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Top 10 World's Famous Coffee Brands Ranking & How to Choose Delicious Coffee Beans

Published: 2026-01-28 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/28, Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Friends interested in coffee might have this practice when selecting coffee - they often start by looking at coffee brand rankings, believing that highly-ranked brands must be good coffee. Actually, this is not the case. FrontStreet Coffee believes that whether it's single-origin beans or espresso beans, the requirements are...

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Friends interested in coffee might have this experience when selecting coffee: they often start with coffee brand rankings, believing that highly-ranked brands must be good coffee. However, this is not necessarily the case. FrontStreet Coffee believes that whether it's single-origin beans or espresso beans, freshness is what matters most.

Top 10 World-Famous Coffee Brands

FrontStreet Coffee has compiled the following ranking of 10 world-famous coffee brands:

  1. Nescafe: A coffee with a long history, founded in 1867. The Nestlé logo was designed at the end of the 19th century with the hope of reducing infant mortality worldwide.
  2. UCC: Established in Japan in 1933, it is Japan's most successful brand worldwide and also a guarantee of quality.
  3. Starbucks: Founded in the United States in 1971, one of the largest and most famous coffee chains globally, Starbucks Coffee (China) Co., Ltd.
  4. Royal Copenhagen: Royal Copenhagen has always maintained a reputation for high quality. In the coffee market, it holds an unshakable position.
  5. Kreis Kaffee: From Germany in 1963, it was the first in the world to develop vacuum packaging for instant coffee. Widely acclaimed in European countries and the Soviet Union.
  6. Wedgwood: A brand born in England in the mid-17th century. It offers the rich aroma of British coffee tradition.
  7. Royal Flavor: Sometimes convenient, sometimes authentic tasting. The same product can be enjoyed in various ways to appreciate its deliciousness.
  8. Dallmayr: In Munich, Germany, there is a Dallmayr coffee shop whose coffee became famous for being favored by the Bavarian royal family.
  9. Mingdian Coffee: A famous coffee and catering chain from Taiwan, one of the larger and more well-known coffee brands in mainland China, Mingdian International Holdings Limited.
  10. Shangdao Coffee: Founded in Taiwan, China in 1968, renowned everywhere for its refined roasting techniques and unique aromatic, long-lasting flavor.

Coffee brand rankings are just a reference, not absolute. Everyone's preferences differ, and what others think is good may not suit your taste. In fact, high rankings don't necessarily mean good coffee brands, and brands not on the ranking list aren't necessarily bad coffee brands. We need to have this basic understanding before delving deeper into coffee.

Whether it's single-origin beans or espresso beans, the most basic requirement for good coffee beans is freshness. So how can you select fresh coffee beans? FrontStreet Coffee offers you the following suggestions:

Choosing Fresh Coffee Beans

First, choose products that clearly indicate the roasting date (not expiration date or shelf life), have brand credibility, and are from professional coffee roasters who emphasize fresh roasting. Additionally, excellent coffee packaging bags usually feature a "one-way degassing valve" (a button-like small hole on the top of the coffee bag) design to allow coffee beans to release naturally produced carbon dioxide.

Point the one-way degassing valve toward your nose, gently squeeze the coffee bean bag, and smell the gas that comes out. If it's a captivating, rich coffee aroma, the freshness is still fine. Conversely, if it doesn't smell rich enough or even has a rancid oil smell, it indicates this coffee has long deteriorated and lost its flavor, and should be avoided for purchase.

Every bag of coffee beans sold by FrontStreet Coffee uses packaging with one-way degassing valves, ensuring that every bag of coffee beans reaches the purchaser in the freshest state. Moreover, coffee from different origins will exhibit distinctly different flavor characteristics.

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