UK Coffee Week (April 2013)

UK Coffee Week™ is run by Allegra Foundation, a registered charity (no. 1133540) established by Allegra Group to provide sustainable clean water projects in deprived African communities related to the tea, coffee and food industries.

Allegra Foundation launched UK Coffee Week in 2011. This annual event provides a unique opportunity for branded coffee chains, independent coffee shops and industry suppliers to collaborate and celebrate the success of the industry while raising money for Project Waterfall.

Watch our great video below to find out more about UK Coffee Week 2012, when over 364,100 people got involved in the programme. A big thank you to Nick Kay for his fantastic work on the film.

The money raised since 2011 is currently making life-changing differences in Tanzanian communities.

How the money was raised:


Customers added a voluntary 5p to coffee purchases at coffee shops and cafés across the UK Public donations were made online and through text and in-store collection boxes		Coffee operators were encouraged to match consumer donations Various industry suppliers made corporate donations to the Allegra Foundation		Participating venues and organisations held fundraising events The London Coffee Festival donated part of ticket proceeds Coffee@Work fundraising The Big Challenge sponsored walk

The Allegra Foundation is a registered charity (No. 1133540) established by the Allegra Group to support sustainable development projects in coffee-growing African counties. Project Waterfall is the central focus for fundraising and aims to deliver clean water projects in African coffee-growing countries.

Allegra Foundation Trustees

An independent board has been appointed to oversee the programme and its sub-committees as well as to ensure that all donated funds are fully protected and used efficiently.

Current trustees of the Allegra Foundation include:

James Hoffmann, Director of Square Mile Coffee Roasters, World Barista Champ '07
Barry Kither, Sales & Marketing Director Away From Home, Lavazza UK
Elaine Higginson, Managing Director, United Coffee
Tony Waters, Managing Director, Solo Cup Europe
Damian Dixon, Commercial Manager, Marks & Spencer plc
Matthew Wootliff, Managing Director, Beach Consultants
Jeffrey Young, Chairman of The Allegra Foundation

Official advisors:

Chris Osborne, Director, Insight Projects (Aus)
Anya Marco, Director of Insights, Allegra Strategies

UK Coffee Week Steering Committee

The UK Coffee Week Steering Committee helps to shape the programme, bringing together experts from across the coffee industry to collaborate and build a comprehensive celebration of the UK coffee industry.

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Consumer donations will fund clean water projects
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