About Us

“One is only considered a professional when one understands the way of tasting Italian coffee” was a sentence that prompted founder Chris to have his first taste of espresso. The strong flavor that astonished his taste buds ignited his determination to make a cup of fine coffee. Louisa Coffee is committed to roasting coffee beans, finely stirring them, and controlling the fire all by hand in order to find the sweet spot that yields the perfect flavor from the coffee beans. The brand’s iconic formula was developed after four years of research. Named after the Italian goddess Louisa, the brand had an endeavor to let all coffee enthusiasts have a cup of fine coffee and a passion for the culture of specialty coffee. In 2006, the first Louisa Coffee shop was established, initiating the blueprint for the world of Louisa Coffee as a chain of specialty coffee shops.    

• Louisa Coffee Company Timeline

March 2006 Louisa brand is born 

May 2007 Opened the first Louisa store —Original Minsheng Store  

January 2012 Started franchising operations, resulting in 20 stores opening across Taiwan

July 2014 Introduced the first Diedrich 50 Kilo High Quality Coffee Roaster in Taiwan

August 2015 Opened the first coffee factory concept cafe location — Louisa Coffee Factory

May 2015 Opened 100th location — Tianmu Store  

June 2015 Established the Central Roasting Facility

March 2016 Revamped the Louisa brand identity system to focus on a specialty cafe model

March 2016 Opened 200th location, Beitou Mingde Store, celebrating a milestone of 100 new stores in 10 months

July 2016 Established Roasting Plant No. 2

August 2016 Introduced the Diedrich 140 Kilo Coffee Roaster for the first time in Asia  

March 2017 Opened first company owned, fully-remodeled historic cafe location — Ki-pataw Store

October 2017 Opened the first lifestyle cafe location — Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Store

February 2018 Teamed up with Shin Kong Group to open the first insurance consultation concept cafe — Shin Kong Store

March 2018 Opened the first harborside cafe location — Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2

April 2018 Opened the first library-inspired concept cafe location — Minquan West Store

July 2018 Officially launched Taiwan's first 'Mobile Cafe' providing third wave specialty coffee