COFFEE TRADE EVENTS

Shows and Exhibitions

Specialty Coffee Association of America

SCAA 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN

May 2-5, 2008
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
E-mail: coffee@scaa.org

THE CUP OF WHITE NIGHTS

June, 6 – June, 8 2008
St. Petersburg, Russia

THE CUP OF WHITE NIGHTS is an original three-day international barista marathon. This event will have both competitive and educational character, for participants and spectators can see distinctive features of a quality product and various work techniques of experts from different cities.

The basic idea of competition is to make quality espresso popular, to increase a number of connoisseurs of this drink, to develop and promote barista’s skills, to present the culture of making and servicing coffee drinks in different countries, to change habitual schemes used in the Barista Championships (under aegis of SCAE - Specialty Coffee Association of Europe).

The cup presents both team and personal system of competition. Each team consists of two baristas, thus each member of the team should take part in all stages of the championship. The total sum of points received by each member of the team is a final estimation for this team. The maximum quantity of participating teams is 14, i.e. 28 barista. The number of representatives from one region is not limited. Another difference of the cup is in open refereeing system.
The cup program consists of four particular competitions:

• classics - preparation and submission of 4 espresso and 4 cappuccino
• latte-art - figures are carried out by any style (etching, the latte-art, the multi-art)
• coffee and alcohol - preparation and submission of 6 drinks on the basis of coffee and alcohol
• speed making - preparation of the certain quantity of drinks for a while
  

Prospective quantity of official visitors is more than 300 person, including representatives of Consulates, international coffee associations and organizations, small business, well-known HoReCa people.

More Information at www.kofe.info

Bringing together an even greater numbers of major international brands, alongside small independent suppliers, Caffè Culture offers a complete overview of the current market with a record 220 exhibitors in attendance this year. New exhibitors for 2008 include Caffè Torelli, Rombouts, WMF, Twinings, Francino, Green & Blacks, UTZ, Lincoln & York, Franke Coffee Machines, Caffè Vergnano and CMA (for a full exhibitor list visit www.caffeculture.com). New sponsorship deals have also been signed with Cravendale, Huhtamaki, La Spaziale, the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) and Cafédirect and the number of pre-registered visitors has more than doubled compared to this time last year. More info at: www.caffeculture.com

Coffee Fest Hawaii
June 6 - 8, 2008

Coffee Fest Hawaii, the show with a tropical flavor and drop-dead gorgeous setting, opens Friday, June 6, and runs through Sunday, June 8, 2008. Join us for educational sessions held from 8am-noon daily. Then travel the show floor -- open for business from noon-5pm on Friday and Saturday and closing on 4pm on Sunday. Observe coffee being grown and harvested on our Kona coffee farm tours held from 8am-11:30am Friday through Sunday morning. To register for the show, please go to www.coffeefest.com or call 425.283.5058, ext. 123 or 128.

Trieste’s specialist biennial fair “TriestEspresso Expo”, scheduled for November, is set to be all sold out. Organised by Fiera Trieste Spa in collaboration with the Associazione Caffè Trieste, the event will take place at the Fiera campus in Trieste from 12 to 15 November (12 opening seminar; 13-15 trade fair). The event – now a worldwide focus for all aspects of the coffee industry.

The 2008 edition of “TriestEspresso Expo” opens on 12 November at the Stazione Marittima with a seminar on “Il mercato mondiale ed il futuro della produzione caffeicola” (The world market and the future of coffee-growing), which will see the participation of the leading producers of green coffee as well as distinguished speakers.

Further details are available on: www.triestespresso.it or email espresso@fiera.trieste.it