GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) will bring representatives from the world’s top coffee producing countries to the heart of the Nordic region, the world’s largest coffee consuming market, on 16-18 June for the Nordic World of Coffee 2015.
The event will be held at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg.
More than 10 countries of origin will be exhibiting at SCAE’s World of Coffee Gothenburg 2015, Europe’s leading coffee event which will attract over 5,000 visitors from around the world.
Among the many origins and representative organisations signed up to exhibit at the 2015 event are the African Fine Coffees Association, Anacafé, Brazil Speciality Coffee Association, Café De Costa Rica, Café Honduras, CSC (Consejo Salvadoreño Del Café) and PRONicaragua.
Uniting Producers & Importers
World of Coffee is the premier event for producers and importers to meet in Europe, explains Femke de Jong from CBI, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
CBI will bring 20 companies from five countries, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Uganda, to Gothenburg for the event.
“World of Coffee is an important event for us as it is the biggest show in Europe that is dedicated to speciality coffee. It provides us with an opportunity to introduce farmers directly to importers and buyers, so they can share their story and learn more about the export markets,” explains Ms de Jong.
CBI brought representative organisations from producing countries together for the first time at World of Coffee Rimini 2014. “It was a huge success and we received a lot of great feedback,” says Ms de Jong.
“We have high expectations for the Nordic World of Coffee when it is held in Gothenburg as we know that the Nordic people are very knowledgeable about coffee. They want to know where their coffee came from and how it was produced so we expect visitors to be highly engaged.”
SCAE’s Executive Director, David Veal, is looking forward to welcoming the origins and their organisations to Europe during Midsummer Week.
“The Nordic World of Coffee Gothenburg 2015 will provide coffee buyers, roasters, baristas and hospitality operators with a great opportunity to meet the world’s best coffee producers and learn about what’s happening at origin.
This is the largest number of coffee producing countries that we will welcome in the 15-year history of World of Coffee and with many more countries set to sign-up in the coming months, we expect The Nordic World of Coffee to be the definitive guide to coffee origins in 2015.”
The Hub for Trends & Innovation
Held in a different European city each summer, World of Coffee is the premier event to showcase and learn about new trends, developments and innovations in coffee.
More than 200 of the world’s most influential coffee producers and suppliers are expected to exhibit at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre on 16-18 June and, with over 85% of space now sold, the remaining stands are in high demand.
Top suppliers already confirmed for World of Coffee Gothenburg 2015 include Beyond the Bean, BWT Water+More, DR Wakefield, Marco Beverage Systems, Nuova Simonelli, Pentair, Probat, Technivorm and more. (Please view www.worldofcoffee-nordic.com for a full list of exhibitors.)
Along with an exciting line-up of exhibitors, the Nordic World of Coffee will host a packed schedule of world-class events, including five World Championships (the World Cup Tasters Championship, World Coffee Roasting Championship, World Latte Art Championship, World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship and World Brewers Cup), the first Re:co speciality coffee symposium, SCAE’s hugely-popular education programme, the SCAE Excellence Awards, New Products of the Show Awards, SCAE’s annual Photography Competition and more.
To learn more about World of Coffee and to keep up-to-date with the plans for Gothenburg 2015, please visit www.worldofcoffee-nordic.com.
