Why Café du jour
Our Story
Café du Jour was born in 2015 from a passion for coffee and the ambition to build a brand. The love for coffee started in 2011 in Italy, where I had the opportunity to live and work for a year. In everyday Italian life, there's no escaping espresso: the moment you step out of your car at any random car park, you'll find a small coffee bar. It's addictive!
After returning to the Netherlands, I spent a few years working in hospitality and at internet companies. Combine the two and there you have Café du Jour: a passion for coffee with a touch of Italy, but with good old Dutch common sense. No fuss, no elitist jargon, just really great coffee at an honest price and always a little extra care.
Café du Jour is French for "coffee of the day". It should really have been the Italian "caffè della giornata", but that just didn't have quite the same ring to it ;-).
200+
Types of coffee
9.8
Average rating
2015
Founded
We are Café du Jour. A wide range of coffee at an honest price. We work through our coffee break to provide you with the perfect product.
Our Journey
2011 — It started in Italy
The love for coffee began during a year of living and working in Italy. The daily espresso culture was addictive and the idea for our own coffee brand was born on a pier in Caorle, about 50 km from Venice.
2015 — The founding
Lennart founded Café du Jour out of a passion for coffee and the ambition to build a brand. We started experimenting after purchasing a new espresso machine and a small hobby coffee roaster. When friends and family came to us for coffee more often than they went to the supermarket, we decided to turn it into a proper business.
2016 — Lennart's graduation project
Lennart took on the company as his graduation project. This gave Café du Jour a professional foundation, starting as an infotainment website about coffee where everything was explained from the raw berry to the cup of coffee.
2017 — Two become one
Lennart's and Jesse's companies merged into one Café du Jour. Stronger together, with a shared vision: to become the friendliest coffee supplier in the Netherlands. No intimidating contracts or fine print with us, just honest prices and personal service. At the same time, we began our first experiments on our own coffee roaster.
2018 — Our own roastery
A landmark year: the establishment of our own roastery and the start of selling freshly roasted coffee. This allowed us to control quality from bean to cup. To make room for the roastery, we moved to larger premises.
2022 — Roastery expansion
Demand for our freshly roasted coffee grew so rapidly that we significantly expanded our roastery. With three times the capacity, we could delight even more coffee lovers without compromising the quality we stand for.
2026 — Move to Honselersdijk
The latest chapter: a move to our new home in Honselersdijk. More space for our growing team, an even bigger roastery and a wonderful place to welcome you. We still enjoy every single day and you give us an average rating of 9.8!
We want to be friends
We like to think of you as our friends and we act accordingly: you can get in touch with us at any time, just like you can always reach your friends.
We don't do fine print or hidden charges. After all, you wouldn't ask your friends for extra money when you're buying a round at the pub ;-).
If you have any questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you!
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We wish you lots of coffee enjoyment!
Jesse, Lennart & the warehouse and customer service team