Could climate change threaten your morning coffee enjoyment?In the new episode of "5 Cups a Day," we take a closer look at the versatile sweet lupin. Together with Monika Heyn, product developer at Tchibo, we discover how this unique legume is used to create an innovative coffee blend. We discuss everything you need to know: What is the caffeine content? What do you need to know about allergens? How do sweet lupins make our coffee more sustainable? What makes the coffee-lupin blend so special in terms of taste? And could this blend really be the future of your cup of coffee? Find out – and experience an exciting blind tasting to see if we can taste the difference compared to 100% coffee.

Our mini-series "Working in Coffee Paradise" continues – and this time it's going to be particularly delicious. We're taking you to where all the "delicious" things happen at Tchibo. Our guest is Susanne Tadeus, Head of Development Food & Instant. For 33 years, she has been shaping Tchibo's world of enjoyment beyond roasted coffee – from ready-to-drink and coffee-to-go to cakes, Franzbrötchen, bowls and snacks to tea and instant coffee. In short, she defines how these products look, taste and perform throughout the day in our stores – so that your moment of enjoyment is truly a moment of enjoyment. 

You push your shopping trolley through the supermarket. Your mind is on autopilot. You just want to get everything done quickly, but then you stop. In front of a coffee shelf.This is where Valentine's job begins.Our mini-series "Working in Coffee Paradise" continues, and this time it takes us to the place where purchasing decisions are often made in a fraction of a second: the food retail sector. In the new episode of our podcast "5 Cups a Day", we talk to Valentin Marinovic, Team Leader Coffee Depot at Tchibo. He is responsible for the brand presence of Tchibo and Eduscho coffee in supermarkets – exactly where autopilot suddenly becomes gut feeling.Because 70% of all purchasing decisions are made in the supermarket – and around 80% of them are emotional.

Our mini-series "Working in coffee paradise"continues - and we start the new year with a job without which coffee simply wouldn't flow at Tchibo. Because before espresso, filter coffee or caffè crema end up in our cups, their journey begins thousands of kilometres away: on volcanic soils, in the high altitudes of the Andes, on small farms in Latin America.our new episode of "5 cups a day" features Theda Behrens as our guest. She is Tchibo's coffee buyer for Latin America and a lot of things come together for her.

Does the smell of coffee really make us more willing to buy? Yes! And more than you think.Imagine entering a shop and the smell of fresh coffee immediately hits your nose: warm, aromatic, familiar. And suddenly you feel more at ease and perhaps stay a little longer. Coincidence? Not at all.In our new episode "Five cups a day", we reveal why the smell of coffee acts almost like an invisible salesperson in retail. How fragrance not only lifts our mood, but also influences our purchasing decisions. We are joined by coffee sommelier Indre, scientist Gerhard and coffee spokesperson Karina.

Insert: At the bottom of the text you can find out how you can get your hands on refurbished Tchibo IT devices at a favourable price (Christmas is coming).First things first: Handling our Tchibo IT devices with care makes a big difference in avoiding electronic waste and actively living sustainability.

Here are five important tips from our latest podcast episode "Lifehacks for the fully automatic coffee machine - 5 tips for better coffee" by coffee sommelier Indre.

Finally, facts and figures again, or in our case: coffee consumption, coffee habits, coffee preferences - we have plenty of hot facts about our favourite drink in the new episode of "5 cups a day" coffee knowledge to go.From the question of how many cups it takes to be creative to exciting price differences across Europe. The new episode will be inspiring in the cup - that's a promise! Because the Tchibo Coffee Report 2025 focuses on the exciting topic of "creativity". A little spoiler: 63% of Germans believe that the world would be less imaginative and courageous without coffee! Incidentally, we also clarify what the question "Are you still coming up for a coffee?" - and of course the answer to it, and why some people prefer to do without latte art.The eagerly awaited answers can be found in this year's coffee report, with all the important facts, figures and data about our favourite bean. Together with Brand eins and Statista, we asked German coffee drinkers how much creativity is allowed when it comes to coffee and, more importantly, does coffee provide flashes of inspiration?

"WHO YOU GONNA CALL?" - Our coffee and coffee machine experts agree: if you're in a pinch and the only thing that can save you is a ready-made coffee, then it has to be the CALL ME PAD! In this podcast episode of "5 cups a day", Tchibo Coffee spokesperson Karina Schneider, coffee sommelier Indre Berendes and podcast newbie and Tchibo product manager Franziska Kroll explain why they are so enthusiastic about the pad machine.