Each Friday, Good Every day Grind rounds up the highest espresso business information from the earlier week. 

Listed here are this week’s tales – the phrase of the week is championships.

Mon, 1 Jul

• 4 WCC winners introduced at WoC Copenhagen. The highest three rivals for every championship are:
  • World Latte Artwork Championship: Yi-Chen Xie (Taiwan), Manuela Fensore (Italy), and Guoqiang Liu (China)
  • World Cezve/Ibrik Championship: Jordan Tachnakian (France), Kevser Atmaca (Turkey), and Ivan Bilousov (Ukraine)
  • World Espresso in Good Spirits Championship: Seung Chan Wi (South Korea), Sandro Roth (Switzerland), and Andrea Villa (Italy)
  • World Coffe Roasting Championship: TaiYang Liu (China), Mateusz Derkacz (Poland), and Andrea Trevisan (Austria)

• nunc espresso machine and grinder launches at WoC Copenhagen. The brand new good house espresso machine and grinder’s MagicGrind and MagicShot expertise routinely detect and modify brewing parameters based on the espresso used. The MagicMilk function may also foam quite a lot of milks, together with plant-based choices. (Konstanz, Germany)

• Brazil espresso crop disappoints as beans affected by drought. The world’s main espresso produce faces a disappointing harvest with smaller beans as a result of warmth and drought stress on vegetation. This setback is prone to result in downward revisions in arabica manufacturing, impacting world markets already below pressure.

• SCA accepting nominations for 2025-27 Board of Administrators. The SCA Board of Administrators, which consists of 15 volunteer members, is transitioning to a brand new staggered election course of as per the Amended and Restated Bylaws authorised by the membership. Within the upcoming 2024 election, seven seats can be contested to align with the brand new governance construction. Nominations shut 15 July. (Irvine, California, US)

Tue, 2 Jul

• Colombia’s Juan Valdez targets Brazil and China for growth. Juan Valdez CEO Camila Escobar Corredor instructed Bloomberg the model plans to enter the Brazilian and Chinese language retail packaged espresso markets earlier than opening bodily shops, which has been a profitable technique in Turkey and Kuwait. Juan Valdez expects to open 100 new shops this yr, with at the very least 75 in worldwide markets. (Bogotá, Colombia)

• G7 Schooling Summit opens with give attention to espresso sector coaching. Organised by illycaffè and the Fondazione Ernesto Illy, the occasion kicked off the G7 Ministerial Assembly on Schooling in Trieste, led by Minister Giuseppe Valditara. The dialogue emphasised the significance of espresso coaching to handle local weather change and poverty. (Trieste, Italy)

Wed, 3 Jul

• First-ever SIGEP Asia crowns 4 Singaporean Espresso Champions. Hosted by the Singapore Espresso Affiliation, 70 individuals competed throughout 4 occasions:
  • Wong Ruoqi (Chris) from Santino is the 2025 Barista Champion
  • Elysia Tan from Homeground Espresso Roasters received the Brewers Cup Championship
  • Tan Jia Min from the Populus Espresso & Meals Co. is the 2025 Latte Artwork Champion
  • Tan Yi Xin from Starbucks Espresso Singapore received the Cup Tasters Championship

Thu, 4 Jul

• Singapore’s Morning to open first retail outlet. The model will showcase its premium Nespresso-compatible capsule Morning machine at a brand new retail outlet in Singapore’s New Bahru district. The corporate operates an internet market and cell app for specialty espresso capsules, and companions with roasters.

• Ratio Espresso launches Six Sequence 2 brewer. The upgraded model of Ratio’s house brewer goals to reinforce the espresso brewing expertise. Alongside the launch, the corporate printed a white paper which outlines in depth checks and comparisons with different widespread house drip espresso makers. (Portland, Oregon, US)

Fri, 5 Jul

• One-third of Sweden’s younger shoppers want iced espresso. A survey by Kantar for Löfbergs discovered that whereas scorching espresso remains to be dominant, chilly espresso drinks are gaining recognition, particularly amongst younger folks. Within the 18-29 age group, 36% have consumed iced espresso up to now month, making it extra widespread than the cappuccino and the latte. (Karlstad, Sweden)

Listed here are just a few espresso information tales from earlier weeks that you simply would possibly discover attention-grabbing. Have a look:

Photograph credit: Specialty Espresso Affiliation

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