Organizers in Dubai are gearing up for the 2nd annual Middle East Coffee & Tea Conference, which is also the site of the official UAE Barista Championship. Having attended and presented at last year’s inaugural conference, I can say firsthand that the event is an important educational opportunity and market linkage for the fledgling specialty [...]
Dubai Prepares for 2nd Middle East Coffee & Tea Conference
August 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Events, Retail Coffee Industry, scaa, world barista championship
Tags: coffee tea·convention·dubai·gcc·gulf·Middle East·specialty coffee industry·uae barista competition
A robust apostle
July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee Roasting, Coffee Shop News, Retail Coffee Industry
The Sydney Morning Herald takes a look at one coffee business owner that trusts his sense of taste over convention, using pure Robusta coffee in his espresso blends instead of Arabica coffees. Paolo Dicembre, owner of the Sydney Coffee Centre and DiVi Espresso Bar “rejects the conventional wisdom of arabica-good, robusta-bad,” which is my opinion [...]
Tags: arabica coffee·convention·robusta·robusta coffee·sydney·sydney coffee centre·sydney morning herald
Specialty Coffee & Tea Convention Announced for UAE
March 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Events, world barista championship
A press release today from the Dubai conference & exhibition group IC&E announces a cooperation with the Specialty Coffee Association of America to launch the first ever specialty coffee & tea conference in Dubai this November. The conference will host an exhibition, lectures and UAE barista championship. Dubai , UAE – March 16, 2009: Organisers [...]
Tags: anselm godinho·barista competition·convention·dubai·IC&E·lilly rocha·scaa·specialty coffee·tea·UAE
