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title: Specialty coffees are raising the bar for the whole bean
description: The healthy state of whole bean coffee in supermarkets is accompanied by the growing influence of specialty coffees...
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# Specialty coffees are raising the bar for the whole bean

The healthy state of whole bean coffee in supermarkets is accompanied by the growing influence of specialty coffees...

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 apr 2, 2026

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LSA (Weekly / France)

**Les cafés de spécialité tirent le grain vers le haut (Specialty coffees are raising the bar for the whole bean)**

The healthy state of whole bean coffee in supermarkets is accompanied by the growing influence of specialty coffees—high-end beans, traceable and rated by the industry, which artisan roasters have popularized. Scenario piece of news on the evolution of coffee offer and consumption in France.

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