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Agnieszka Rojewska dam this week for World of Coffee (WOC), Europe’s largest
Thousands of coffee professionals gathered in Amster-
First Woman Ever to coffee trade show, and the host of the 2018 World Barista
Win WBC Championship. Just under 11,000 professionals from across
Europe and around the globe registered to attend, breaking
records for the event. Sponsored by BWT water+more, WOC
Amsterdam put a spotlight on the work of coffee farmers from
Colombia, represented as this year’s Portrait Country by the
June 19-25, 2018 Café de Colombia brand.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Agnieszka Rojewska of Poland won the 2018 World
Barista Championship (WBC). Agnieszka, a veteran of mul-
tiple coffee competitions across the globe, triumphed over 55
other baristas to become the first woman ever to win the title.
2018 World Barista Champions
55 champions from around the globe gathered in Am-
sterdam over four days at the 2018 World Barista Champion-
ship, which took place inside the WOC trade show. Competi-
tors in the WBC prepare 4 espressos, 4 milk drinks, and 4
The 2018 champions are original signature drinks to exacting standards in 15 minutes.
1.Agnieszka Rojewska - Poland The WBC is organized by World Coffee Events, the events
2.Lex Wenneker - The Netherlands management organization of the SCA.
3.Mathieu Theis - Switzerland
4.Michalis Katsiavos - Greece
5.Cole Torode - Canada World of Coffee Travels to Berlin in 2019
6.John Gordon - New Zealand All eyes are now on Berlin as WOC heads to the German
capital from June 6-8, 2019 at the Messe Convention Center.
Bookings for exhibitor space are now open and filling up fast.
For more information, please check :www.worldofcoffee.org/
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