Carte Noire Professionnel Aromatique coffee beans 1 kg

Two Carte Noire Ho.Re.Ca. products with distinct profiles:

• Aromatique (this product) — 100% Arabica, aromatic finesse, notes of hazelnut and toasted cereals. Intensity 5/10. For quality-conscious offices, tea rooms and traditional restaurants.
• Équilibré (Équilibré product page) — Arabica-Robusta blend, richer body and denser crema. Intensity 8/10. For traditional bars and high-volume restaurants.

Choose Aromatique for finesse. Choose Équilibré for a more full-bodied espresso with an Italian-style result.

Carte Noire is a French brand — created in 1978 by René Monnier, founder of Grand'Mère coffee, for the French market. It was owned by Jacobs Suchard, Kraft and then Mondelēz before being acquired by the Italian Lavazza group in February 2016, for around 750 million euros. Its historic factory in Lavérune (Hérault) still roasts the coffee for the brand's ground coffee, pods and capsules. Carte Noire remains positioned as a smooth, mild French alternative to more full-bodied Italian blends.

For quality-conscious offices / tea rooms / traditional restaurants / hotels:

• Quality-conscious offices — professional practices, agencies and micro-businesses looking for a mild coffee with universal appeal.
• Tea rooms / brunch venues — pairs with French pâtisserie and viennoiserie.
• Traditional restaurants — after-dinner coffee for a varied French clientele.
• Hotels — breakfast buffets, guest rooms.
• Home enthusiasts — automatic coffee machines, a universally appealing profile.

Adequate, though not optimal. The 100% Arabica Aromatique blend is milder and less powerful than a Robusta blend — it comes through heated milk without being overwhelmed, but the result remains subtler than a classic Italian espresso. Ideal for a mild French-style latte or an office cappuccino. For more expressive cappuccinos, the Équilibré version (with Robusta) gives a more classic result. The 1 kg format lets you offer both drinks without hesitation.

The 1 kg bag is sealed in a protective atmosphere and fitted with a degassing valve. As long as the bag remains in its original sealed condition, it will keep until the best-before date shown (18–24 months). Store it at room temperature (18–22 °C), away from light — not in the fridge. Once opened, reseal carefully or transfer to an opaque, airtight jar, and ideally use within 3 to 4 weeks. A 100% Arabica blend is particularly sensitive to oxidation — hence the recommendation to use it quickly or divide it between two airtight bags.