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Seattle will be hosting the 66th coffee trade show this September 21-23rd. Attendees will have a host of opportunity to learn new skills, try new products, and network with other coffee fanatics.
The workshops offered this year cover a whole range of topics, and unfortunately a range of prices as well, but many of them are very well priced and even FREE. We’ve highlighted some we think might be worth checking out:
- Running Your Coffee Shop With Your Head in the Clouds: Price – Free
- Green Coffee Production, Overview of Farming, Processing and Purchasing for Roasters: Price – Free
- Coffee Cupping Workshop for Retailers: Price – $40.00
- Cutting Edge Social Media for Small/Medium Businesses on a Budget: Price – $49
- A Kenyan Tea Safari: A Sampling of Kenya’s Finest Teas for the Coffee Retailers: Price – Free
- How to Build Brand Loyalty by Focusing on Quality: Price – Free
- Coffee Cupping Workshop: Investigating Micro-Lots: Price – $49.00
- Single-Cup Brewing and Extraction Workshop: Price – $150.00
- Blended Drinks: 10 Steps to Improving Consistency, Profitability and Quality: Price – Free
- Hands on Free Pour Latte Art Training Workshop: Price – $199.00
- Blending for an Italian Espresso: Price – Free
- Water Quality Basics and its Effect on the Brewed Beverage: Price – Free
The exhibitions aren’t the only worthwhile thing of course. The Coffee Fest will feature loads – over 150 – of exhibition booths to feast your eyes and ears on. Here’s a glimpse of who you can expect to see:
- 5 Sparrows LLC (Nutritional Hot Beverages)
- Aeorobie (consultants)
- AIYA America (Tea and Chair Importer/Distributor/Grower)
- Barista Magazine
- Beyond the Bean North America (Syrups/Flavorings)
- Blendtex (Blenders/Frozen/Fruit Juice Machines)
- Brewed Behavior (Consultants)
- Cafe Imports (Brokers/Importers/Exporters)
- Cafe Vita (Roasters)
- Coffee Talk (Media/Publication)
- Davinci, Oregon Chai, Jet, Caffe, D’Amore (Syrups/Flavorings)
- Fresh Cup Magazine
- Hawaiian Royal Trading Co. (Distributors)
- International Paper (Paper Products)
- Mountain Coffee Corp. (Brokers/Importers/Exporters)
- Nuova Distribution USA (Espresso Machines)
- Roast Magazine
- Solo Cup Company (Cups – Hot/Cold)
- Tea and Coffee Trade Journal
- Two Degrees Food (Food Service/Quick Foods)
- UnchartedCoffee.Com (Distributor)
- Victrola Coffee (Roasters)
The Coffee Fest Latte Art World Championship Open will also be held, featuring 64 competitors who’s latte art will be judged on aesthetic beauty, definition, color infusion, degree of difficulty and creativity, and speed. First place earns $2,500, second place a cool $1,000, and third place a nice $500. Other competitions include the Best Espresso Competition and the Best Coffeehouse Competition.
If you register now you’ll pay the early bird registration fee (available until 8/28) which is $20 per person, afterwards is still only $30 per person. Check out www.coffeefest.com for more pricing details and show information.