BOSTON, U.S. – The Speciality Coffee Association (SCA) has disclosed the winners of the Best New Product Design and Design Lab Awards at the 2019 Speciality Coffee Expo in Boston, United States.
The 2019 Best New Product winners are:
- Kruve Inc. EQ Glassware Line (Booth #1486): Coffee Accessories
- Bellwether Coffee (Booth #492): Commercial Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment
- Breville Barista Pro Model BES 878 (Booth #1271): Consumer Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment – Electrical
- Cafélat Robot Espresso Maker (Booth #124): Consumer Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment – Non-Electrical
- Cometeer Coffee Capsule (Booth #1471): Open Class
- Steeped Coffee S-101 (Booth #154): Packaging
- 1883 Maison Routin elixirs d’ exception ~ truffle (Booth #777): Specialty Beverage Flavor Additive
- Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Powder (Booth #609): Specialty Beverage Flavor Additive (Honorable Mention)
- DONA Spiced Soda Pink Peppercorn Lemon (Booth #680): Specialty Beverage Stand Alone
- Ifinca Coffee Chain (Booth #390): Technology
- Tierra Nueva Nudge Coffee Butter (Booth #1398): Food
The 2019 Design Lab winners are:
- Rishi Tea. Design by Studio MPLS: Branding Category
- Greater Goods Coffee Roasters. Design by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture: Spaces
- Blue Bottle Coffee Can. Design by Elaine Fong and Neil Day: Packaging
- KRUVE EQ Glassware Line by KRUVE Inc. Design by Michael Vecchiarelli: Vessels
In addition to Best New Product and Design Lab, judges select the Best Booth and Best Pop-Up Café winners at this year’s event:
- Bellwether (Booth #492): Inline Category
- Anacafé / Guatemala (Booth #1037): Island Category
- Slayer (Lobby): Pop-up Category