Ikawa Coffee
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Legal Structure | LTD |
| Industry | Coffee |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.ikawacoffee.com/ |
A London based sample coffee roaster company known for its professional-based IKAWA Pro line products and its discontinued IKAWA home consumer roasters. The home line of coffee roasters relied on their proprietary app that is scheduled to reach end-of-life on 31 December 2026, affecting the roasters' functionality.
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Ikawa Coffee category.
Discontinuation of Ikawa Home Roasters (2017-2026)
- Main article: Discontinuation of Ikawa Home Roasters
In May 2025, users received emails announcing the discontinuation of Ikawa Home products and their supporting applications. The app was set to reach its end of life on 31 December 2026, which would render the roaster unusable.[1]
Despite this, the Ikawa Home website continued to sell these products without disclosing the app's discontinuation or the limited lifespan on the main product page.The continued until the public announcement on 21 May 2025. This resulted in users who purchased the product during this period only a 18 month window of full functionality. [2]
Products
Ikawa Home (Discontinued 2025):
- IKAWA Home Coffee Roaster : Kick starter Launched May 2015, Shipped 2016 - In may, 2025, IKAWA announced discontinuation of the entire Home range of products.
- IKAWA Home App: May 2015
See also
References
- ↑ Home, Ikawa (2025-05-25). "Help! I wanted to buy an IKAWA Home roasting system". Ikawahome.
- ↑ Auctor (2025-05-21). "IKAWA Home shutting down - Sept. 2025".