Spotlight on Paris’ burgeoning specialty coffee scene

<p>Fresh from <a href="https://www.pariscafefestival.com/">Le Paris Café Festival</a> last week, today we’re putting the spotlight on the French capital and diving into the past, present and future of the rapidly changing specialty coffee scene across France.</p><p>In conversations with influential coffee operators, major roasters and suppliers, we explore the shift in consumer demand for high-quality coffee and the impact Covid-19 has had on French drinking habits and Parisian coffee culture.</p><p>Michael McCauley, Coffee Quality &amp; Training Director, <a href="http://www.cafesrichard.com/">Cafés Richard</a>, gives us a perspective on how the French coffee scene has evolved in the last 30 years.</p><p>Tom Clark, Co-founder &amp; CEO, <a href="https://www.coutumecafe.com/">Coutume </a>shares the impact of Covid-19 on the Parisian coffee shop market and the challenges operators are facing today.</p><p>Sandra Bouckenooghe, ambassador for <a href="https://international.lamarzocco.com/en/la-marzocco-ambassadors-in-france/">La Marzocco France</a>, discusses the new generation of specialty coffee professionals and what’s next for the French coffee scene.</p><p>Credits music: "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZgC8-SU31M">Paris</a>" by Bandits on the Run, winners of the <a href="https://www.coffeemusicproject.com/">Coffee Music Project</a> 2017.</p><p>Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/5thwavecoffee/">@5thWaveCoffee</a> and tell us what topics you'd like to hear</p>