CC Van Wou

CC Van Wou is a Coffeecompany location situated at Van Woustraat 153 in Amsterdam. The venue is publicly listed as “CC Van Wou” and is located in Amsterdam Zuid. According to available business information, Coffeecompany Van Wou opened in 2008. No separate founders for this specific branch are documented in the reviewed materials.

The location is part of the broader Coffeecompany chain. The chain opened its first location in 1996 at Leidsestraat 60 in Amsterdam. Dick de Kock and Rick Bekkema are named as co-founders in the available sources. De Kock was already active in the coffee sector. Bekkema encountered coffee bars as an urban hospitality concept while traveling in major cities.

According to business information, the general concept of Coffeecompany revolves around direct contacts with coffee farmers, a private roastery in Amsterdam, barista training, and locations that play a role in their neighborhood. No separate concept distinct from this broader formula is described for CC Van Wou. The available information places the location primarily within the network and operating methods of Coffeecompany.

The documented roaster behind CC Van Wou is Coffeecompany itself. The chain states that it has a private roastery in Amsterdam. No complete, public, and specific menu for the Van Woustraat location was found in the reviewed official sources. As a result, the offerings of this location cannot be determined independently from the general Coffeecompany information.

General information from Coffeecompany describes various espresso-based drinks. These include flat white, cortado, iced latte, and flash brew. Several brewing methods are also described, such as Aeropress, cafetière or Espro Press, Chemex, and pour-over or drip. These methods provide context for the coffee culture surrounding the chain but do not constitute proof of a complete location-specific offering at CC Van Wou.

There are, however, a few isolated examples linked to the Van Woustraat location. The Instagram account of CC Van Wou has mentioned a flat white as a small coffee with two espresso shots. Iced matcha lavender is also publicly documented. These examples show drinks associated with the location, without allowing a complete assortment to be derived from them.

Available information shows that CC Van Wou is not described solely as a coffee location. The location page features “Shereens Playlist of the Month,” with Shereen named as barista and roaster. This gives an employee a visible role in the presentation of the location.

Additionally, CC Van Wou was documented in 2014 as a venue for cultural activities. On May 1, 2014, the final announcement of the Coffeecompany Book Award took place there. Coffeecompany, Xander Uitgevers, De Groene Amsterdammer, Janneke Siebelink, Ageeth Heising, and master’s students in editing at the University of Amsterdam were named among the jury members for that program.

Visual arts also found a place in the documentation surrounding this location. On July 11, 2014, an opening was noted for Lisa Smits’ exhibition “Binnenstebuiten Gekeerd.” Furthermore, an artBRUUT exhibition at CC Van Wou is documented. This exhibition was described as a collaboration between artists from the Makom drop-in center’s studio and established Amsterdam artists.

The artBRUUT project was named as an initiative by Stichting 39 in collaboration with Makom of De Regenboog Groep. According to available information, proceeds from sold works went to the Makom studio. This data places CC Van Wou in a broader urban context where coffee, art, and neighborhood activities converge.

Information regarding origin and sustainability primarily concerns Coffeecompany as a chain. The company states that it buys coffee directly from farmers or collaborates with partners who value quality and price transparency toward farmers. Coffeecompany also mentions that it seeks direct contact with coffee farmers and links prices to quality, rather than treating beans solely as anonymous commodities.

Various origin relationships are described in the source information. Finca Filadelfia in Colombia is named as the farm of Yaqueline and Oscar Hoyos. Coffeecompany states that since 2015, it has been buying more than half of its production directly. The company also mentions that the Hoyos work entirely organically.

Another mentioned relationship is with Asman Arianto in Sumatra, Indonesia. In 2018, he founded the Ribang Gayo Musara cooperative. This partnership highlights higher cherry prices, profit-sharing at the end of the season, and training in cultivation and processing. Additionally, it describes Coffeecompany’s Sugarcane Decaf, which uses ethyl acetate derived from the fermentation of sugarcane or molasses. The green coffee is first tasted and evaluated in this process.

Finca Matalapa in El Salvador also appears in the available information. This relationship is linked to Vickie Ann Dalton and Francisco, with annual purchasing by Coffeecompany. This data applies to the chain as a whole. It provides context for the coffee that Coffeecompany roasts, but it does not prove a separate purchasing policy for CC Van Wou.

CC Van Wou appears in the available documentation primarily through Coffeecompany itself and a few external mentions. Citymom published a mention of Coffee Company Van Woustraat at the address Van Woustraat 153. De Ondernemer published an article in 2021 about 25 years of Coffeecompany, focusing on the chain’s origins and the names of the founders.

No independent price or award was found for the location itself in the examined material. However, the location is publicly documented as a venue for the Coffeecompany Book Award and for exhibitions. Thus, CC Van Wou can be described as a Coffeecompany location with a documented history since 2008, a connection to the Amsterdam coffee chain, and several recorded cultural activities.