Kokebiz: Cafe Food Ingredient Service Hits 20,000 Member Stores Milestone

Changing the Landscape of Café Ingredient Distribution: Kokebiz Surpasses 20,000 Stores in Just 4 Years! 'Kokebiz,' which has brought innovation to the café ingredient distribution market, is drawing attention from the industry as it surpasses 20,000 cumulative registered stores just four years after its service launch. This signifies that one out of every five cafés among the approximately 100,000 nationwide has chosen Kokebiz, proving its undisputed position as Korea's leading café ingredient platform. In the past, café owners faced the hassle of individually contacting various roasteries or suppliers to obtain quotes for essential ingredients like coffee beans and desserts. It was difficult to compare supply unit prices and delivery conditions transparently, let alone regional price variations, making it challenging to make rational choices. However, Kokebiz addresses these inefficiencies by offering an innovative comparison service that discloses the real-time selling prices of over 1,000 types of coffee beans supplied to cafés. Owners can compare various conditions such as bean brand, roasting point, flavor profile, and price at a glance, and conveniently manage the entire process from consultation and sample requests to final ordering within the platform. Notably, since last year, Kokebiz has also been making a mark in the green bean market, a new trading area. By providing real-time unit prices from green bean distributors and introducing a feature that automatically suggests optimal quotes tailored to the owner's conditions, Kokebiz has led to a surge in green bean transactions on its platform. Moving beyond roasted and green beans, Kokebiz now handles a wide range of ingredients including desserts, beverage ingredients, and takeout supplies, truly evolving into a 'café solution platform.' Furthermore, it alleviates the burden on owners by offering one-stop infrastructure establishment services essential for café operation, such as coffee machine purchases, store repairs and cleaning, CCTV, POS systems, and internet installation. A Kokebiz official emphasized, "While the domestic café industry continues to grow, the supply chain structure has been complex and information fragmented. We are focused on creating a transparent and efficient environment that saves both café owners and suppliers time and costs." Kokebiz stated that it will continue to play a key role in building a healthy ingredient distribution ecosystem where café founders, roasteries, and suppliers can grow together and coexist, rather than merely connecting ingredients.