Costa Coffee lifted the Best Coffee Shop Chain in the UK and Ireland and the Best Coffee Chain in Europe awards during the annual European Coffee Awards 2012 held recently in Amsterdam.
The coffee brand beat other competitors, including Starbucks, McCafe and Caffe Nero in the presence of 400 guests from the European industry.
The awards are the result of peer-voting, with over 10,000 industry executives invited to nominate the best brand through a targeted campaign.
The first Costa Coffee outlet in Malta opened last June at Malta International Airport.
Costa Coffee comes from 100 per cent rainforest alliance certified farms, excluding India.