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Coffee Fest Heads East for Show at Meadowlands
Specialty Coffee Show Sets up it Tent in the Big Apple Area
Seattle, Wash. – December 15, 2009 – Coffee Fest packs up its bags to travel to the East Coast for its spring show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center on March 5-7, 2010, where entrepreneurs and veteran specialty coffee professionals will gather to network, learn, and accumulate a stack of coffee products and knowledge to transmute into a healthy bottom line.
“We welcome the energy of the East Coast and look forward to comparing notes with professionals from the New York metropolitan area,” says Greg Hartlein, Coffee Fest CEO. “Our goal is to continue as part coach, part teacher, part facilitator -- all in a concerted effort to help specialty coffee professionals experience success in their respective businesses.”
Fill Your Cup
The show offers attendees a three-pronged approach to business success – education and training, networking and trend watching over the course of the three-day show.
Educational Program -- Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of classes designed to get entrepreneurs off the ground and to keep specialty coffee businesses on track. Friday through Sunday, 8am-noon.
Executive Summit –Top specialty coffee professionals come together for a daylong, pre-show seminar to help invigorate businesses with practical advice and tried and true marketing and sales techniques. Thursday, March 4, 8am-4pm
Pacific Natural Foods Top Cup Challenge ~ Soy plays the starring role in a contest to see which barista can whip up the tastiest and most creative soy-based drink. Saturday and Sunday 1-4 pm
Tinker’s Minute -- An old-fashioned take on new products. Emceed by Specialty Coffee Retailer’s Dan Bolton, the Tinker’s Minute highlights the latest innovations the industry has to offer with exhibitors’ one-minute “platform” speeches. Friday, March 5, 11am
Espresso Parts Aroma Challenge –The challenge pushes participants to match scents found in coffee with common descriptors. Participants who think they “know” their coffee can test their mettle here by sniffing a variety of vials matching aromas found in coffee. Friday through Sunday, show floor hours noon-5pm
Millrock Free Pour Latte Art Championships – Forty baristas from around the country will compete for a $2,500 grand prize after 2 rounds of semi-finals that whittle the group down to the final 10 artists creating foam-based designs. Semi-finals on Friday and Saturday from 9am-12 ~ Finals on Sunday at 10am
Midwest Stopover
When summer rolls around, it’s off to the Midwest, where Coffee Fest unrolls its welcome carpet in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 4-6, 2010. Attendees and exhibitors can register for the Meadowlands or Minneapolis show at www.coffeefest.com.
About Coffee Fest
Coffee Fest has been bringing specialty coffee, gourmet tea and alternative beverage industry professionals together since 1992 when the show first got its start as a consumer coffee festival in Seattle. Since 1998, “the little coffee show that could,” Coffee Fest has gathered coffee retailers, roasters, distributors and manufacturers together for thrice annual trade shows to help attendees build and refine their businesses, get the first peek at new products and remain current with coffee and tea industry trends. For more information about all the shows, go to www.coffeefest.com
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Tea & Coffee World Cup, Vienna New Events Scheduled VIENNA, Austria - Tea & Coffee World Cup (www.tcworldcup.net/vienna), to be held April 25 - 27, 2010 in Vienna, Austria, is proud to announce new events scheduled for Europe's largest coffee and tea exhibition & symposium. The roster of speakers and exhibitors spans the globe, confirming World Cup as the premier international marketplace and educational conference for beverage professionals. Among the key events: Indian Tea Auction, hosted by the Tea Board of Indiahttp://teaboard.gov.in) ( Hands-On Roasting Workshops, sponsored by Diedrich Manufacturing (www.diedrichroasters.com) Panel on Coffee Certification & Sustainability, discussion by Melanie Rutten-Sülz Executive Director of the 4C Association (www.4c-coffeeassociation.org), Marcel Clement of the Rainforest Alliance (www.rainforest-alliance.org), with more panelists to come Effects of the Financial Crisis on the Tea Trade, presented by Kalle Grieger, Häelssen & Lyon GmbHwww.haelssen-lyon.de) ( Inside Russia's Tea & Coffee Markets, presented by Ramaz Chanturiya General Director of the Russian Tea & Coffee Association, care of Coffee & Tea in Russiawww.coffeetea.ru) ( Trust in Product Safety, presented by Arne Stuehmer, Gebrüder Wollenhaupt GmbH (www.wollenhaupt.com) More opportunities to interact with leaders in the industry will be:Coffee CuppingsTea TastingsCoffee AuctionNetworking Breakfast for Importers, Exporters, Roasters & Tea PackersEspresso Seminars All under one roof in the Reed Messe Wien (Messestrasse 1, 1020 Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria) Tea & Coffee World Cup and Alles für den Gast-Wien will take place simultaneously in adjacent halls. Alles für den Gast-Wien (www.gastwien.at) is a long-established international HoReCa fair which draws thousands of visitors from Europe and overseas, including coffee and tea beverage buyers and equipment managers from the restaurant, hotel, retail, bar/café, and catering chains. World Cup's coffee exhibitors include manufacturers and suppliers of coffee roasting equipment, packaging equipment, brewers, syrups, and pods, as well as trade associations. World Cup's tea exhibitors include manufacturers and suppliers of teabag equipment and filters, tea exporters, importers and distributors in black, green and herbal teas, packers, associations, and allied products. Visitors who have already pre-registered for free entry to the exhibitions include coffee roasters, tea packers, distributors, green coffee and tea importers and exporters, tea and coffee specialty retailers and out of home catering services, foodservice professionals, and industry suppliers of goods and services. Co-sponsored and organized by the leading global journals- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (www.teaandcoffee.net) and Tea & Coffee Asia (www.teacoffeeasia.com) - the exhibition will be the one-stop networking and buying event for tea and coffee professionals worldwide. For further information or to pre-register, please visit the website www.tcworldcup.com/vienna or contact Alicia Riley in New York City on Tel +1-212-391-2060 est. 144, Fax +1-212-827-0945, or email a.riley@teaandcoffee.net
More opportunities to interact with leaders in the industry will be:Coffee CuppingsTea TastingsCoffee AuctionNetworking Breakfast for Importers, Exporters, Roasters & Tea PackersEspresso Seminars All under one roof in the Reed Messe Wien (Messestrasse 1, 1020 Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria) Tea & Coffee World Cup and Alles für den Gast-Wien will take place simultaneously in adjacent halls. Alles für den Gast-Wien (www.gastwien.at) is a long-established international HoReCa fair which draws thousands of visitors from Europe and overseas, including coffee and tea beverage buyers and equipment managers from the restaurant, hotel, retail, bar/café, and catering chains. World Cup's coffee exhibitors include manufacturers and suppliers of coffee roasting equipment, packaging equipment, brewers, syrups, and pods, as well as trade associations. World Cup's tea exhibitors include manufacturers and suppliers of teabag equipment and filters, tea exporters, importers and distributors in black, green and herbal teas, packers, associations, and allied products. Visitors who have already pre-registered for free entry to the exhibitions include coffee roasters, tea packers, distributors, green coffee and tea importers and exporters, tea and coffee specialty retailers and out of home catering services, foodservice professionals, and industry suppliers of goods and services. Co-sponsored and organized by the leading global journals- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (www.teaandcoffee.net) and Tea & Coffee Asia (www.teacoffeeasia.com) - the exhibition will be the one-stop networking and buying event for tea and coffee professionals worldwide. For further information or to pre-register, please visit the website www.tcworldcup.com/vienna or contact Alicia Riley in New York City on Tel +1-212-391-2060 est. 144, Fax +1-212-827-0945, or email a.riley@teaandcoffee.net
‘Tea with a Twist’ Wins Best in U.S.
from Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Eugene, Oregon—December 2, 2009—The Harvest House gift title Tea with a Twist (2009), by certified tea specialist Lisa Boalt Richardson and photographer Lauren Rubinstein, has been named the U.S. winner in the Best Tea Book category, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards announced this week.
The book now advances to the Best in the World competition where it will go up against winners in the same category from other countries. The results will be announced at the Paris Cookbook Fair (theatre 104) on Thurs., Feb. 11, 2010.
Tea with a Twist invites tea lovers craving new and novel ideas for their next tea party to be inspired by eight contemporary tea parties, with recipes for a mouth-watering Salmon entree and other culinary delights such as Salsa and Scones. Stunning photographs by food photographer Rubinstein grace each page, enticing readers to indulge their guests with fine tea.
In her new book The World in Your Teacup (January 2010), Richardson shares her passion for this popular beverage by leading tea-lovers on a fact-filled, taste-as-you-go journey around the world. Each destination—represented by an array of colorful dishes—is again exquisitely photographed by Rubinstein.
Sojourners will learn the history of tea and its influence on eight specific regions, including China, England, and Russia. From the many recipes Lisa has collected and Lauren has photographed, readers discover that a savory honey scone is perfect with dark Kenyan tea and a rich almond cookie called a ghoriba tastes great with a glass of sweet Moroccan tea. And every tea party planner will appreciate the helpful tips to create fun and tasty teas for their family and friends.
Travel the globe with Lisa, feast your eyes on Lauren’s beautiful photos of delectable treats, and share a cup of tea in a foreign tradition—all from the comfort of home!
Print quality images to accompany this press release are available in digital format. Available images are: cover art, author photo, Harvest House logo.
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Press Contact: Dave Bartlett, Harvest House Publishers
Phone: 877-307-0662
Fax: 541-302-0732
Email: dave.bartlett@harvesthousepublishers.com
Web: www.harvesthousepublishers.com
