Representatives from 5 Nordic coffee companies discuss the topic of direct trade with the attendees. The Coffee Collective – Peter Dupont Johan & Nyström – Johan Ekfeldt Koppi – Charles Nystrand Kaffa – Robert Thoreson Nordic Approach – Morten Wennersgaard
Graciano Cruz: Varieties
Posted: 20/10-2012
[download presentation slides 1] [download presentation slides 2] Graciano Cruz, El Salvador ++ Graciano Cruz is a pioneering agronomist from Panama who has championed the coffee movement through eco-friendly processing methods. His world famous Honey and Natural coffees undergo waterless processing and are sun-dried on African beds throughout Central America, as well as Ethiopia and Taiwan. […]
Felipe Barretto Croce + João Hamilton dos Santos: Our Direct Trade Model
Posted: 20/10-2012
[download presentation slides] Felipe and João share their experience with growing and trading high quality specialty coffees in Brazil. ++ Felipe Barretto Croce, Brazil Felipe Barretto Croce is part of the Fazenda Ambietanl Fortaleza (FAF) project in Brazil. He oversees quality control and development. FAF is a farm, a network of farms and a small family-owned exporting company, […]
Morten Wennersgaard – Coffee Trade in Rwanda & Burundi
Posted: 19/10-2012
[download presentation slides] Morten Wennersgaard, Norway Morten talks about the differences in sourcing and buying coffee from Rwanda and Burundi and shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that exist in future trade with these two countries. ++ Morten worked as a restaurant manager in Oslo until 2003, he then started working as product […]
2012 Nordic Roaster Forum Begins
Posted: 19/10-2012
As the seats fill up in a loft space at Johan & Nyström’s roastery, the rain beats steadily on the roof outside and Björg Brend, NBC director, welcomes the audience to Tullinge. Sixty-five roasters have gathered from around the world […]
2012 SPEAKERS
Posted: 17/09-2012
We are proud to present the speakers for 2012 Nordic Roaster Forum to be held in Stockholm 19th – 20th October 2012. This is the preliminary list – more speaker resumes are on the way.
NORDIC ROASTER FORUM 2012 PROGRAM
Posted: 13/09-2012
We hereby present the Nordic Roaster Forum 2012 preliminary program. Changes may occur.
NORDIC ROASTER HOTEL – STOCKHOLM
Posted: 07/09-2012
The hotel we have made a deal with in Stockholm is Berns Hotel, 2011 Winner of World Travel Award as “Swedens leading boutique hotel”. The hotel is located in the heart of Stockholm and in walking distance to Gamla Stan (old city).
2012 EVALUATION
Posted: 17/08-2012
We have been through the evaluation sheets and counted the scores. From the evaluation sheets we learn that people had a positive experience overall. People were positive towards the proffessionalism of lectures, the food, the organisation of the event and the atmosphere as a whole.
Nordic Barista Cup – 2012 Results
Posted: 11/08-2012
The winner of this year’s Nordic Barista Cup is… TEAM FINLAND! The top three competitors: 1. Team Finland – 1890 pts 2. Team Sweden – 1875 pts 3. Team Iceland – 1663 pts Motivation: This year’s task was one similar to what you encounter in your everyday work […]