Podcasts about london coffee festival

In this episode of the Tech on Toast Podcast, Chris Fletcher sits down with Jonny McKenzie, co-founder and CEO of Bustle, the cafe management platform built by operators for operators. Jonny flew all the way from Auckland, New Zealand, for this conversation—and it shows in the insights shared.Jonny's story is anything but ordinary. From launching cocktail bars in his early 20s to running a full-service cinema and now building Bustle, he's lived every shift, every challenge, and every spreadsheet that independent hospitality operators face.☕ What's in your cup this episode? • Why Jonny left IT to shake cocktails—and how that shaped his tech career • The pain of running multiple venues without visibility—and how Bustle fixes that • Bustle's “88% Rule” for building features that work for real operators • The myth of rapid transformation: why real clarity takes time • Emotional loyalty vs points-based systems—what real recognition feels like • Why Bustle celebrates when their customers outgrow them • Why most POS systems fail creatives—and what Bustle is doing differently • The rise of bakery as the new coffee shop culture • How price confidence, not just cost control, can help operators sleep at night

In this special episode of the Let it Brew podcast recorded at London Coffee Festival 2025 Alex Dantes-Smith sits down with Paul Kelly to explore La Marzocco's rich history of groundbreaking collaborations across fashion, design, and specialty coffee. From high-profile projects with Porsche, and Rimowa they dive into what collaboration really means for the iconic espresso machine maker. Together, they unpack the brand's creative mindset, the values that drive its co-creations, and the surprising moments that have shaped La Marzocco's journey. You won't want to miss it! #Londoncoffeefestival #LetItBrew #CoffeeCulture #SpecialtyCoffee #LaMarzocco

Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares on opening the door to the Japanese home kitchen in her new book, ‘Umai’. Then: this year’s London Coffee Festival and we pop the cork on our wine of the month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's London Coffee Festival is right around the corner and with it comes four days of caffeine-fuelled celebration in this city's ever-evolving coffee scene.Founded in 2011, The London Coffee Festival is a major event in global industry's calendar, drawing thousands of coffee professionals, enthusiasts, and innovators from around the world to connect, collaborate, and share their passion for all things coffee.And so in this episode, we're catching up with some familiar faces from the festival community to hear their standout impressions of the show, how to get the most out of a trade show, and what they've got planned for this year's event.We'll speak with Agnes Potter, Managing Director, Allpress UK, Stewart Johnson, Sales Director, Sanremo UK, Chris Farnworth, Founder, Blendsmiths, Frances Booth, Marketing Director, Biscoff UK, Harry George, Founder, Send Coffee, and Lee Hyde, Senior Beverage Expert at Monin.Credits music: "London's on Fire" by Daisy Chute in association with The Coffee Music Project and SEB CollectiveSign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

The London Coffee Festival 2024 is less than 2 weeks away and with it comes a four-day celebration of London's vibrant coffee scene and its dedicated community.Since its inception in 2011 , The London Coffee Festival has attracted tens of thousands of hospitality professionals and coffee connoisseurs, fostering deep connections among those with a shared passion for coffee in London.And so in celebration of this remarkable event and to get us in the mood for this year's festivities, we're catching up with a few exhibitors and loyal participants about their favourite moments and also to hear what they are excited for this years' event.We'll speak with Camilla Morgan, Head of Business Development & Customer Relationships, Eversys UK, Alex Spruce, Sales Director, Lofbergs UK, Lori Latham, Chief Commercial Office, Sproud, latte art champion Dhan Tamang, Coffee Masters London 2023 winner Jānis Podiņš and Harry Goddin, Commercial Director, William Reed.Credits music: "Fire" by Ruby Confue in association with The Coffee Music Project and SEB CollectiveSign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

The London Coffee Festival returns from 20 to 23 April 2023 and with it comes a four day celebration of London's vibrant coffee scene and the incredible people and communities that help the coffee industry continue to thrive.Now entering its 12th year, The London Coffee Festival has grown to a formidable event, featuring 200+ exhibitors and welcoming over 30,000 trade and consumer visitors through its doors each year.So to celebrate the legacy and the future of this iconic coffee event, we're speaking with regular exhibitors and visitors from over the years to hear their favourite memories of the Festival, the business benefits of exhibiting and share advice on how to get the most from attending trade shows.We'll hear from Edwin Harrison, Founder, Artisan and Curious Roo Coffee Roasters, Abigail Forsyth, CEO, KeepCup, Agostino Luggeri and Enzo Frangiamore, Founders, Mulmar, Daniel Clarke, Commercial Director UK & Ireland and Louise Felton, Group Regional Director, UK & Ireland, Gruppo Cimbali, Freda Yuan, Director of Coffee, Origin Coffee Roasters, Kirby Sinclair, Co-founder, The Roasting Party, and accessibility consultant Tim Blanchard. Not got your ticket yet? Your can apply for a free Industry Day ticket here: londoncoffeefestival.com/Accreditation/MenuCredits music: London's on Fire by Daisy Chute in collaboration with The Coffee Music Project and SEB CollectiveSign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

Hear how Marisa and Teddy learned from their big-green-explosion-mistake, whilst preparing for their first-ever show - the London Coffee Festival!If you'd like the chance to be featured on Brand Growth Bloopers, please send us a WhatsApp on +447418605547 and tell us the following: Your name & email address Your brand website and instagram handle A quick outline of your brand growth blooper, for example 'manufacturing disaster, wrong ingredients' etc If you are chosen to feature on the show you'll have the opportunity to share your brand with our audience including what you make, who you're for, and your website, instagram and LinkedIn handles. Every brand that is featured on the Brand Growth Blooper bonus episodes will go into a draw with the chance to win a place on the next Brand Growth Accelerator programme (formally The Growth Strategy Programme) in October 2023. Click the Follow button beside Brand Growth Heroes on your podcast app (on apple podcasts it's three dots like this (...) Follow Brand Growth Heroes here on Instagram, Tiktok, LinkedinBecome part of the Brand Growth Heroes community!Sign up here for news and information on Brand Growth Heroes Accelerator ProgrammeSee how Fiona's group coaching programmes can help develop your senior commercial and marketing teams internally: Fiona Fitz Consulting  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Plus a DELICIOUS cookie you can make at home now, edible coffee waste and another item  I discovered at the two Food Shows I visited this week (the Sustainable Food Show and the London Coffee Festival).Featuring brief and unsolicited, but very appropriate, cameos from my daughter, Maya.All the links referenced in the show notes and pictures can be found at TheNextDeliciousThing.com.Please tap 5 stars and leave a review!I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.comAbout this London food podcast host:Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)Stay up to date with the latest London Food:Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com See the blog at thenextdeliciousthing.comAbout this food podcast:The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses. I'd be so grateful if you could... Get full access to The Next Delicious Thing at jenniferearle.substack.com/subscribe

On the podcast this week, we're discussing how Covid has impacted the real estate market for coffee and hospitality businesses and why finding the right site can make or break any new café opening.In conversations with Russel Helbling, Managing Director, Katz & Associates, Heather Perry, VP, Klatch Coffee, and Julia Wilkinson, Restaurant Director at Shaftesbury, we'll explore the success factors that make for a great coffee shop location, and find out what's happening to rents and site availability across London, New York and Los Angeles.Credits music: "The Woman That Made Me" by Abrielle Scharff, winner of The Coffee Music Project 2022Join us at The London Coffee Festival 2022 from 31 March to 3 April at The Old Truman Brewery. Stop by our stand and say hi!Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear 

Dear listener, beware! When it comes to buying coffee-making gear, ‘upgrade-itis' is real. And it's been hitting the pockets of coffee lovers everywhere. Early symptoms include questioning whether to stick or twist, bewilderment at the range of choice, and uncertainty if spending those extra pounds on your kit can be tasted in your morning cup. But, dear listers, fear not — because help is at hand. In this episode, Jools figures out where that golden sweet spot is when buying grinders, espresso machines and filter coffee set ups. Are the savings from hand grinding beans worth the elbow grease? Can you really get a machine to make quality espresso for less than £300? And what's the point of an automatic filter brewer? Coffee expert and Youtuber Lance Hedrick dials in from the Onyx Coffee Lab in Arkansas, USA, to help Jools and Scott identify the issues of diminishing returns.So roll up your sleeve as we help you stave off that expensive ‘upgrade-itis' before it's too late! —Join our Patreon to support the show and win a free premium hand grinder! https://bit.ly/3vrispx Check out Lance's videos on Youtube - Modding espresso machines with PID sensors: https://bit.ly/3qokWUqUpgrading burrs sets in your grinders: https://bit.ly/3ipPvENListen to our previous AIC about buying an espresso machine: https://bit.ly/369AogpFollow Lance Hedrick (https://bit.ly/351RcW2) and the Jester's Tower (https://bit.ly/3N7wXY4) on Instagram. Learn more about the Siemens EQ700 fully automatic espresso machine: https://bit.ly/3Ia8yy5Find your perfect roast with the Ikawa Home: https://bit.ly/3IdYVPcJoin us at the London Coffee Festival! Send us an email - adventuresincoffeepod@gmail.comTell your local barista about Adventures in Coffee!Our Instagram handles:James Harper / Filter Stories: https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0OJools Walker / Lady Velo: http://bit.ly/39VRGewScott Bentley / Caffeine Magazine: https://bit.ly/3oijQ91

Close your eyes, and imagine taking a sip of thick espresso. What flavours would you hope are dancing on your tongue? Dark chocolate? Caramel? How about lemon? What if the coffee is so acidic, you may as well be sucking on lemon juice? This acidity is often the result of roasting a coffee quite lightly, and specialty coffee loves this acidity. But the weird thing is specialty coffee isn't obsessed with acidity because they necessarily enjoy acidic flavours. It goes waaaaaay deeper. So deep in fact it's caused massive Twitter brawls where a celebrity food columnist even sparred with a gang of self-proclaimed coffee punks. Scott takes Jools on a coffee roasting journey, starting at the darker times in coffee, and how it evolved into the light roasts of today by speaking with Sonja Bjork Grant (Icelandic roaster and World Barista Judge) and Nick Mabey (co-owner of Assembly Coffee Roasters).At the end, we ask the question: were the coffee punks right to be so focused on lightly roasted coffee? —Join our Patreon to support the show: https://bit.ly/3vrispx Follow Nick Mabey (https://bit.ly/3Mwpu4m), Assembly Coffee (https://bit.ly/3sM618c), Sonja Bjork Grant (https://bit.ly/3tFMqpz), Jakub Klucznik (https://bit.ly/3Knl3Hh) and Saint Espresso (https://bit.ly/3IPaxsc) on Instagram.Learn more about the Siemens EQ700 fully automatic espresso machine: https://bit.ly/3Ia8yy5Find your perfect roast with the Ikawa Home: https://bit.ly/3IdYVPcJoin us at the London Coffee Festival! Send us an email - adventuresincoffeepod@gmail.comTell your local barista about Adventures in Coffee!Our Instagram handles:James Harper / Filter Stories: https://bit.ly/2Mlkk0OJools Walker / Lady Velo: http://bit.ly/39VRGewScott Bentley / Caffeine Magazine: https://bit.ly/3oijQ91Lightning and rain sound effects courtesy of Free Sound Library - https://bit.ly/3vKcfHv

Flemming Paasch er CEO i det brød baserede convenience bageri Easyfood. Virksomheden opstod for 20 år siden på baggrund af en ide om at lave fastfood skabt af brød. I dag har virksomheden en omsætning på 400 mio. Der er 170 ansatte og ikke mindre end 375 forskellige produkter. Helt unikt for virksomheden er, at den drives uden en direktion. I dette afsnit af Iværksætterhistorier fortæller Flemming om hvordan en interesse for designprocesser og mennesker har resulteret i en millionvirksomhed i vækst. Han fortæller også hvordan en messestand i London bygget op af paller og med motorcykler udstillet blev et gennembrud for Easyfood. Dette er Flemmings iværksætterhistorie. Hør mere i vores podcast. Produceret af Podtribe media. Hvis du vil støtte vores lille medie, så kan du gøre det her på Patreon. Fleksibilitet og forbrugerens behov Flemming startede Easyfood for 20 år siden på baggrund af en ide om at lave fastfood baseret på brød. Allerede da han startede virksomheden troede han så meget på konceptet, at han investerede 25-30 millioner i at etablere de dyre bagerier. Easyfood blev skabt ud fra et ønske om at skabe en virksomhed hvor kompleksitet blev fjernet og erstattet af et fokus på designprocesser. Supply Chain var det der inspirerede ham. Han ønskede at bygge fleksibilitet ind i virksomheden, som gjorde at der kunne reageres hurtigt på markedets behov. Det procesorienterede og fleksibiliteten blev grundstenen i virksomheden. I dag har virksomheden en omsætning på 400 mio kr. og har haft tocifret vækstrate stort set hvert år. Nøglen til succes er ifølge Flemming altid at følge forbrugeren: ”En rigtig vigtig ting er, at man skal altid huske at følge forbrugerne. Det her med altid at holde øje med hvor er forbrugeren henne og altid at følge forbrugeren, så får du også salget. Den omstilling er vigtig”.  - Flemming Paasch, CEO i Easyfood Succes igennem omstilling og festival Et succeskriterie for virksomheden er i dag omstilling i forhold til forbrugeren. I 2012 kom der ændring i lukkeloven, der gjorde at forbrugeren skiftede forbrugsmønster fra at handle på tankstationer til discount butikker. Easyfood så på markedstrenden indenfor fødevarer og kunne konstatere at der ligeledes skete noget indenfor coffeeshop markedet, som eksempelvis Starbucks. Forgæves forsøgte Flemming at få aftaler i kalenderen med coffeeshop kunderne. Han måtte derfor tænke kreativt og sammen med sit team tog Flemming til London Coffee Festival. Her byggede de en iøjefaldende stand med retro paller og motorcykler. Det vakte indkøbernes interesse og standen blev hypet på de sociale medier over hele verden. Det blev selvforstærkende da de rette indkøbere fik øje på dem. På den måde fik Easyfood skabt egen platform indenfor coffeeshop markedet og leverer i dag til kunder som Starbucks og McCafé. Mennesket i fokus En del af Easyfoods succes tilskriver Flemming at mennesket er i fokus. Flemming deltager selv i alle ansættelsessamtaler i virksomheden på trods af at de nu har en personalestab på 170 ansatte. Han har andre til at vurdere deres faglige kompetencer og har ikke selv læst deres ansøgning. Han forholder sig ene og alene til selve mennesket. Det er en stor motivationsfaktor for ham at have mennesket i centrum. Dette har han tænkt ind i hele organisationsopbygningen. Easyfood har derfor heller ikke nogen direktion. De har derimod et koordinationsudvalg. Virksomheden er organiseret i 2 hovedprocesser: innovation hvor alt bliver skabt og forsyningskæden hvor man gennemfører alt. Hertil er der skabt støtteprocesser som marketing, kvalitetssikring etc. Alle disse processer skal kunne skabe værdi selvstændigt og ligger en individuel forretningsplan. Det flade hierarki betyder at virksomheden formår at udnytte det bedste hos den enkelte medarbejder. ”Vi har lykkedes med at beholde en iværksætterånd. Når tingene opstår, kan vi stå sammen. Når vi fungerer som et team kan vi løse alt. Og når vi har den samme retning kan vi løse alt”.  - Flemming Paasch, CEO i Easyfood I 2019 solgte Flemming 90 % af virksomheden. Med denne kapital har virksomheden bevæget sig ind på en ny vækstrejse og de er nu ved at bygge en ny produktionslinje med den nye kæmpe investering. På den måde kan Easy i fremtiden optimere kapaciteten og følge med efterspørgslen. Alt dette og meget mere taler vært Mark Anthony og gæst Flemming Paasch om i dette afsnit af Iværksætterhistorier.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In partnership with La Marzocco - world renowned for making beautiful, high quality, superbly crafted and uniquely designed espresso machines. Arthur Potts Dawson and Marco Arrigo - the Founder of the University of Coffee, Ex-Head of Quality at illycaffè and Director of Bar Termini - interview Paul Kelly, GM of La Marzocco UK. Arthur, Marco and Paul walk through The London Coffee Festival and speak to: Holly from North Star Coffee Roaster, Mo from Sustain Coffee and Bryan from Minor Figures.

Today we're bringing you a very special episode in anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the La Marzocco True Artisan Café at the London Coffee Festival taking place later this month.Industry legend Paul Kelly, General Manager of La Marzocco UK & Ireland, joins Jeffrey Young in the studio to explore the specialty coffee trends that have changed the face of coffee culture over the last decade, the turbulence of the Covid-era, and the bright future that lies ahead for our industry.Credits music: SENDME by Bobbie Harvey, winner of the Coffee Music Project 2021 summer edition.Get in touch and tell us what topics you'd like to hear by visiting www.worldcoffeeportal.com/5THWAVE/Podcast 

I am so happy today to have an incredible guest, Amani Kiflemariam. At an early age, she came from Ethiopia to the UK. She finished university to become a lawyer and spent years working in banking including ESG (environmental, social and governance strategy), before launching Amatte, a premium eco-friendly business.   The first brand she launched is Amatte coffee, a premium brand recognized by the London Coffee Festival, Sunday Times Caffeine Magazine and many others.    Amani shared with us the story of how she came up with the idea to start a business in the coffee industry. Coffee has a special place in her African heritage and family history, so creating the Amatte coffee brand also meant reconnecting with her roots and the land she came from. After extensive research on the ground, she mapped all issues in the supply chain process, such as actively supporting biodiversity, land protection and making a change in terms of compensating fairly, (typically in Ethiopia women working in the coffee industry earn less than a dollar a day). From this she created a sustainable business model.    It wasn't easy for her to give up her job in finance and become a full-time entrepreneur, but her passion made her take the leap. The situation with Covid actually gave her the courage to do so and create a more significant impact.    At Amatte they make an impact by communicating and working directly with farmers (both female and male) and focus on regenerative farming and looking after the land. The business also ensures fair payment and has set up a fund to invest in the local community, developing skills, employment and education.    Key Takeaways:   Introducing (00:44) How and when did you come up with the idea? (03:28) Revisiting Ethiopia (07:50) How did you start your entrepreneurial path? (11:00) Developing business while still holding a full-time job (14:58) When did you decide to reveal your idea to others? (16:25) How Covid affected your business (18:07) What was the biggest setback for you so far? (24:40) The story behind the brand (26:40) The most significant influence in your life (30:57) If you could have coffee with anyone, who would it be and why? (33:00) Additional Resources:    Follow Amani on Linkedin   Learn more about Amatte   Follow me on Instagram   Visit my website

Martin Hudák was born in Prešov, Slovakia and began his career behind the bar immediately after graduating from secondary school. He quickly discovered a passion for both coffee and cocktails, and for combining the two, and through determination and hard work moved to London five years later to join one of the world's best bar teams at The Savoy's and legendary the best bar in the world American Bar, where he held the position of senior bartender for nearly for years. Not only does Martin hone his bartending skills behind this famous bar but he continues to showcase his expertise by participating in prestigious industry competitions. He has shaken and stirred at the world finals for various global competitions. As well he has made it to the world finals of Coffee in Good Spirit several times. Martin was a double runner up in Melbourne (2014) and Shanghai (2016) with his signature coffee beverage program and his Irish Coffee respectively. And after so many years all his effort result into the title of World Coffee in Good Spirit Champion from Budapest (2017). With this title over one year he travelled more than 50 countries and trained around 3000 passionate coffee and cocktail aficionados during his training programs and cocktail demonstrations touching topics of coffee cocktail future. Likewise, his company Spiritual Coffee is responsible for many coffee cocktail programs during events to be mentioned – London Coffee Festival, London Fashion Week and Bar Shows or personalized coffee cocktail concepts for bars and coffee shops around the globe. Martin is also Global coffee ambassador for Australian craft coffee liquor – Mr. Black Spirits which he represents around the world. Currently based in Sydney where he opened with his team new concept Maybe Sammy as a “swing” on a classic hotel cocktail bar, minus the hotel. Inspired by 1950s Hollywood glamour. And lately won at TOTC – Best New International Cocktail Bar 2019 and also got ranked as Best Australasian Bar and no 11th within 50 World's Best Bars 2020. Lastly during Drink Magazine Bar Awards ceremony in Shanghai, he was announced by peers as new International bartender of the year 2019. And in March 2020 was recognized by Forbes magazine Slovakia as one of 30 under 30 most talented and inspirational young personalities. And in September 2020 recognized as 49th most influential industry icon in the globe by Drinks International. Martin's Insagram ► https://www.instagram.com/martin_hudak/ Maybe Sammy ► https://www.instagram.com/maybe_sammy_sydney/ Sammy Junior ► https://www.instagram.com/sammy_junior_sydney/ Spiritual Coffee ► https://www.spiritualcoffee.co

The United Kingdom's coffee industry is facing a scarcity of baristas as it grows at a fast pace, according to a recent report. The report, published by market research company Allegra World Coffee Portal and The London Coffee Festival, found that over 6,500 new coffee shops are estimated to open all over the United Kingdom by 2023. As there was a rise in the coffee industry's value to £10.1 billion last year following an increase in the demand for coffee in the region, the industry is expected to face shortages of baristas in the coming years. In order to meet the increasing demand for coffee within the next four years, shops will need to employ 40,000 new baristas. At present, there are about 160,000 baristas employed in the United Kingdom. However, the report claims that this figure may decrease following Brexit, the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union (EU). Leaders in the coffee industry are concerned because Brexit may have a detrimental effect on the industry. They believe that it will be more difficult to entice foreign workers because of the looming problems concerning immigrants' work permits. This is particularly alarming since according to a representative of a major UK coffee and food shop, most of their potential employees are from EU countries. In view of the new report, Allegra Group CEO Jeffrey Young agrees that the number of baristas joining the profession should be aligned with the coffee industry's growth. To achieve this, he proposed to make the profession more attractive. According to Young, people should view the profession as a high-skilled job that requires extensive understanding and expertise.

James graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English Lit and Philosophy before falling into the world of consumer PR – via a brief stint with a corporate agency that taught him corporate comms is not his calling. In the time since, James has delivered campaigns for a host of household name brands including MasterCard, IKEA, Virgin Trains and Sony. This has included unveiling a breakfast in bed café, launching a new train, opening a new distillery, and building the world’s smallest pub. He is currently a Senior Account Director at Hope&Glory, a leading independent consumer agency, where he heads up accounts including Edrington-Beam Suntory, London Coffee Festival and The Royal Mint. Tune in to hear about life hacks like Trello, how James defines 'making it' and pearls of wisdom including "Treat yourself like a brand".

In this week’s olive magazine podcast, editorial assistant Ellie chats to London Coffee Festival founder Jeffrey Young about coffee trends for 2018 and how to make barista style coffee at home, and the cookery team discuss how using different sugars can transform your baking. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, William is joined by: London Coffee Festival founder Jeffrey Young; Jamie Collins AKA the Wine Beagle; About Time Magazine's Angelica Malin; chef and Stem founder Mark Jarvis; and authors of the new book 'Mazi', Christina Mouratoglou and Adrien Carré. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode, we reflect on our time at SXSW, talk about the news of the day with Robyn Brems, and discuss the future at London Coffee Festival. For more on all of these exciting things visit SprudgeLive.com.

 As the specialty coffee industry grows and matures, we’re seeing more and more career paths open up, but none so much as that of “event organiser.” This week, Steve chats with one of our favourite event organisers - one half of Manchester’s Cup North dream-team duo, Hannah Davies – about the recently completed London Coffee Festival, building of a community beyond the industry, and the labour of love that is running specialty coffee events. Along the way, Steve digs himself into a pretty big hole (sorry, everyone!) and Hannah has some wise but hopeful words about the future of the global barista community.  

As the specialty coffee industry grows and matures, we’re seeing more and more career paths open up, but none so much as that of “event organiser.” This week, Steve chats with one of our favourite event organisers - one half of Manchester’s Cup North dream-team duo, Hannah Davies – about the recently completed London Coffee Festival, building of a community beyond the industry, and the labour of love that is running specialty coffee events. Along the way, Steve digs himself into a pretty big hole (sorry, everyone!) and Hannah has some wise but hopeful words about the future of the global barista community.  

We are celebrating the finalists in the 2016 Sprudgie Awards. Notable Roaster Each year our readers nominate outstanding coffee roasters around the world for the Notable Roaster Sprudgie Award. Unlike many of the other categories, Notable Roaster nominees need not be brands or products that debuted in 2016; rather, we look to this award as a way for our readers to honor coffee roasting companies, big and small, that turned in an especially notable year of work. This year’s nominees are: Counter Culture Coffee (Durham, North Carolina)   Koppi (Helsingborg, Sweden) Colonna Coffee (Bath, United Kingdom) Market Lane Coffee (Melbourne, Australia) Populace Coffee (Detroit, Michigan) Starbucks Reserve (Seattle, Washington)  Best New Cafe Cafes are the beating heart of coffee culture, and each year we are delighted to see the cafe form grow and morph in new and exciting ways. Our readers have selected a stunning array of new cafes from around the world for this year’s Sprudgie Awards, each of which opened during the past calendar year. And the nominees are: La Marzocco Cafe at KEXP (Seattle, Washington)   La Fontaine de Belleville (Paris, France) Tartine Manufactory (San Francisco, California) Black Fox Coffee (New York City) Cat & Cloud Coffee (Santa Cruz, California) All Day MIA (Miami, Florida)  Best New Product New products drive innovation in the coffee world, for both consumers and professionals alike. Some of these products live behind the coffee bar, making your experience more delicious one cup at a time. Others are bold, public-facing products that speak directly to consumers. The nominees for Best New Product in 2016 are: La Bodega Coffee (Minneapolis, Minnesota)   Sudden Coffee (San Francisco, California) Ona Coffee Distributor (Canberra, Australia) Third Wave Water (Cedarville, Ohio) Baratza Sette Grinder (Bellevue, Washington) Handground Precision Coffee Grinder (Dallas, Texas) Best Coffee Video / Film Coffee is a multimedia platform, inspiring expression across a variety of mediums. Each year we honor an excellent coffee video or film as part of our Sprudgie Awards tradition. This year’s nominees include a feature-length film; short promotional videos; a much-discussed speech delivered at a live speaking event; a body of work across an entire YouTube channel; and a coffee-forward dramedy on Netflix. And the nominees are: The Coffee Man — Directed by Jeff Hann, produced by Roland Fraval.   Stumptown Coffee x Portland Trail Blazers — Directed by Tim Wenzel @RealChrisBaca on Youtube — Directed and produced by Chris Baca Dapper & Wise: “Too Full” — Directed by Grahm Doughty “Coffee I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” — Talor Browne & Tamper Tantrum “Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life” — From executive producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino Best Coffee Writing Coffee’s relationship to the written word is ever-changing. From professional blogs with an industry focus to irreverent Twitter accounts and landmark expressions of personal experience, this year’s crop of Best Coffee Writing nominations takes all kinds. And the nominees are: Matt Perger for Barista Hustle   Scott Rao for ScottRao.com/blog Andy Newbom & Andrew Russo for Coffee Spanish For Coffee Buyers @ColdBrew420 on Twitter James Hoffmann for JimSeven.com Michelle Johnson for The Chocolate Barista: “The Black Cup of Excellence” Notable Coffee Producer Without coffee producers, there would be no coffee. Artisan growers are pushing boundaries every day by creating delicious coffees that express terroir and intent in equal measure. This year’s list of nominees includes some familiar names, plus several first-time noms, including our first-ever nominee from Burundi. Elkin Guzman for Finca El Mirador (Colombia) Aida Batlle for Aida Batlle Selection (El Salvador) Benjamin Paz for Beneficio San Vicente (Honduras) Gilberto Baraona for Finca Los Pirineos (El Salvador) Angele Ciza and Consolata Ndayishimye for Kahawa Link Company (Burundi) Jamison Savage and Leslie H. Freitag for Finca Deborah (Panama)  Best Coffee Magazine We are currently in a golden age for print coffee magazines, with gorgeous new glossies rubbing shoulders with established favorites. We predict a tough, close vote for this year’s Sprudgie Award for Best Coffee Magazine. Standart Magazine (Nitra, Slovakia) Drift (New York, NY) Barista Magazine (Portland, OR) Fresh Cup (Portland, OR) Caffeine Magazine (London, UK) Brygg (Oslo, Norway)  Nicest Package Design and packaging have never been more important to the coffee experience. Each week we feature coffee branding from around the world as part of our Nice Package feature series on Sprudge. This year we’re honoring packaging with the coveted Sprudgie Award for Nicest Package. Parlor Coffee (Brooklyn, NYC) Five Elephant (Berlin) La Cabra (Aarhus, Denmark) Playground Coffee (Hamburg) (via Dribble) Methodical Coffee (Greenville, SC) (via Packaging of the World) Square Mile Coffee (London) Best Coffee Subscription Each year the field for coffee subscription services becomes more and more crowded, making this particular field of Sprudgie Award noms increasingly essential. Only one of the nominated services can win, but each of the finalists you selected are doing exemplary work for happy subscribers worldwide. Kaffebox (Oslo, Norway)   Mistobox (Phoenix, Arizona) The Coffeevine (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Barista Hustle Superlatives (Melbourne, Australia) Collected Coffee (New York, NY) Bean Portal (Gothenburg, Sweden)  Best Coffee Podcast It’s never been a better time to be a coffee podcast lover, with long-running series and newcomers alike vying for ear time on your drive home. That’s why we added this new category to the 2016 Sprudgie Awards. For the first time, here are your nominees for Best Coffee Podcast: Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast — Jared Truby and Chris Baca   Tamper Tantrum — Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon, produced by Jenn Rugolo I Brew My Own Coffee — Brian Beyke and Bryan Schiele Opposites Extract — Joe Marrocco and Meister, produced by Andy Reiland Unpacking Coffee — Raymond and Kandace Brigleb Coffee Awesome —Bjørg Brend Laird Finest Coffee Event Another new category for the 2016 Sprudgies, this is an opportunity for our readers to honor unique coffee events around the world. From long-running international affairs to plucky brand new indie fairs, our first-ever field of nominees in this category run the gamut of event experiences. The first set of nominees for Finest Coffee Event are:  The 2016 SCAA Event — Produced by the Specialty Coffee Association of America The 2016 London Coffee Festival — Produced by Allegra Events The 2016 Mid-Atlantic Northeast Coffee Conference (MANE) — produced by Rik Kleinfeldt and New Harvest Coffee Roasters The 2016 Berlin Coffee Festival —Produced by Cory Andreen and The Berlin Coffee Festival The 2016 Tokyo Coffee Festival — Produced by Yuji Otsuki and the Tokyo Coffee Festival Barista Connect London — Produced by Sonja Zweidick and Barista Connect Outstanding Achievement in The Field of Excellence The most important Sprudgie Award is the hardest to define—this award is given to groups or individuals our readers seek to honor for their contribution to the wider coffee culture. Past awards have gone to remarkable coffee producers, game-changing green buyers, globe-spanning event organizers, and even an entire nation’s coffee growers. This year we’re overjoyed at the nominees you’ve selected for our Outstanding Achievement in The Field of Excellence. Your nominees are: Michelle Johnson for The Chocolate Barista   Jenn Chen for collected 2016 works Helen Russell & Brooke McDonald for Equator Coffees Laila Wilbur and Tracy Ging for The Coffeewoman Sonja Zweidick for Barista Connect Erna Knutsen for lifetime contributions to specialty coffee http://sprudge.com/vote  

We're at the London Coffee Festival and speak to James Hoffmann of Square Mile Coffee about coffee chaff butter, rye bread made with coffee, cascara chocolate, espresso soft serve, cascara soda, among other things. We also chat with Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood of Colonna and Smalls who have unveiled their newest product: very high-end pods for Nespresso machines.

In this week’s podcast, we talk about Duane Sorenson’s abstention from coffee for one week, Carl Sara turning up in our kitchen (in his pants!), and Michael Sheridan who poses a simple question at this year’s SCAA Symposium: Caturra or Castillo?   We close out this week with a discussion of coffee competitions, recently passed (Coffee Masters at the London Coffee Festival), upcoming (World Latte Art & World Coffee in Good Spirits at Gothenburg, June 16-18), and those currently in the works: Tamper Tantrum is planning an exciting new competition (with a cash prize!) we’ll unleash in time for Dublin 2016…

In this week’s podcast, we talk about Duane Sorenson’s abstention from coffee for one week, Carl Sara turning up in our kitchen (in his pants!), and Michael Sheridan who poses a simple question at this year’s SCAA Symposium: Caturra or Castillo?   We close out this week with a discussion of coffee competitions, recently passed (Coffee Masters at the London Coffee Festival), upcoming (World Latte Art & World Coffee in Good Spirits at Gothenburg, June 16-18), and those currently in the works: Tamper Tantrum is planning an exciting new competition (with a cash prize!) we’ll unleash in time for Dublin 2016…

Cupping 3 different coffees : colombian , tanzanian ethiopian received from 3 different arrisan coffee roaster who where exhibitingvat the London Coffee Festival 2015