Bijdrewes

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Bij Drewes is a coffee and tea specialty shop in Almere. The business began in 1997 when Mario Drewes opened a store in Almere Centrum under the name Drewes. It later became publicly known as Bij Drewes. The documented main location is Stadhuisplein 25, 1315 HS Almere.

The shop’s history is closely tied to Mario Drewes. According to available information, he wanted to open his own store as early as the age of twelve. A visit to a coffee specialty shop later inspired the idea for Drewes. In 2020, the business moved from the Citadel area to Stadhuisplein 25. The reopening at this location took place on August 31, 2020.

Shop, café, and second location

The main location combines a retail shop with a café. The shop is known as Bij Drewes in de Winkel. At the back of the premises is the Schenkerij, which serves coffee and tea specialties, homemade pastries, lunch, and high tea. The menu features items such as espresso, cappuccino, café latte, latte macchiato, macchiato, con panna, and iced coffee or latte macchiato freddo.

In addition to the main location, there is Bij Drewes aan Tafel. This location is situated in Tuincentrum Almeerplant at Hugo de Vriesweg 3 in Almere-Buiten. Available information describes coffee and tea to go, pastries, and lunch items. The page for this location mentions staff who work there daily but does not list their names.

Coffee offerings and product formats

Official information describes the coffee offering as selected Arabica beans. The shop has curated thirty coffee varieties from multiple origins. The webshop states that the coffee sold online is 100% Arabica and freshly roasted. In the current public shop crawl, 23 coffee products were listed in the Alle koffie category.

The webshop uses categories such as Alle koffie, Heel sterk, Heel zacht, Mild, Sterk, and Zacht. Product names found in the available data include Amaretto koffie, Arabica espresso, Brasil Cerrado, Cafeïnevrije Espresso, Cafeïnevrije Peru Organisch, Colombia supremo, Costa Rica Tarazzu, and Cuba turquino Lavado.

Other documented names include Dessert, Espresso donker, Espresso leggero, Espresso Nero, Espresso Toscane, Guatemala Comal, Hazelnoot Koffie, Italian Espresso, Milano espresso, Mocca Ethiopië Sidamo, Mocca-java, Papua New Guinea, Vanille koffie, Wiener melange, and Kerst Koffie 250 gr. Product pages show order options of 1 kg, 500 g, and 250 g. Grind options include Bonen, Cafetière, Snelfilter, Espresso, and Zeer fijn.

Roasting and origin information

According to its own information, Bij Drewes roasts beans in-house twice a week. The recipe used is not publicly described. The roasting machine, capacity, and any software for roasting profiles are also not publicly documented. As a result, the technical aspects of the roasting process remain limited in the available information.

Origin information in product names and pages refers to countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Papua New Guinea. For Guatemala Comal, it is noted that fifty farmers grow, care for, and harvest the coffee. The harvest is described as taking place in late February. The coffee is then processed by Coop Acatenango in Chimaltenango through washing, pulping, drying, sorting, and packing in jute sacks. Arrival at the roastery is described as late April.

For Brasil Cerrado, the product information mentions Minas Gerais and Cerrado. Processing is described as dry, with natural and mechanical drying. No other farms or producer organizations are documented by name besides Coop Acatenango.

Sustainability and Certification

The available information includes some product-specific references to cultivation and sustainability. Cafeïnevrije Peru Organisch appears as a product name in the webshop. For Colombia supremo, the product page states that the coffee bushes grow between banana and orange trees. It also notes that natural compost from the farm is used and that no artificial fertilizer is applied for that product.

No publicly documented company-wide certifications were found, such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, B Corp, or an EU organic certification number. There are also no publicly described company-wide policies regarding waste, packaging, emissions, or energy reduction.

Business delivery, hospitality, and high tea

In addition to in-store sales, Bij Drewes operates its own webshop. The business also mentions supplying the hospitality sector, service providers, and other corporate clients. For businesses, white-label products and gift or Christmas packages are highlighted. However, the available information does not provide public details regarding volumes, contract types, or fixed buyers.

The menu lists various forms of high tea, including High tea diamant, High tea deluxe, Thee compleet, and Room Tea. It is also noted that high tea can be arranged on location, such as at home or in the office. This includes tea, tableware, sweets, sandwiches, and scones.

Press, team, and public information

Bij Drewes received local attention around its move in 2020. The coverage mentioned the relocation to Stadhuisplein 25 and described how local craftsmen were involved in the interior design. Custom cabinets measuring 3.5 meters were also mentioned. Furthermore, local editorial attention was given to the coffee and tea specialty store in 2021.

Mario Drewes is the only publicly named individual in the available business information. He is described as the founder, owner, or entrepreneur behind the business since 1997. Publicly mentioned roles such as head roaster, green coffee buyer, café manager, or other key figures are not documented. There is also no public information regarding coffee courses, cuppings, SCA workshops, or producer lectures.

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