Co-Founder | CCO
Juan Medina
Co-Founder | CEO
Camilo Fernandez
Co-Founder | CFO
Noomi Mikkelsen
Marketing Coordinator
Silvia Kollerová
Business Developer
Process Development
Green Chemistry, Biotechnology
Keri Aggenbach
Product Development Scientist, Laboratory Manager
Product Development
Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology
Sergio Vinagre
Process Engineer Assistant
Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology
Paloma Rozene Vallespin
Research and Development Engineer
Petra Gernhardt
Junior Product Development Scientist
Adnan Akcay
CTO/Head of R&D
Business Development
Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology
Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology
Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology
Product Development,
Bio Chemistry, Biotechnology
Mie Pedersen
Process Engineer
Assistant
Ignacio Sanchez
Process Engineer Assistant
ADVISORS
Karl Lintner
President of KAL'IDEES
Independent consultant to the cosmetics industry.
Former CEO Sederma – world-leading active ingredient supplier for personal care industry. A key player in Sederma acquisition by Croda.
Marcel Lubben
Chairman of Kaffe Bueno Board of Directors
Ex-CEO - Reverdia and Avantium. Ex-DSM
30+ years experience in biorefinery development in food and biochemicals, venturing industries and 18+ years of expertise in edible oil innovation at DSM.
Expert in R&D, strategy, IP and engineering innovation in this sector.
Wouter Claerhout
Independent consultant to the Nutritional
Ingredients industry.
Former Head of Global Marketing Human Health & Nutrition at Royal DSM with over 20 years of experience in innovation, marketing and sales.
