INTERNATIONAL Posted 31st October 2011

The official sponsors of World Coffee Events competitions taking place from 2012 through 2014 were announced in Milan in late October.

Once every three years, leading commercial coffee equipment suppliers vie for the prestigious opportunity to have products featured as the official tools used by competitors of World Coffee Events’ competitions, including the World Barista Championship

All candidates considered for equipment sponsorship must meet exacting technical standards set and tested by the organisation, but only one supplier from each category may prevail as the official sponsor.

Official sponsors for the 2012 – 2014 competition season are:

World Barista Championship:
• Espresso Machine: Aurelia II T3 by NuovaSimonelli
• Espresso Grinder: K30 Vario & K30 Twin by Mahlkönig
• Cleaning Products: Cafiza Espresso Powder and Puro Espresso Powder by Urnex Brands Inc.
• Water Filtration: Claris and MRS 600 HE II by Pentair/Everpure

World Brewers Cup:
• Coffee Grinder: Uber Grinder by Marco Beverage Systems
• Cleaning Products: Cafiza Espresso Powder and Puro Espresso Powder by Urnex Brands Inc.

World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship:
• Espresso Machine: DC PRO by Dalla Corte S.r.L.
• Espresso Grinder: K30 Vario & K30 Twin by Mahlkönig
• Cleaning Products: Cafiza Espresso Powder and Puro Espresso Powder by Urnex Brands Inc.

World Cezve/Ibrik Championship:
• Cleaning Products: Cafiza Espresso Powder and Puro Espresso Powder by Urnex Inc.

World Latte Art Championship:
• Espresso Machine: DC PRO by Dalla Corte S.r.L.
• Espresso Grinder: K30 Vario & K30 Twin by Mahlkönig
• Cleaning Products: Cafiza Espresso Powder and Puro Espresso Powder by Urnex Brands Inc.

“Each of these companies shares a strong commitment to advance specialty coffee by creating outstanding products,” said Cindy Ludviksen, World Coffee Events Managing Director, speaking from the Host 2011 exposition in Milan. “We are honoured to work together with them for these next  three years to pursue our common goal of promoting coffee excellence worldwide.”

The 2012 World Barista Championship, World Brewers Cup, World Cup Tasters Championship and World Cezve/Ibrik Championship competitions will take place at the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe’s World of Coffee Event in Austria, Vienna, from June 12-15, 2012. For more information, visit the World Coffee Events website at http://www.worldcoffeeevents.org. 

For more information about the sponsors and their products, please visit:
NuovaSimonelli: www.nuovasimonelli.com, Mahlkönig: www.mahlkoenig.de, Dalla Corte: www.dallacorte.com, Urnex/Puro: www.urnex.com, Everpure/Pentair: www.everpure.com, Marco Beverage Systems Ltd.: www.marco.ie