Caffe Nero to expand Biobean collaboration following successful first phase

In the UK, following a successful trial of Biobean’s technology to produce biomass pellets from spent coffee grounds, Caffe Nero is looking to scale up its partnership beyond Greater London. Since the company began collecting its coffee grounds in July, Biobean has produced 98 metric tons of pellets from 218 tons of grounds. Further development is undergoing to produce transportation biofuel from the oil in the grounds, which if successful could produce enough fuel to circle London 3,689 times just using the amount of grounds Caffe Nero produces in a year.