November 16, 2016 - The International Coffee & Tea Festival (ICTF), the area's only devoted profession occasion for the specialized coffee and also market, just recently ended its 8th version amidst frustrating site visitor action. The program saw over 7,000 individuals via its doors over the 3 days of extreme competitors, training as well as trading task on the flooring. This is a measure of the expanding recognition of specialized coffee as well as tea dispersing throughout the area. The occasion accomplished its core goals. which was to involve with as well as inform coffee shop proprietors, friendliness monitoring professionals, aiming business owners, as well as tea as well as coffee lovers regarding the most up to date developing innovation and also coffee shop devices, consisting of mixers, mills, makers, and also roasters. Both, site visitors as well as exhibitors, complimented ICTF as a particular niche occasion for those planning to endeavor right into the coffee or tea organisation or those wanting to go into the regional market as distributors for coffee bar and also tea stores.
Sanoona Rahim, Founder, Alsanono Food Stuff Trading LLC, claimed: "Our existence at this year's version of the International Coffee and also Tea Event notes our very first participation as an exhibitor, having actually participated in previous versions as a site visitor for the last 3 years. We have actually discovered this occasion as a tactical system to introduce specific niche items, which has actually motivated us to use our visibility and also display our genuine tea from Sri Lanka coming right from the manufacturing facility to customers. We are very pleased with the crucial action that we have actually obtained at the program and also intend to take advantage of the occasion to advertise our brand name Embillian tea in the UAE's expanding beverage market."
The Barista as well as Cappucino Art Championships captivated site visitors with extremely interactive efficiencies while the debuting Makers Mug and also Mug Tasters Championships succeeded in attracting a massive group. The names of the victors were introduced on the ending day of ICTF, complying with an amusing competitors that was topped the 3 days. Ma Encarnacion Eson of The Coffee Laboratory in Dubai won the title of the National UAE Barista Champ and also will certainly stand for the nation and also complete versus 54 candidates for the desirable 2017 Globe Barista Champion in Seoul, Korea.
Marvin D Soliven of Fond memories COFFEE SHOP, likewise in Dubai, was called the Cappucino Art Champ, while Mark Anthony Uy of The Coffee Laboratory as well as Julain Loayza Sanjines of Dubai's Mokha 1450 were the champions of Makers Mug as well as Mug Tasters Championships, specifically.
" In the last 8 years, the International Coffee as well as Tea Event has actually expanded in significance as a result of its one-of-a-kind and also cutting-edge attributes, consisting of the B2B event, the SCAA-certified coffee training, Mixture Bar Discussion and also Workshops, as well as the Champions. We are pleased to organize an effective program where we remain to enlighten customers to ensure that they could value and also understand the distinction that specialized coffee would certainly offer their coffee shop experience. The program has actually additionally provided chances to exhibitors to connect to possible customers and also make their mark in the area's expanding coffee shop society," ended Anselm Godinho, Taking care of Managing Director, International Conferences & Exhibitions, organizers of the ICTF.
ICTF will certainly return in 2017 with even more offering of fresh ideas, brand-new functions, as well as cutting-edge items to satisfy the expanding specialized coffee and also tea sector in the UAE as well as the area.