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Santo coffee brand earns 3-Star Great Taste accolade in double award win
Our Santo Coffee has been awarded a coveted 3-Star Great Taste Award, placing it among the very best food and drink products judged in this year’s awards.
Recognised as the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation scheme, Great Taste receives more than 15,000 entries each year. In 2026, only around 2.3% of products achieved the prestigious 3-Star rating, highlighting Santo Coffee as an exceptional product.
The award reflects our commitment to delivering outstanding quality across every aspect of the workplace dining experience, with coffee playing an increasingly important role in employee wellbeing, hospitality and client satisfaction.
Ten years of Perkee Coffee
Launched ten years ago, Perkee is our proprietary coffee brand, created to provide a high-quality, hospitality-led coffee experience across its client locations. Over the past decade, the range has evolved to include a portfolio of coffees, each carefully developed to meet different tastes and occasions, with Santo forming a key part of the collection.
We have invested in building and growing its our coffee brand, which allows the business to retain control over quality, sourcing and flavour profiles, ensuring every cup reflects the same standards applied across its wider food and hospitality offer.
The recognition of Santo with a 3-Star Great Taste Award marks a significant milestone in Perkee’s journey, providing independent endorsement of both the product itself and BM’s long-term commitment to exceptional coffee.
A double award win
The success of Santo was further complemented by recognition for another coffee within the Perkee range. Aponte West, a Colombian coffee known for its distinctive flavour profile and unique 24-hour fermentation process, was awarded a 1-Star Great Taste Award.
The achievement highlights the depth and quality of the wider Perkee portfolio, demonstrating BM’s ability to develop coffees that consistently meet the high standards demanded by both customers and independent industry judges.
Exceptional coffee, independently recognised
Graz Moroni, Head of Coffee & Tea at BM, said:
“We’re incredibly proud that Santo Coffee has been recognised with a 3-Star Great Taste Award. Independent recognition at this level is incredibly rare and is a testament to the care that goes into sourcing, roasting and serving our coffee.”
“To see Santo achieve the highest possible accreditation, while Aponte West is also recognised by the judges, is fantastic recognition of the quality and consistency we’ve worked hard to build across the Perkee range.”
“Coffee has become an integral part of the workplace experience. Whether colleagues are grabbing a morning espresso, meeting clients over a flat white or taking a well-earned break during the day, we believe every cup should be exceptional. This award demonstrates our commitment to delivering quality without compromise.”
Part of the workplace experience
Santo Coffee is served across BM Caterers’ client locations, forming part of the company’s wider approach to creating engaging, hospitality-led workplace experiences through carefully sourced food and drink.
About the Great Taste Awards
The Great Taste Awards are judged through a rigorous blind tasting process by hundreds of chefs, buyers, food writers and industry experts, with products assessed solely on taste.
The 3-Star award represents the highest level of recognition available and is reserved for products described by judges as truly exceptional.
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