Fixx Coffee

19 – 23 January 2013
Campionati Italiana Barista, National Barista, Latte Art, Good Spirits Competition – SIGEP, Rimini, Italy.
http://www.scae-italia.it/

1 – 2 February 2013
Philippine National Barista Championship – Megatrade Conference Centre, Mandaluyong City
http://www.nafbi-philippines.org/

7 – 9 February 2013
International Women’s Coffee Alliance III International Convention
Guatemala City, Guatemala
http://www.iwcaguatemala2013.com/

8-10 February 2013
Swiss National Barista Championships, St Gallen Exhibition Fair, Switzerland
http://www.swissscae.ch/

8-11 February 2013
Hellenic National Coffee Competitions, National Barista, Good Spirits, Cup Tasters, Cezve/Ibrk Championships –Athens, Greece
http://www.scaehellas.com/

14 – 16 February 2013
10th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition, Uganda
www.eafca.org

15-17 February 2013
Kavos Kulturos Dienos, National Barista, Latte Art, Good Spirits, Cup Tasters, Cezve/Ibrik Championships – Shopping Mall OZAS, Lithuania
http://www.kavosdienos.lt/

15 – 17 February 2013
World Tea & Coffee Expo 2013 - Mumbai, India
www.worldteacoffeeexpo.com

19– 21 February 2013
Irish Barista Championships and Avonmore Latte Art Championships  – CATEX, RDS, Dublin Ireland
http://www.catexexhibition.com/features-events/national-barista-championships

21-23 February 2013
Mexican Cup Tasters Championships – Expo Café Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
http://www.competenciamexicanadebaristas.com/new/

28 February – 2 March 2013
Tea & Coffee World Cup Asia – Singapore
www.tcworldcup.com/singapore

8 – 10 March 2013
Coffee Fest New York - New York, USA
http://www.coffeefest.com/

11-15 March 2013
IV Campeonato Nacional de Baristas – Honudras
http://www.cafedehonduras.org/

9 – 12 March 2013
4th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival – Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
Email: nguyenthixuantra@gmail.com

14 – 16 March 2013
Café Asia International Coffee and Tea Industry Expo 2013 – Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
http://www.cafeasia.com.sg/

21 – 23 March 2013
102nd NCA Convention – San Francisco, USA
www.ncausa.org

23 – 24 March 2013
Coffee & Tea Festival NYC – New York, USA
www.coffeeandteafestival.com/nyc/index.html

10 – 14 April 2013
SCAA Event 2013 – Boston, USA
http://www.scaaevent.org/

11-14 April 2013
United States Barista Championships – Boston, Massachusetts USA
http://www.scaaevent.org/?p=competitions
 

11 – 14 April 2013
Coffee Expo Seoul – Seoul, Republic of Korea
http://coffeexpo.info/

19 – 20 April 2013
Belgrade Coffee Festival – Belgrade, Serbia
www.coffeefest.rs

25 – 28 April 2013
London Coffee Festival – London, UK
http://www.londoncoffeefestival.com/

15 -16 May 2013
Caffè Culture – London, UK
www.caffecultureshow.com

23 – 26 May 2013
World Barista Championships in conjunction with Melbourne International Coffee Expo  -Melbourne, Australia
http://internationalcoffeeexpo.com/
http://worldbaristachampionship.com/

6 – 8 June 2013
2013 China International Food Industry Expo – Beijing, China
http://www.fadschina.com/en/

26 – 28 June 2013
World of Coffee – Nice, France
www.worldofcoffee-nice.com

5 – 7 September 2013
Mexican Barista Championship and Mexican Latte Art Championship – Expo Café, Mexico
http://www.competenciamexicanadebaristas.com/new/

19 – 21 September 2013
Coffeena International Coffee Fair – Cologne, Germany
www.euvend-coffeena.com

20 – 21 September 2013
SCAA Leadership summit  – Seattle, WA
www.scaa.org

The SCAE World of Coffee is being held in Maastricht (Netherlands) from 22 – 24 June 2011.  Here coffee lovers from the speciality coffee sectors, SCAE members, competitors from around the globe and coffee enthusiasts will come together to find out more about what is going on in the coffee world. 

This event is also hosting 5 World Championships and so will bring together some of the most recognised coffee professionals under the one roof.

The competitions include:

World Brewers Cup: a brand new contest of hand-crafted filter coffee brewing skills.

World Latte Art Championship: highlights the art and craft of latte art: patterns and designs made atop cappuccino-style beverages.

World Cup Tasters Championship: Competitors are ranked by accuracy and speed in a series of triangulation tests. In a triangulation, the taster evaluates three cups of coffee, seeking to identify the odd cup.

World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship: entrants prepare rounds of cocktails combining coffee with spirits and liqueurs to determine the best coffee mixologist in the world.

World Cezve/Ibrik Championship:  A Cezve (also known as Ibrik) is a pot designed specifically to make a particular style of coffee that is vastly consumed in parts of Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Competitors are required to prepare and serve three different sets of beverages, all the while performing an engaging presentation for the judges.

This year they are also introducing ” The Village”. This is an area designed like a market place and small theatre which will present the newest trends and companies within “micro roasting”.  These are mainly small internet based businesses who can target special customers precisely.  The Village aims to attract a new type of high end consumer looking for a unique coffee experience or for the coffee enthuasiast who is interested in roasting at home.

About 5000 people are expected to attend and it definitely looks like a show that is well worth visiting this year.

16 – 18 February 2011
FAST Financial Fair: Bringing Quality Finance to Sustainable Producers” (FFF),
Arusha, Tanzania
www.fastinternational.org/

17 – 19 February 2011
8th African Fine Conference & Exhibition
Tanzania
http://www.eafca.org/afcc8/

19 – 20 February 2011
6th Annual Coffee and Tea Festival
New York, USA
http://www.coffeeandteafestival.com/

16 – 19 March 2011
National Coffee Association’s Centennial Convention
New Orleans, USA
http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

21 – 23 March 2011
Tea & Coffee Asia World Cup
Singapore
http://www.tcworldcup.com/singapore/

28 April – 1 May 2011
Specialty Coffee Association of America 23rd Annual Exposition and
3rd Annual Symposium
Houston, USA
http://www.scaa.org/

2-5 June 2011
2011 World Barista Championship
Bogata. Columbia
http://worldbaristachampionship.com/2011-bogota/

22 – 24 June 2011
SCAE World of Coffee, Maastricht
The Netherlands
http://scae.com/scae-world-of-coffee-maastricht.html

8 – 10 September 2011
Coffeeena International Coffee Fair
Cologne, Germany
http://www.coffeena.biz/

9 – 13 November 2011
Sintercafé 25th Anniversary Costa Rica
http://www.sintercafe.com/en/pages/intro

 The Shop Exhibition is being held 28th-30th September at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin.

SHOP 2010 is the biggest food and drink event for the Irish Retail, Food Service and Wholesale markets.  Over the course of 3 days, suppliers will showcase the very latest in innovative Irish food and drink products.

Feel free to come along and join us for a Fixx Coffee on Milano Coffee Systems Ltd, Stand D1

August 2010

Roasters Guild Retreat
10-22 August 2010
Skamania Lodge,
Stevenson, Washington

“Inspiring discussions, shared visions and spirited debate are hallmarks of the Roasters Guild Retreat. In the classroom, around the dinner table and late into the night around the bonfire we gather together to share our unending enthusiasm for the craft, art and science of coffee roasting.”

Roasters Guild roastersguild.org
Speciality Coffee Association of America http://www.scaa.org/

September 2010

10th Annual Ramacafe
1-3 September 2010
Managua, Nicaragua
ramacafe.org

Nordic Roaster
15th September 2010
Oslo, Norway
nordicbaristacup.com

Nordic Barista Cup
16-8th September 2010
Oslo, Norway
nordicbaristacup.com

Well done to all the participants and finalists at the World Barista Championships 2010.  The title of World Barista Champion went to Michael Phillips from the USA who won from among 53 professional and champion baristas from all over the world.  A special congratulations to Ireland’s Champion Barista, Colin Harmon who took 4th place – well done Colin, your performance was outstanding and it was a pleasure to watch you in action.

Here are the listed winners:

1st – Michael Phillips (USA)
2nd - Raul Rodas (Guatemala)
3rd – Scottie Callaghan (Australia)
4th – Colin Harmon (Ireland)
5th – Soren Stiller Markussen (Denmark)
6th – Stefanos Domatiotis (Greece)

You can also watch  the finalists in action and the champion announcement on live stream here

In the 2010 World Cup Tasters Championship, Hector Gonzalez of Guatemala was this year’s winner from amongst 37 other contestants.  Ireland’s continued to shine with David Walsh from theotherblackstuff, who came 2nd in the World Cup Tasters  – great to see David gaining a strong foothold in the coffee world in such a short space of time.    

We really enjoyed Caffe Culture this year and believe hosting the World Barista Championship gave it an edge.  It was also a great opportunity to catch up with some of our suppliers, colleagues and old friends in the industry.  Next years competition will be held in Bogota, Columbia 2 -5 June 2011 and we hope to see you there!

Caffè Culture in association with Speciality Coffee Assn. of Europe (SCAE) is being held in Olympia, London from 23-25 June 2010.

Caffè Culture is the leading trade exhibition exclusively catering for Europe’s growing cafè bar market. It is an action packed event and has a great line up of activities as well as opportunities to network and generate new business. 

Here is a little about what is in store.

Caffè Culture will be hosting the prestigious World Barista Championships 2010. Last year’s winner, Londoner, Gwilym Davies, will be joined by barista champions from over 50 countries including Colin Harmon winner of the 2010 Irish Barista Championships.

The SCAE will be hosting their SCAE annual conference with insight and uptodate information on this dynamic industry.  Here is a snyposis of the programme.

Day 1: Managing change – A focus on change management strategies. 

Day 2: A Whole New World – An exploratin into different concepts for different markets.

Day 3:  Design 2020 – An Insight into the evolution of the cafe bar concept.

Speakers and leading industry experts such as Buck Hendrix, President – Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa and Richard Barclay, Senior Vice President – International Brands for SSP Group will share their experiences and knowledge first hand. 

I plan to attend the show and am really looking forward to meeting many of my industry colleagues, partners and friends.  Do let me know your plans while there and we may even get a chance to meet up for a coffee.  

For more information on Caffè Culture visit here