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With Caffè Culture 2023 now only four months away, show organiser Living Media Events is delighted to announce some of the exciting new features and brands confirmed for the show, which continues to be the UK’s leading trade exhibition for the speciality coffee and café bar sector. Packed with hundreds of cutting-edge equipment suppliers and specialist artisan products, Caffè Culture is shaping up to be the place where the trade comes for inspiration and advice to help grow their businesses. The event will be taking place at London’s iconic Business Design Centre on 3-4 October and will see over 3,500 coffee shop owners and buyers from multiple high street chains come together to source the latest innovative kit, but also be stimulated by the show’s unparalleled line-up of industry experts and leaders in its compelling feature programme. Building on the success of last year’s event, a host of new features and partners have come on board to elevate the show’s offering. United Baristas founder Tim Ridley will bring together a range of industry leaders to deliver Total Coffee, an original new talks programme exploring four key themes across the supply chain from crop to cup – tasting and enjoying coffee, building viable coffee businesses, making a positive contribution and empowering people. The Roasters Forum will also see some changes. Due to its growing popularity, the programme curated by the team at Sucafina Specialty has been extended to two days and will cover a whole raft of topics aimed at roasters with all levels of expertise.

Making up the largest contingent of speciality roasters at any UK trade show, the ever-popular Roasters Zone and Brew Bar will offer coffee connoisseurs an unmatched opportunity to appreciate the subtly and skill of 24 of the UK’s finest speciality roasters using Rocket Expresso’s contemporary compact Boxer espresso machines and Marco’s fully automated SP9 pour-over brewer and Mix hot tap. For those businesses looking to improve the quality of their bakery and food offerings, kitchen equipment partner Unox will be serving delicious and nutritious food using the speed and precision of their brand-new Speed. Pro range in their live kitchen, whilst another new fully immersive multi-sensory experience is Victoria Arduino’s beautifully designed coffee shop concept, whose team of experts will be on-hand to guide visitors through their revolutionary technology using taste, sound and sight. The show will also see the launch of FoodBev’s

World Coffee Innovation Awards, which will shine a light on the technological advancements and excellence within the sector and the people driving the coffee industry forward. While for competition lovers, the show will be hosting three new championships. The Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) UK Brewers Cup final and the European Speciality Tea Association’s (ESTA) inaugural Tea Cupping and Matcha Tea Latte Art competitions, raising the intensity and decibel levels at the show! More features, partners and premium brands will be announced in the coming weeks, adding to the compelling and must-attend nature of the event. To ensure you secure your complimentary trade pass and to be kept abreast of all show news, register your details at www.caffecultureshow.com.