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Your source for digital coffee innovations. ⁣⁣Together we can share knowledge & tools in coffee! WHO ARE WE? We are your source for digital coffee innovations.

The first interactive space where public actors, independent organizations, coffee companies, industry professionals, cooperatives, and producers come together to discuss the digitalization of the coffee value chain. We are a home for professionals new to this concept, tech enthusiasts exploring new systems, and anyone in between. WHAT DO WE DO? We promote the inclusive, efficient, and effective u

se of technology in the coffee industry by organizing events and educational programs to discuss the digitalization of the coffee value chain. Through these knowledge-sharing experiences, we aim to build a strong inclusive digital coffee community. OUR VISION? We believe that by creating a more sustainable intersection between digital and non-digital needs and solutions, technology can forge a more resilient future for coffee. Join the future of coffee by...

- Participating in our events & educational programs.
- Reading our DCF Magazine.
- Signing up for our monthly newsletter, Digital Coffee Update.
- Engaging in our community conversations on our social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, & Facebook)

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28/05/2026

We’re back with the latest developments in digital transformation across the coffee sector!

🌳 Strathmore University’s Agri-Food Innovation Centre (SAFIC) launched Kilimo AI, a digital knowledge platform designed to improve access to agricultural information across Kenya’s farming sector.

👩🏽‍🌾 Sucafina’s 2025 Sustainability Report highlights the growing role of data management and artificial intelligence in strengthening sustainability and supply chain operations.

☕️Operations at a café in Stockholm are being managed by Mona, an artificial intelligence agent overseeing key business functions.

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21/05/2026

AI doesn’t know your customers as you do.

It doesn’t know that one of your best wholesale clients prefers a quick call over a long email. It doesn’t know the relationships you’ve built over years, or the lessons you’ve learned while running a coffee business.

It’s true that AI can process data faster than any of us and will continue improving. But it can’t know the small details that make the biggest difference in your operations, your partnerships, and your customer experience.

As AI becomes more integrated into the coffee industry, your expertise matters more now than ever.

When AI surfaces an insight, you’re the one who asks: “Does this actually make sense for our roastery, café, or team?” You’re the one who challenges it, refines it, and teaches the system what truly matters in your business and your partnerships.

The goal isn’t to hand decisions over to AI, but to use technology more intentionally so coffee businesses can work smarter and grow sustainably. Let’s leverage AI into a partner that understands your world because that’s where the real transformation will happen.

What expertise do you bring that no algorithm could replicate? We’d love to hear what makes your knowledge irreplaceable.

12/05/2026

Six years ago, DCF was born with a simple feeling: information about data and technology in coffee was often hard to find or disconnected, leaving people with more questions than answers. And we thought: maybe it would help if more people got in the same room and talked about it.

So we started organizing events, not with a big master plan, but with curiosity and the desire to create spaces where people could learn from each other. What we didn’t know then was how much we would learn ourselves along the way.

Over the years, those conversations, collaborations, and experiences naturally led us to where we are today: working closely with traders and roasters through consulting projects that are built on real industry challenges and real relationships. Not through pushing technology or following a one-size-fits-all approach, but through co-creation, active listening, and meeting each coffee company where they are.

We’re grateful to everyone who has crossed paths with us, trusted us, challenged us, or taught us something over the years. Thank you for being part of the journey!

07/05/2026

¡Ya está aquí tu resumen mensual de noticias sobre tecnología para el café!

🌳 Grandes empresas cafeteras, como JDE Peet’s, Louis Dreyfus Company, Sucden, NKG y Sucafina, se aliaron para crear un mapa mundial del café de acceso libre destinado a identificar los riesgos de deforestación.

☕️ Cropster presentó una nueva herramienta para ayudar a los tostadores a planificar mejor la producción utilizando el inventario, los pedidos y los umbrales de existencias personalizados.

🇪🇺 La Comisión Europea actualizó sus infografías sobre la cadena de suministro del EUDR, aclarando los requisitos de cumplimiento para todos los actores de la cadena.

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30/04/2026

Your monthly coffee technology roundup is here!

🌳 Major coffee companies, such as JDE Peet’s, Louis Dreyfus Company, Sucden, NKG, and Sucafina, have teamed up to build an open-access global coffee map aimed at identifying deforestation risks.

☕️ Cropster introduced a new tool to help roasters better plan production using inventory, orders, and custom stock thresholds.

🇪🇺 The European Commission updated its EUDR supply chain infographics, making compliance requirements clearer for every actor in the chain.

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23/04/2026

“Digital strategy” is often mistaken for the act of buying the right software, but in reality, they couldn’t be more different.

We regularly see coffee businesses invest in new platforms with the expectation that better tools will automatically lead to better insights, clearer decisions, and more efficient operations. But without the right foundations in place, even the most powerful technology ends up underused or simply disconnected from the day-to-day reality of the business.

A platform can organize and visualize data, but it cannot fix inconsistencies, fill gaps, or define what truly matters for your company. If the data going in isn’t reliable, the outputs won’t be either. And if your KPIs aren’t clearly defined, no dashboard will magically translate them into meaningful action.

Digital transformation is less about the tools you adopt and more about the way your business thinks about data. It requires – first and foremost – clarity on what you want to measure and why. Of course, technology plays an important role, but it can’t replace a strategy.

Before making your next investment, it’s worth asking a different question: are we truly ready to make the most of it? If the answer is no, we’d love to chat.

09/04/2026

Artificial Intelligence is starting to show up in more corners of the coffee industry, promising new ways of working, building relationships, and making decisions. However, coffee has always been deeply human. It’s built on craft, intuition, relationships, and experience developed over time. So much of what defines it has traditionally relied on people, not algorithms or machines.

And yet, as data becomes more accessible and technology more integrated into daily operations, coffee professionals across the value chain are increasingly finding ways to use AI to support, enhance, and even challenge their decision-making. Not as a replacement for their own expertise, but as something that works alongside it.

Which leads to a bigger conversation: Does AI change how expertise is developed and shared? Where does human intuition remain irreplaceable? And what is the minimum data we need to make AI useful?

To a large extent, the industry is still navigating these answers, but it’s becoming increasingly important that we start asking the right questions.

This is just the beginning of a broader conversation we’re excited to explore. Over the coming months, we’ll be diving deeper into how AI is shaping different parts of the coffee ecosystem and what it could mean for the future of the industry.

If you’re thinking about this too, we’d love to hear your perspective.

31/03/2026

¡Ya regresamos con tu resumen mensual de las novedades más importantes en tecnología para el café! Estas fueron algunas de ellas:

🌳 La Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (CONAB) lanza la Plataforma Parque Cafeeiro, una herramienta pública para certificar que el café brasileño no contribuye a la deforestación.
☕️ ProfilePrint anuncia el Mini Beluga, un analizador de calidad del café compacto y basado en IA que genera huellas digitales de los granos de café.
👩🏽‍💻 La Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) organizará un seminario web el 2 de abril para analizar si las herramientas digitales están aportando beneficios tangibles a los pequeños agricultores.

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26/03/2026

We’re back with your monthly recap of key developments in coffee technology! Here are some of the highlights:

🌳 The Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (CONAB) launched the Parque Cafeeiro Platform, a public tool to certify Brazilian coffee as deforestation-free.
☕️ ProfilePrint announced the Mini Beluga, a compact, AI-powered coffee quality analyzer that generates digital fingerprints of coffee beans.
👩🏽‍💻 Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) will host a webinar on April 2 examining whether digital tools are delivering tangible benefits for smallholder farmers.

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17/03/2026

Most digital transformation projects do not fail because of technology but because the system was never designed with the people who have to use it.

Designing systems that actually get used requires four things:
1.     Listening before building
2.     Co-creating before configuring
3.     Aligning technology with real-world operations
4.     Planning for continuous improvement from day one

In digital transformation projects, it is tempting to move quickly to tool selection and development, but without early collaboration, even the best software can struggle with adoption.

That is why our approach to digital transformation and data optimization begins with listening. We work alongside our clients to design systems that fit their operations, their context, and their partnerships, not just industry best practices.

What has made digital initiatives succeed or fail in your experience?

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