Lusaka · Zambia
Marika's Coffee
Marika's Coffee roasts in Lusaka, Lusaka Province.
Since 2007 · Teija Kuusela Lublinkhof
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
- head roaster
- Teija Kuusela Lublinkhof
- roastery location
- Lusaka industrial area, Zambia
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)