Coffee Events and Competitions

The local team Kialoa has enjoyed connecting with over 4000 visitors over the past 2 days at Swiss Coffee Festival in Zurich, while pulling shots on the latest KB90 and the Modbar. The event was an opportunity to unveil the ultimate in-house espresso brewing technologies La Marzocco has to offer and share with the market. From coffee-passionate and pros to […]

The sixth edition of The Amsterdam Coffee Festival was a hit. More than 12.000 visitors spread out over three days enjoyed a cup of coffee and so much more. From a Roast Masters™ championship to a Mindful Coffee Tasting Experience, The Brand Dubai Hub and established values like Latte Art Live and the Dutch Barista Championships: Amsterdam was

Sixteen contenders, eight disciplines, and one winner – Coffee Masters is the ultimate barista throwdown. But without the right equipment, the contenders would not be able to showcase their skills and wow the judges.   The competitors will be treated to state-of-the-art kit, featuring Faema’s brand new E71E, barista favourite Mahlkönig EK43 and 65S grinders, Marco’s

The 2020 World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup will take place in Melbourne, Australia, from the 4th to 7th of May, 2020 at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE). These two World Coffee Championships are expected to bring close to 85 licensed national body champions from across the world together to compete for the World Champion

Alliance for Coffee Excellence, the non-profit organisation which operates the Cup of Excellence, has been forced to cancel this year’s event in Nicaragua. ACE said sanctions, safety concerns and sporadic violence in the country since April 2018 has made it impossible for the Cup of Excellence to operate effectively. “Our hearts go out to the entire

The second edition of the Qatar’s Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival (CTC Festival) will be held from January 30 to February 9, 2019 at the Al Bidda Park — opposite Qatar National Theater, Doha – Qatar. Organised by Four and One, the 11-day world-class festival will bring together more than 90 local and international exhibitors,

Mayorga Organics announced that Eduardo Choza has placed 4th among a field of 32 of the top specialty coffee roasters in the United States in the US Coffee Championships. The competition was held in Nashville, TN and was attended by hundreds of the top baristas, roasters, and coffee tasters. As a finalist, Eduardo will move on to compete in the final

The first CoffeeChamps Qualifying Event for the 2018-2019 season was held in Denver, CO on December 1-2, 2018. Nearly 200 coffee professionals from all over the country gathered to compete to qualify in the U.S. Coffee Championships, which will be held March 15, 2019 in Kansas City, MO. View the finalists for each of the

More than 4.000 visitors for the first Italian edition of the international event dedicated to artisanal coffee. Carlos Alvarado, 28 years old, originally from El Salvador but living in Italy since 2013, is the winner of CMx™ – ITALIA, the first national competition for baristas linked to the renowned Coffee Masters format, which took place

Adelaide coffee guru, Matthew Smithies from Five Senses Coffee, has been crowned the Western Region Cup Tasting Champion with a perfect score in the final round. The Barista Championship circuit consists of four events: Barista, Latte Art, Cup Tasting and Coffee in Good Spirits. Barista is the main event showcasing a gruelling 15 routines, where

After the success enjoyed at TriestEspresso, more good news for Astoria Storm: the revolutionary machine that is winning over the Specialty Coffee world and more has won the German Design Award 2019, one of the most prestigious and accredited awards on a global level in the industrial design sector. This important recognition was attributed by

The Specialty Coffee Association has partnered with Dubai World Trade Centre to launch an annual World of Coffee Dubai trade show at the GulfHost Show beginning March 2020. The event will run in addition to the SCA’s annual World of Coffee show in Europe. “Hosting a World of Coffee show in Dubai, a common gateway