Tomoca Coffee

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Tomoca Coffee
Company type Private
Industry Coffeehouse chain
Founded8 February 1953;72 years ago (1953-02-08)
Number of locations
22 (2015)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Wondwossen Meshesha (Operation manager)
ProductsRoasted coffee
Italian-style coffee made with Ethiopian arabica beans
BrandsDark Roasted Harar ground coffee
Revenue$20 billion (2010)
Divisions Tomoca Coffee Africa
Website www.tomocacoffeeafrica.com

Tomoca Coffee (also written TO.MO.CA) is a family-owned coffee company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in February 1953. [1] [2] The company is known for its Italian-style coffee made with Ethiopian arabica beans. [3]

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The name derives from the Italian Torrefazione Moderna Café or "Modern coffee roasting". [4]

Overview

Tomoca is a member of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, [5] and it exports its coffee to Sweden, Germany, [6] the United States, Japan, [7] and other countries. [8] The company is led by Wondwossen Meshesha, the operations manager. [2]

Tomoca has 22 branches in Addis Ababa and opened its first international branch in Tokyo in 2015. [9] In September 2020, Tomoca opened its first coffee shop in Africa at the Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. [10] [11]

Tomoca is closely associated with macchiato, which is typically prepared using different roast profiles. The company uses dark, medium, and light roasts, with the dark roast traditionally serving as the default option. Depending on the location, customers may request alternative roast combinations when ordering beverages. [12]

Beyond in-house beverage service, Tomoca produces and sells packaged coffee products, including whole roasted beans and ground coffee in multiple roast profiles. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Think Africa's coffee culture is something new? Ethiopia's been showing us how it's done for centuries". MG Africa. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Jeffrey, James (16 October 2014). "Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia Needs to Provide Quality Coffee to the World - Geeska Afrika Online". www.geeskaafrika.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to TO.MO.CA coffee". Tomoca. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Smell the Coffee: Ethiopia's commodity exchange boosts growth". Business Daily. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ethiopia's commodity exchange boosts growth". Business Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops". BBC News. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Tomoca Coffee Private Limited Company". CAWEE. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Veselinovic, Milena (20 October 2015). "Ethiopia - a land where coffee meets tradition - CNN". CNN. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Muraya, Joseph (17 September 2020). "Tomoca Coffee Opens First Shop In Kenya At Two Rivers Mall". Capital Business. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ethiopian Coffee Chain Tomoca Opens Its First Outlet in Kenya". trendtype. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Tomoca Coffee – Churchill Road Branch". The Coffee Capital. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
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