Cafe Britt

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Overview

Café Britt is a Costa Rican company founded in 1985 that produces and markets gourmet coffee, chocolates, cookies, and related products. It operates coffee roasting and chocolate manufacturing in Costa Rica and Peru, sells through retailers, online, Britt Café & Bakery locations, and tourist shops, and sponsors coffee-related tourism and education in Costa Rica.²

History

Café Britt was founded in 1985 by Steve Aronson in Costa Rica to export gourmet coffee locally rather than exporting all high-quality beans.²⁷ It expanded from coffee to include chocolates, cookies, and Britt Café & Bakery operations.²³ Over the decades, it developed tourist and airport shops and diversified products while maintaining production in Costa Rica and Peru.²⁴

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
Café Britt Gourmet Coffee	Costa Rican specialty coffee	$15 - $50
Britt Chocolates	Gourmet chocolates	$10 - $40
Britt Cookies	Artisan cookies	$8 - $25
Britt Espresso Capsules	Espresso machine compatible	$12 - $30

Manufacturing

Coffee roasting and chocolate manufacturing occur in Costa Rica and Peru.² Production emphasizes Costa Rican regions like Tarrazú and Tres Ríos.³

Notable Products

Tarrazú Coffee - Gourmet coffee from Tarrazú region in Costa Rica.
Tres Ríos Coffee - Specialty coffee sourced from Tres Ríos area.
Britt Gourmet Chocolates - Handcrafted chocolates using unique recipes.
Britt Espresso Capsules - Capsules compatible with espresso machines.

Reputation

Café Britt is recognized among coffee enthusiasts for introducing high-quality Costa Rican gourmet coffee to local and tourist markets.⁷ Professionals note its expansion into chocolates and tourism-related retail as a successful diversification.⁴ It maintains presence in Latin American hotel chains through its product quality.³

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