Workshop on January 13, 2026, 1.00 PM – 3.00 PM:

Create valuable products using coffee grounds

Get an overview of the latest opportunities for value creation from coffee grounds—from product ideas to circular business models.

Target Audience

The workshop is primarily aimed at companies and entrepreneurs in the coffee value chain:

• Cafés and restaurants
• Meeting and conference organizers
• Waste and resource management companies
• Industry associations/networks 
• Companies interested in using coffee grounds in new products

The most relevant participants in your organization will be decision-makers and those responsible for production, development, and sustainability.

Outcomes

• You will gain a clear overview of how coffee grounds can create value in your company—including opportunities, constraints, and examples.
• You will leave with concrete solution ideas prioritized by impact and resource needs.
• You will gain insight into relevant cases and technologies from the industry.
• You will meet potential collaboration partners across the value chain.
• You will receive clear next steps and a plan for how to get started after the workshop.

Workshop agenda

• Welcome and introduction to Food Upcycling and to each other
• Expert presentation: Coffee grounds from coffee brewing - status, potentials, and barriers
• Company cases
• Break
• Exercise 1: Needs, personas, and technology (group work)
• Exercise 2: Selection of solutions, wrap-up, and Q&A
• Tour of Food Technology at the Danish Technological Institute
• Closing, thank you for today, and evaluation