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World Coffee Events Intro- Barista & Farmer Honduras
duces a New Specialty Participants Announced

Coffee Symposium in Go-

thenburg, Sweden

World Coffee Events (WCE), an event management
organization founded by the Specialty Coffee Association
of Europe (SCAE) and the Specialty Coffee Association
of America (SCAA) has introduced a new event, Re:co
Symposium, coming to Europe in 2015. This event will be
held in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 15th and 16th of June
“Barista & Farmer”, the first and only talent show
at Eriksbergshallen in conjunction with Nordic World of dedicated to the promotion and culture of quality coffee,
Coffee 2015. Re:co (Regarding: coffee) is a unique, new just announced the winner at the world's most important
symposium designed for high-level discussion, leading gelato event, SIGEP in Rimini, Italy.
innovation and strategy development for those passionate The baristas selected for the new edition are: Bog-
and influential in the world of specialty coffee. dan Prokopchuk (Russia), Julien Latin (France), Agustina
Through a mixture of speakers, interactive experi- Romàn (Argentina), Angelica Madrigal Garcia (Colom-
ences, and opportunities for conversation, Re:co will look bia), Deborah Cesanelli (Italy), Sandro Bonacchi (Italy),
primarily at the new specialty coffee market in Europe. Patrick Sinapi (Italy), Stephany Dávila (Guatemala),
The event will have a wider scope on the state of the mar- Panuwat Yoosakda (Thailand), and Julian Dammanhayn
ket, the challenges we face and some of the solutions the (Australia).
coffee industry has. Re:co will shine a light on opportuni- 10 selected baristas will participate from 1st to 10th
ties for growth and development, and will delve into how February in Honduras plantations to experience the liv-
these can be approached. ing as coffee producers in the country of origin.They was
According to James Hoffmann, the host and direc- covered 24 hours a day by video cameras the footage was
tor of content for this year’s Re:co Gothenburg Program, aired on www.baristafarmer.com. A documentary will be
“When you combine stimulating or inspiring talks with made of this edition, showing a new way to conceive the
a room full of people, who are passionate and active in coffee world, with the intent of spreading this increasingly
the industry, then I think you have a great environment global culture.
for gaining understanding and an overview of the wider
industry. You can see opportunities for effective collabora-
tion, for innovation, for exploration. You get a better idea
of both where you want to go, as an individual or a busi-
ness, and how that could be possible. This is invaluable.”
Re:co is for those coffee professionals looking to
gain insights, as well as those who wish to be challenged
and inspired by their industry. It is an essential event for
leaders of businesses who believe that collaborative work
and discussion can benefit all involved.
To find out more about Re:co, please visit
www.recosymposium.org

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