KEY MOMENTS OF THE LAST CENTURY
Since 1923, Kenco has championed great coffee. Coffee gives us purpose: strengthening relationships, building better communities, and helping us to do our bit for the planet, too.
Starting out as a cooperative, we're proud to have over 100 years of coffee expertise. We endeavour to use this expertise to continue to bring even more coffee occassions, for many more years to come. We've got big plans for the next century.
After all, there's no other coffee company quite like Kenco.
BUSINESS EXPANDS
Our business grows and we take over premises in Earlsfield and Bermondsey, as well as opening up our own chain of branded coffee houses.
INTERNATIONAL SOURCING
By 1962, we were sourcing coffee beans from markets all over the world in a search for the very best quality and variety. So we changed our name to reflect this, and the Kenco Coffee Company was born.
NEW ERA FOR INSTANT
Our new instant, freeze-dried coffee launches using the same beans as our roast and ground coffee. Sold in a special jar from Japan, it’s supported by two decades of iconic advertising campaigns.
ETHICAL ACTIONS
Our focus on sustainability grows. In 2003 we begin working with the Rainforest Alliance, and all our coffee is certified by 2010. Our Sustainable Development coffee launches in 2004, followed by Eco Refills in 2009.
THE KENYAN COFFEE COMPANY
In 2014, we started the Coffee vs Gangs initiative, a long-term commitment to creating opportunities for young people in Hondurus.
STILL PIONEERING
We continue to launch world-first instant coffees. From Millicano in 2011, the first whole bean instant; to the first instant flat white in 2017; 2019’s Ice Latte, the first ambient iced coffee; and Duo, the unique two-step premium instant.
BRINGING US TO ...
COFFEE WE CAN ALL FEEL GOOD ABOUT
Bringing people – and communities – together through our shared love of coffee, and helping to make a better world for everyone. It all adds up to a cup of great-tasting, uplifting coffee everyone can feel good about.