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01 Go Green or Go Home

Everyone knows that hospitality industry waste tremendous amount of resources and, unfortu-
nately, it is very hard to change. But being a much smaller part of it allows specialty coffee to change
business model step by step. And as usually specialty coffee professionals are young, it also gives them
two very important advantages: energy and enthusiasm. This year during SCAJ we saw not only ener-
gy-saving and eco-friendly coffee machines and grinders like HG one grinder, that is very easy to clean
and maintain, but also coffee bonsai that can be grown at home and will not grow into an actual coffee
tree, but will still be nice as your own coffee in a pot.
Changing industry bite by bite,
ECOPRESSO introduced cookie cups. The
cup is basically a cookie that allows you to
pour coffee inside, this time the size allowed
baristas to prepare espresso or macchiato for
the guests of SCAJ. The cookie cups are avail-
able in 3 flavors: classic butter cookie, sesame
seed in black and raspberry, which gives the
cup light pink color. Moreover as it is a
cookie, washing the cups will not be a prob-
lem anymore. The cup will last for about 10
minutes till it starts getting wet, so you have
a lot of time to finish your espresso. What is
more, at the bottom of the cup there is a sweet
layer, which makes coffee and a cookie unite
perfectly. Bottoms up!

02 Specialty Coffee to Every Household

Japan is famous for tech innovations and creativity, and specialty coffee is no exception here. As
coffee culture in Japan is blooming nowadays, people study more and more about this drink and visit
seminars and coffee shops to try new things. In Tokyo everyone has a favorite coffee shop and you can
find a lot of good ones around the city. This show that Japanese people are very serious coffee drinkers.
That is why, this year during SCAJ we could notice one very important trend: specialty coffee is going
into homes. Of course, as we are all used to think that specialty coffee belongs to coffee shops, baristas
and roasters, but what if you can be your own barista and
experiment with any kind of coffee you want? Starting
with electric syphon by BODUM, that allows you to just
turn on the button and come back when the coffee in e-
Bodum is ready, saving time and energy. Also the new
syphon has a reusable filter that will last for a long time.
Talking about technology, we cannot escape the first
appearance of Japanese tech mogul, Panasonic, at SCAJ.
They presented a new roasting machine that can fit in any
kitchen and can roast up to 50g of green coffee. As the
matter of fact, Panasonic even provides 3 bags of green
coffee (300 grams each) with the machine purchase, then
you can subscribe for a monthly green coffee delivery.
Moreover, every coffee has a unique profile that you can
check in a specially designed by Panasonic app (totally
Apple friendly). Depending on the beans, roasting takes
up to 12 minutes. So you can enjoy very fresh coffee right
after waking up.

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