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Trade Show

The Nordic World of Coffee 2015
June 16 - 18, 2015, Swedish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden

Five new World Champions were crowned, thou-
sands of coffee professionals were educated and inspired,
more than 4,000 visitors met with 1,000 exhibitors, and one
new World Champion got engaged when the Nordic World
of Coffee arrived in Gothenburg in June 2015.
Organised by the Speciality Coffee Association of
Europe (SCAE) and sponsored by BWT water+more, the
Nordic World of Coffee combined an interactive exhibition;
an expansive programme of educational seminars, talks and
cuppings; the SCAE Excellence Awards, sponsored by Demus
S.P.A.; the New Product of the Show Awards, sponsored by
Wilfa; the SCAE Photography Awards; the World Cup Tasters,
Coffee Roasting, Brewers Cup, Latte Art and Coffee in Good
Spirits Championships and Re:co Speciality Coffee Sympo-
sium; plus a busy social diary of parties and networking events.

David Veal, Executive Director of the Speciality Cof-
fee Association of Europe, is delighted with the response to
the event. ‘The Nordic World of Coffee was a huge success
for SCAE and I have been overwhelmed with all the positive
feedback we received over the three days here in Gothenburg.
From the inaugural Re:co Speciality Coffee Symposium on
the eve of the show, to the exciting competitions, inspira-
tional seminars and talks, and the thriving exhibition brim-
ming with ideas and innovations, World of Coffee proved
once again that it is Europe’s greatest coffee event. We are
looking forward now to Dublin in 2016 and our local work-
ing group in Ireland, led by SCAE’s new President, Paul Stack,
The Nordic World of Coffee attracted 4,073 unique are already at an advance stage of planning. I would like to
visitors from 81 countries, over 50% of whom returned on sincerely thank the working group here in Gothenburg who
days two and three of the show, where they met with more have worked so hard to make the Nordic World of Coffee
than 1,000 exhibitors on 155 stands in the 3,000sq.m. exhi- the best ever, and I am particularly thankful also to our spon-
bition. sors BWT water+more, Indonesia Specialty Coffee, Demus
All eyes are now on Dublin when World of Coffee S.P.A., Wilfa and KeepCup, whose support has enabled us to
moves to the Irish capital in 2016, where it will also host the stage such a great event.’
World Barista Championship and the World Brewers Cup. For more information, visit www.worldofcoffee-
Bookings for World of Coffee Dublin opened in Gothenburg nordic.com. For World of Coffee Dublin 2016 see www.
and over the three days of the show two-thirds (66%) of the worldofcoffee-dublin.com. To learn more about SCAE, please
available stand space for 2016 were booked. visit www.scae.com
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