Marika's Coffee

Overview

Marika's Coffee is Zambia's flagship specialty roaster, founded 2007 in Lusaka by Finnish-born Q-grader Teija Kuusela Lublinkhof — one of only 49 Coffee Quality Institute assistant instructors globally and a head judge at the World Barista Championship. She started Zambia National Barista Championships the same year with the Coffee Growers Association of Zambia, after a decade as Coffee Quality and Marketing Manager at Munali Coffee Estate (Mubuyu Farm, Munali Hills) where she developed Munali into Intelligentsia's first Zambian source.

Known for

• Zambia's flagship specialty roaster (2007 Lusaka)
• Founder Teija Lublinkhof — Q-grader, WBC head judge
• Started Zambia National Barista Championships (2007)
• 90% Zambian-origin coffee, on-site production
• Pick n Pay supermarket cafe partnership

Why it matters

Zambia is a tea-drinking country with thin coffee infrastructure; Munali Coffee was the first Zambian estate to crack export to Intelligentsia, and Marika's Coffee — under the Peaberry Coffee Roasters operating company — is the in-country specialty platform that made Zambian coffee visible domestically. Lublinkhof's Q-grader and WBC judging credentials anchor Zambia's representation in international specialty coffee evaluation.

Production

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head roaster

Teija Kuusela Lublinkhof

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roaster machine

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filter equipment

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roastery location

Lusaka industrial area, Zambia

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Café

Lusaka industrial area + Pick n Pay supermarket locations

Recognitions

• Founder is WBC head judge + CQI Q-grader instructor
• Founded Zambia National Barista Championships (2007)

Sources

• https://nkwazimagazine.com/but-first-a-cup-of-marikas-coffee/
• https://worldcoffeeevents.org/competitors/teija-marika-lublinkhof/
• https://wcc.coffee/wcc-reps-gallery/teija-lublinkhof
• https://coffeeandfarmer.com/2018/01/28/334/