18 THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY
EVENTS
European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks
London Olympia, May 21st & 22nd 2019
European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo
EUROPEAN COFFEE, TEA & SOFT
DRINK EXPO really is unique! It is the only
trade show that is 100% devoted to the
professional sales of soft beverages – coffee,
tea and soft drinks – right across the entire
foodservice spectrum from cafes, coffee
shops and hotels to restaurants, contract
caterers, leisure outlets, travel sector, pubs,
bars and offices. This market is huge and
growing and these “wet” sales usually have
the best profit margins. No wonder the show
is the fastest growing hospitality show in
Europe! And it’s all free to attend.
In common with most burgeoning sectors,
and faced with an ever discerning consumer
palette, key players need to stay one step
ahead of the game when it comes to the
latest innovations in equipment, beans, teas,
flavours, soft drinks varieties, and serving
apparatus – this is what European Coffee,
Tea & Soft Drinks Expo delivers! It is where
real decision-makers meet, buy, network,
learn, are inspired and drive their business
forward.
Running alongside the exhibition, featuring
150+ fantastic suppliers including 3M,
Birchall Tea, Bodum, Brita, Conti, Dualit,
Eversys, Franke, Italian Beverage Company,
Kimbo, La Cimbali, Lavazza, Novus Tea, Olam,
Pentair, Teapigs, UCC, Victoria Arduino, and
many more will be an awe-inspiring and FREE
conference programme with a headline-
grabbing speaker line-up. In addition to
this, there is an exciting range of features,
with the Barista Masterclasses, Roastery
Masterclass LIVE, the Tea Quarter and the
Soft Drinks Pavilion all NEW for 2019. All
this plus numerous networking opportunities,
including the VIP programme and the Brita
Lounge.
In a world first, European Coffee, Tea &
Soft Drinks Expo will be running Barista
Masterclasses which will showcase the
skills of the best known and most inspiring
baristas. Baristas taking part include the
current World Barista Champion Agnieszka
Rojewska, plus Dale Harris, World Barista
Champion 2017; Dan Fellows, World Coffee
in Good Spirits Champion 2018; Dhan
Tamang, Latte Art Champion and many more
superstars.
Another showstopper will be LIVE coffee
roasting. In this unique feature visitors
will be able to witness for themselves
the complexity and great skill involved in
roasting - LIVE! Famous roasters will display
and discuss the unique intricacies in the art
and science of roasting. It will educate and
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inspire the coffee business community about
roasting.
Tea is certainly being put in the spotlight at
the show. It is the UK’s most popular drink
but less than 10% of Out of Home sales.
This is a HUGE opportunity! In addition
to a dedicated area for tea suppliers, we
are working with National Tea Day on the
programme in the Tea Theatre, featuring tea
masterclasses, seminars and tea and food
pairings.
Speakers in the Tea Theatre include:
• Thomas Rabuel, Restaurant Manager,
Club Gascon
• Steven Driscoll, Restaurant Manager,
The Berkeley
• Antonio Vigorito, Food & Beverage
Manager, St James Hotel & Club
• Martina Rumanova, F&B Executive,
Brown’s Hotel
• Alex Von Ulmenstein, F&B Director,
Chewton Glen
• Samantha Rieu, Hotel Operations
Manager, Dukes Hotel
• Lilly Pavicevic, General Manager/Tea
Master, Compass Group at Amex
• Alessia Beltrame, Chef, Fernandez &
Wells