Kaffe Bueno

03/04/2026

The Circular Cosmetic Collective is coming to Paris! 🇫🇷 At Kaffe Bueno, we’re proud to be part of a group of innovators working to accelerate the circular cosmetics economy.

Within the Upcycling Hub at the Sustainability Zone and beyond, collective members are showcasing circular, upcycled, and biotech ingredients designed for the next generation of personal care formulations. 🌿

Come meet us and the collective at:
(1B88)
(1B90)
(1A84)
Gaia Tech (2E61)
(1C91)
(1B98)
(1C99)
(1C89)

Want to meet us all? Join our guided Circular Cosmetic Collective tour on Wednesday, April 15th from 11:00 to 12:00. Collect stamps at each booth, complete your quest card, and win a special prize. 👀

You’ll get a full taste of the latest upcycled cosmetic ingredients, meet the innovators behind them, and experience circular beauty in practice. ♻️

Spots will be limited so reserve your seat here: https://share.hsforms.com/1KPIumgcTQK6uDYaZL8lUXA28yt3

02/04/2026

Where sun care meets skin care ☀️ At Paris, Madeleine Chul, our Personal Care Application Lead, will host two stand talks titled Smarter Sun Care: SPF Boosting with Multifunctional Melanoidin Technology.

In each session, she will unveil our new Invisible Shield SPF 30 prototype, share new SPF data, and explore how our multifunctional melanoidin technology, KAFFAGE®, is opening up new possibilities for sun care formulation.

If you are working on SPF formulations and looking for fresh inspiration, these talks are worth catching.

Talk 1
14 April · 14:15–14:30
Reserve your spot: https://share.hsforms.com/1Y1U5157xRQSAyYALj_qLkA28yt3

Talk 2
15 April · 15:15–15:30
Reserve your spot: https://share.hsforms.com/17mnD3dLZQYSBPfp3wsZy4g28yt3

30/03/2026

No company is perfect. And we do not aim to be. We aim to improve. That is what being a Certified B Corporation represents to us: a commitment to continuous improvement.

With the new B Lab Standards, the bar is rising. Clear, mandatory requirements across social, environmental, and governance impact. Not optional ambitions, but measurable accountability.

Some of our commitments are already embedded in how we work at Kaffe Bueno, like our regenerative production systems that eliminate coffee waste through upcycling while ensuring we do not generate waste in the process. ♻️

Other standards challenge us to go further, rethink processes, and strengthen how we govern and grow.

That is the point.

B Corp Certification differentiates companies not because they claim impact, but because they measure it and commit to improving it over time. This is what makes standards worth standing for.

We’re proud of how far we’ve come as a company, and even more excited about where we’re headed as a global community.

Join this 🤎

26/03/2026

What if a natural active could boost SPF without being a UV filter? Meet KAFFAGE-B®.

KAFFAGE-B® is a biopolymer upcycled from coffee by-products. Rich in polyphenolic groups, its structure naturally absorbs UV light.

While KAFFAGE-B® supports SPF and UVA values, it doesn’t replace UV filters.

Additionally, its tone helps improve visual finish and skin tone uniformity.

Discover the benefits of upcycled ingredients for your formulations 🤎

25/03/2026

25/03/2026

Paris, we’re coming! 🇫🇷 You’ll find us at stand 1B88 during next month.

From 14–16 April at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, discover what we’ve been working on. New SPF data that shows what KAFFAGE® can really do. A sun care prototype, Invisible Shield SPF30, that you’ll want to feel for yourself. And live stand talks where we’ll break it all down — more on those soon.

Come find us at the Upcycling Hub in the Sustainability Zone, alongside our Circular Cosmetic Collective partners, showcasing how collective action accelerates the adoption of a circular cosmetic economy. ♻️🧪

Whether you’re a formulator, brand, or innovator, we’d love to connect. 🤎

🔖Stand 1B88
📅 14–16 April 2026
📍 Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris

19/03/2026

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting a Biomanufacturing Network event at Kaffe Bueno, organised by Food & Bio Cluster Denmark.

It was a great opportunity to open up our coffee biorefinery to the network and share some of the ambitions and challenges connected to scaling up. We are grateful to all the experts from the network who joined the event and contributed with valuable input throughout the day. A big thank you as well to our colleagues Keri Aggenbach, Yigit Kucukozden, Catalina Bernal, Sergio Vinagre Madrid and Micaela Faustini for presenting and sharing their expertise, and to Heidi Høy from Food & Bio Cluster Denmark for moderating such a valuable and engaging session.

We truly appreciated the input, perspectives and collaborative spirit in the room. Bringing together the right expertise is essential when navigating complex production challenges and taking the next steps in scaling up.

11/03/2026

Last week, our co-founder and CCO, Alejandro Franco, joined industry leaders in Amsterdam for the Sustainable Cosmetics & Beauty Forum to explore how circular innovation is reshaping personal care. ♻️

Across the two days, one theme became clear: sustainability alone is no longer enough. The industry must prove that sustainable ingredients can deliver the same performance, scalability, and affordability as conventional alternatives.

Several conversations focused on the growing interest in ingredient upcycling and innovative feedstocks, and the real technical, regulatory, and supply chain challenges that still stand between promising solutions and large-scale adoption.

But they also highlighted an important shift. Consumers increasingly expect products that are both sustainable and high-performing. For sustainable chemistry to truly compete, it must integrate into existing value chains while continuing to push the boundaries of innovation.

This is where collaboration becomes essential.

It was great to reconnect with several members of the Circular Cosmetic Collective and many other innovators across the ecosystem. Conversations like these show how collective action across suppliers, formulators, and researchers can help move circular beauty from ambition to industry reality.

Encouraging to see so many voices working toward the same direction: designing high-performance ingredients in harmony with nature. 🤎

04/03/2026

For us, B Corp certification was never about carrying a label. It was about committing to something bigger than ourselves: to transform coffee by-products into high-performance, all-natural ingredients through circular design. To prove that performance and sustainability can coexist. ♻️

It takes a lot for a company to make a positive impact on the world. Numerous actions. Ongoing effort. Tangible progress. And rigorous measurement.

As a Certified B Corporation, we choose that responsibility every day.

The B Corp symbol may be simple. But it stands for accountability. A powerful symbol backed by thousands of businesses working together toward measurable social and environmental impact. It signals that values are not merely words on a wall, but progress embedded in daily practice.

This , we are reminded that progress is never individual. It is collective.

Thank you to our team, partners, and community. We could not make a positive impact on the world without you.

Learn more at 🤎

03/03/2026

What if color is not impurity, but information? 🤍 For decades, white has defined what “good” skincare looked like. Decolorization began as a practical solution to improve stability and reliability. But over time, that technical choice became a visual convention.

But as the team explores in their latest article, that convention deserves reexamination.

Today, advanced analytical tools allow us to precisely identify compounds and degradation pathways. And we know that in many actives, color reflects bioactive chemistry. Polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and melanoidins often carry visible chromatic signatures. Their molecular structures absorb light in ways that produce amber, golden, or brown tones.

When intensive decolorization removes these fractions, it may also reduce antioxidant density or functional complexity. Using our upcycled coffee ingredients, KAFFAGE® and KAFFOIL® as examples, the article highlights a simple but powerful shift: stripping color may, in certain cases, mean removing part of the benefits. And when decolorization also consumes additional energy, solvents, or filtration resources, its standard use deserves reexamination.

As circular formulation strategies gain momentum across Europe and beyond, the visual code of white is being rewritten in real time. Initiatives like the Cosmetic Collective and conversations at -cosmetics Global 2026 show that the industry is ready to design beyond sterility and toward material honesty.

Because the next generation of high-performance formulations may not be defined by whiteness, but by clarity of purpose.

Read the full article by Covalo via the link in our stories and tell us where you stand. Should performance still look white, or is it time for beauty to evolve? 🤎👇