On Thursday 27 June, specialty espresso will gear up for arguably the most important business occasion: World of Espresso. This 12 months’s European occasion will happen in Copenhagen, Denmark – which is house to a few of the greatest roasters and low retailers on this planet.

WoC Copenhagen will deliver collectively 1000’s of espresso professionals from throughout the availability chain – from roasters to producers to tools producers to espresso enterprise house owners. Attendees can community, set up new connections and partnerships, and see the most recent innovation in specialty espresso – together with from exhibitors comparable to Bellwether Espresso, Loring Good Roast, BibeCoffee, and extra.

In immediately’s article, Tasmin Grant breaks down what’s occurring at WoC Copenhagen – from competitions to commerce exhibits to after events.

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Competitions and awards

World of Espresso is the Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s flagship occasion, and takes place in a special European nation yearly. In 2023, the historic metropolis of Athens in Greece hosted the commerce present and introduced collectively over 10,000 business professionals.

On 27 June, the expo shall be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The town is famend for its world-class meals, beer, wine, and naturally, espresso. A number of the most outstanding specialty roasters on this planet – together with Espresso Collective, April, and La Cabra – are in Denmark.

As with each WoC occasion, this 12 months’s version will host two awards programmes: the Finest New Product and Espresso Design Awards. These two initiatives recognise and have a good time excellence and innovation within the international espresso business.

The Finest New Product award honours new merchandise which add worth to the specialty espresso sector. The classes embrace:

• Espresso equipment
• Business espresso preparation and serving tools
• Client espresso preparation and serving tools
• Specialty espresso beverage flavour additive
• Specialty non-coffee beverage standalone
• Open class (for merchandise which don’t slot in another class)
• Individuals’s selection – an all-new class the place present attendees can vote for his or her new product

The Espresso Design Awards, in the meantime, have a good time a few of the most modern product and packaging designs. The three classes are branding, packaging, and areas. Judging standards is predicated on 5 major points: innovation and/or enhancements, design, training, agroecology, and science.

The winners of each awards shall be introduced and celebrated on the occasion.

World Espresso Championships 2024

WoC Copenhagen will host the 2024 World Espresso Championships – some of the thrilling and anticipated occasions within the specialty espresso business.

Greater than 80 worldwide opponents will participate within the World Espresso in Good Spirits, Latte Artwork, Espresso Roasting, and Cezve/Ibrik Championships.

All winners shall be introduced on the expo, and are positive to usher in a few of the largest crowds.

Instructional actions & cuppings

Yearly, World of Espresso welcomes a few of the business’s main consultants to ship lectures and workshops to attendees.

In partnership with the Espresso Data Hub, WoC Copenhagen will function greater than 23 lectures which cowl a various vary of matters. These will embrace:

• The position of floor espresso particle dimension distribution in espresso extraction
• The consequences of fermentation on the standard of espresso
• Chilly brew’s worth: Utilizing the CVA to evaluate chilly brew
• Navigating EUDR compliance and past

Alongside lectures, the SCA may even maintain ten workshops throughout the three-day occasion. These one to three-hour classes present contributors with extra in-depth data about particular matters. A few of these embrace:

• Dialling in espresso by roast profile
• From surviving to thriving – Tips on how to run a worthwhile espresso store
• The Canephora universe

The Cupping Rooms are additionally an enormous a part of each WoC occasion. Exhibitors can e book one-hour slots, that are both open to the general public or reserved for invited friends. Hosts will embrace Sucafina (which can host an instantaneous espresso cupping), Mare Terra, Guatemalan Coffees, JNP Espresso, and extra.

Commerce present and exhibitors

World of Espresso occasions are maybe greatest recognized for his or her in depth commerce exhibits, which function a various vary of producers and co-operatives, roasters, importers and exporters, espresso retailers, espresso tools producers, and extra.

A number of the most outstanding corporations and types within the international espresso sector shall be in attendance, with lots of them internet hosting their very own cubicles.

Sustainable roasting options

Yearly, WoC brings collectively a few of the largest and most modern corporations within the espresso business. This contains Bellwether Espresso – a sustainability-driven roasting answer.

At this 12 months’s occasion, the model will showcase the all-new Bellwether Store Roaster: a small-format, high-throughput countertop roaster able to producing as much as 181kg (400 lbs) of freshly roasted espresso per week for lower than the price of an espresso machine.

Mixed with Bellwether’s elective Steady Roasting Improve system, the Store Roaster can produce wherever from 1.5kg to 20kg (3.3 lbs to 44 lbs) in a single automated operation.

Ben Eire is the European Managing Director at Bellwether Espresso. He says: “In-store roasting permits companies to deliver their prospects (and workers) one step nearer to the place their espresso comes from and this will create an actual sense of curiosity and renewed curiosity of their espresso choices.”

As the one ventless roaster available on the market, Bellwether eliminates as much as 90% of carbon emissions from the roasting course of – producing the bottom carbon espresso potential and making a extra sustainable future for retailers, farmers, and the planet.

When utilizing a countertop roasting answer just like the Bellwether Store Roaster, it can save you 50% of your wholesale prices by promoting your individual more energizing in-store roasted espresso with the bottom carbon footprint of any industrial roaster.

To study extra about Bellwether Espresso, go to the web site and cease by sales space no.EF-002 at World of Espresso Copenhagen.

Modern roaster producers

Most of the business’s main tools corporations and distributors shall be at World of Espresso Copenhagen. This contains Loring Good Roast – an modern US roaster producer.

Loring Good Roast offers an environment friendly, sustainable answer for roasters who need to scale back their carbon emissions and enhance effectivity. As a part of its latest sustainability report, Equator Coffees said it lowered firm carbon emissions by 80% per batch in comparison with typical drum roasters, largely due to Loring’s distinctive smoke incineration know-how. To date, each Equator’s Loring roasters have prevented as much as 261,295 lbs of CO₂ from being launched into the environment yearly.

Stephanie Wargin is the Lead Marketer at Loring Good Roast. She says: “Effectivity has all the time been a core worth at Loring. There’s a persistent concept that know-how should be both environment friendly or sustainable, and that it can’t be each. Loring’s know-how has often proved the other since its inception.”

Espresso companies of any dimension can put money into sustainable enterprise practices, which frequently provide higher long-term financial savings than their extra typical counterparts – whether or not within the type of gas effectivity or waste discount.

To study extra about Loring Good Roast, go to the web site and cease by sales space CF-017a at World of Espresso Copenhagen.

Good espresso store software program manufacturers

Because the espresso business continues to embrace know-how, increasingly software program options have began to exhibit at occasions. BibeCoffee will return to WoC Copenhagen to showcase its real-time IoT monitoring system that helps enterprise house owners have entry to the most recent innovation.

As a number one international telemetry platform, BibeCoffee’s modern answer ensures optimum brewing high quality and consistency by connecting any skilled espresso machine to cloud servers – providing real-time perception into machine utilization and consumption.

Vasilis Apostolopoulos is the CEO and co-founder of BibeCoffee. He says: “We consider each cup of espresso ought to present an incredible expertise for patrons, however we additionally acknowledge how difficult it may be to keep up excessive requirements on the final step of the availability chain. 

“Our innovative answer offers superior analytics and monitoring instruments that assist roasters and low retailers optimise brewing high quality, resulting in happier prospects and elevated income,” he provides.

Monitoring important brewing parameters – like extraction time, cleansing schedules, and temperature – by an online interface and user-friendly dashboard means enterprise operators can have full knowledge visibility throughout their community. BibeCoffee additionally offers detailed analytics on machine utilization to assist make data-driven choices and higher information espresso store workers.

Concurrently, BibeCoffee reduces waste and cuts down on upkeep prices by serving to to forestall points earlier than they come up, all whereas holding prospects pleased with glorious espresso. To study extra about BibeCoffee, go to the web site and cease by sales space no. DA-004a at World of Espresso Copenhagen.

Different exhibitors at WoC Copenhagen

Greater than 350 corporations will exhibit at this 12 months’s European World of Espresso occasion, together with:

• Ally Espresso
• MTPak Espresso
• AeroPress
• Dalla Corte
• Cropster
• Ecotact
• Eureka
• Rancilio
• Covoya
• Marco Beverage Programs
• Cafetto
• DiFluid
• Guatemalan Coffees
• Stronghold Know-how
• IMF Roasters
• Forest Espresso
• Laborious Beans
• Slayer
• Roastelier by Buondi Craft
• Hauck Tamper
• MILBOK
• WMF Skilled Espresso Machines
• Sucafina
• Pinhalense
• Heylo
• Elektra
• Timemore
• Storm Roasters
• SIGEP World

Different occasions and actions

There shall be quite a lot of different key occasions, actions, and present options at World of Espresso Copenhagen.

Following final 12 months’s expo in Athens, this 12 months’s commerce present may even embrace two Roaster Villages. With extra exhibitors set to attend this 12 months than ever earlier than – together with InConexus, JNP Espresso, Mare Terra, and extra – the Roaster Villages are a must-see and function an vital place to satisfy, join, and check out new coffees.

As a brand new addition to WoC Copenhagen, the Retail Consumers Lounge is open to pick out international espresso retail professionals to community, share their expertise, and attend unique lectures.

After events

Throughout all three days, many corporations and organisations will host their very own actions and occasions, with some going down within the evenings. A few of these embrace:

• Phil & Sebastian will host an award-winning espresso tasting with Ratibor Hartmann and Mauricio Shattah at Espresso Collective Carlsberg Byen on 26 June
• Cropster will host a model launch celebration on 28 June from 17:30 native time to have a good time the corporate’s new take a look at historic cocktail bar Brønnum

Please word that some occasions are invite-only and attendees might have to register beforehand, with some occasions probably offered out.

For these attending World of Espresso Copenhagen, there are many occasions and actions to have interaction with – in addition to alternatives to community with different espresso professionals.

If you’re collaborating in any capability, make certain to register and e book for any occasions and actions previous to attending. 

To study extra about World of Espresso, go to the official web site right here.

Photograph credit: Bellwether Espresso, Loring Good Roast, BibeCoffee

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