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]
The name derives from the Italian Torrefazione Moderna Café or "Modern coffee roasting".[4]
Overview edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Jeffrey, James (16 October 2014). "Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Ethiopia Needs to Provide Quality Coffee to the World - Geeska Afrika Online". www.geeskaafrika.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to TO.MO.CA coffee". Tomoca. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Smell the Coffee: Ethiopia's commodity exchange boosts growth". Business Daily. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Ethiopia's commodity exchange boosts growth". Business Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops". BBC News. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Tomoca Coffee Private Limited Company". CAWEE. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Veselinovic, Milena (20 October 2015). "Ethiopia - a land where coffee meets tradition - CNN". CNN. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Muraya, Joseph (17 September 2020). "Tomoca Coffee Opens First Shop In Kenya At Two Rivers Mall". Capital Business. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopian Coffee Chain Tomoca Opens Its First Outlet in Kenya". trendtype. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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