International
World Barista Championship seeks sponsorship manager
3rd July 2008
The World Barista Championship is seeking a sponsorship managerNews
-
-
First Ibrik/Cezve competition prize goes to Russia
29th June 2008
The entertaining and enjoyable Ibrik/Cezve Competition, held in Copenhagen at Wonderful Coffee event in late June, had a surprise winner in Russia’s Gleb Neveykin -
Israel
November dates for Barista Championship
26th June 2008
The finals of the 2008 edition of the Israeli Barista Championship will take place November 26, at the Israfood show and conference, Ganey Hataarucha, Tel Aviv -
Denmark
The home team takes the Best Nation prize
25th June 2008
Denmark’s team of coffee professionals became this year’s winner of the 2008 Best Nation at Wonderful Coffee 2008 in Copenhagen -
Denmark
Delichristos of Greece wins Coffee in Good Spirits Championship
24th June 2008
Greek representative Tasos Delichristos won the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship in late June at the SCAE’s Wonderful Coffee event in Copenhagen -
Denmark
Rasmussen of Denmark becomes World Champion Cup Taster
24th June 2008
Denmark’s Casper Engel Rasmussen showed his amazing palate for fine coffees by becoming World Cup Tasters Champion at the SCAE’s Wonderful Coffee event in Copenhagen -
Denmark
Ireland’s Stephen Morrissey becomes World Barista Champion
24th June 2008
Irish barista champion Stephen Morrissey on June 22 took the top prize in the World Barista Championship -
International
Lifetime Achievement prize for Hacienda La Esmeralda at SCAE’s Copenhagen awards evening
24th June 2008
Hacienda La Esmeralda from Panama won the SCAE’s highest honour at the Awards for Coffee Excellence during late June’s Wonderful Coffee event in Copenhagen -
Denmark
Australia’s Haralambopoulos triumphs in World Latte Art Championship
20th June 2008
Australian barista Con Haralambopoulos on June 20 became the winner of the SCAE’s World Latte Art Championship, held at the Wonderful Coffee event in Copenhagen -
Italy
Commendatore Dr Alberto Hesse, 1918-2008
19th June 2008
We very much regret to report the death on June 16 of Dr Alberto Hesse, a Pioneer Member of the SCAE -
El Salvador
Mercanta’s $20.10 per pound bid gets Cup of Excellence winner
12th June 2008
A 17-bag lot of Bourbon from Juan Jose Ernesto Menéndez Argüello’s La Ilusión farm at Santa Ana brought in a whopping $20.10 a pound -
United States
Smucker acquires Folgers in $2.95bn stock trade with P&G
12th June 2008
Jams and baking products manufacturer J M Smucker Co is to acquire Folgers, the country’s top coffee brand, from owner Procter & Gamble -
Italy
Illycaffè to launch new coffee liqueur in July
12th June 2008
The makers of Campari have joined with Trieste-based espresso roaster Illycaffè to introduce a new coffee liqueur, which is to be launched in Italy in July -
Switzerland
Rancilio acquires majority stake in Egro Coffee Systems
12th June 2008
Italian espresso machine maker Rancilio in early June acquired a further 53% of fully automatic coffee machine manufacturer Egro Coffee Systems -
Japan
UCC’s Kohikan acquisition makes it third largest chain
12th June 2008
Roaster/retail chain Ueshima Coffee Co (UCC) at the end of May bought 89% of the equity of Tokyo-based coffee shop chain Kohikan -
Canada
Starbucks to buy 39 Coffee Vision outlets in Québec and Atlantic provinces
12th June 2008
Roaster/retail chain Starbucks’ Canadian arm in late May said that it was to buy 39 outlets from coffee bar operator Coffee Vision -
United States
Wake up and smell the efficiency!
11th June 2008
Coffee’s aroma itself could improve efficiency in the workplace, according to research conducted at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia -
Brazil
ASIC plans international scientific conference in Campinas
10th January 2008
International coffee science body ASIC is planning its 2008 bi-annual conference in Campinas, São Paulo state, for September 14-19 -
United Kingdom
SCAE competitions set to be held at Caffe Culture 2008
28th November 2007
The SCAE’s UK chapter is to hold the national finals of the World Championships at next year’s Caffè Culture event, the organisers announced in late November -
Belgium
Coffee specialists flock to SCAE's Antwerp Fiesta
30th May 2007
Coffee specialists from all over the world came to Antwerp in late May to benefit from the huge pool of knowledge and enthusiasm that characterised the 2007 Coffee Fiesta