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Lyndon A Recera (R), the winner of the National UAE
Barista Champion

Over 7,000 visitors attend coffee, tea festival in Dubai

DUBAI, November 25, 2015

A total of more than 7,000 visitors attended the recently concluded seventh edition of the International Coffee & Tea Festival (ICTF), the region’s only dedicated trade event for the specialty coffee and tea industry, in Dubai, UAE.

Visitors witnessed innovative brewing equipment and the variety of coffee and tea products showcased at the event, said a statement.

The names of the winners of the UAE National Barista and Latte Art Coffee Championships – were announced at the concluding day of ICTF. Lyndon A Recera of Espresso Lab in Dubai was named as the National UAE Barista Champion and will represent the UAE at the 2016 World Barista Championship in Dublin, Ireland. Prakash Rai of Café Nero, also in Dubai, won the title of the National UAE Latte Art Championship and will go on to represent UAE at 2016 World Latte Art Championship in Shanghai, China, it added.
   
ICTF 2015 featured over 40 local and regional exhibitors and sponsors who were able to engage potential café owners and consumers as they showcased their latest solutions for the coffee and tea industry, it said.

Visitors, comprising mostly café owners, hospitality management professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs, and coffee and tea enthusiasts, were fascinated with the latest products, including state-of-the-art coffee machines, mixers, grinders and brewers; cutting-edge coffee roasting equipment; and a wide variety of specialty coffees and teas, said the statement.  

Additionally, a new segment called ‘Coffee & Tea in Business’ was successful in opening the door to a larger business-oriented meeting of café professionals at the next event.

Anselm Godinho, head of the ICTF’s organising team, said: “The UAE is slowly but surely developing its own culture, centric to café and coffee and tea drinkers.”

“The key objectives of the festival were to drive up quality through competition and to instigate consumers to demand better. We would like to see all cafes offer a ‘Specialty Coffee Experience’ and shows such as ICTF and the National Coffee Championships that promote education, training and competition, will sooner than later determine which roasters and cafes survive the test of quality,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service




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