DURBAN – A record number of participants have been poured into Durban for the 8th Annual Creative Coffee Week, hosted by a coffee magazine that includes the World Champion and four other international coffee experts.
Participants at the two-day event, July 30th and 31st, discussed the future of the SA coffee scene, particularly in the agricultural sector.
Leading the discussion on global trends in coffee and coffee production were two representatives: Georgius “ODI” Teja, Cup of Excellence Head Judge, Stephen Vic, award-winning Coffee Farmer, David Maguta of Kenya, Columbia Coffee Growers Association and Maria Arejandra Orano and Diego Robrin.
Editors of Coffee Magazine and event organizer Mel Winter said the theme of Creative Coffee Week is “the big picture.”
Winter said the event in Durban was the first of three Creative Coffee Week events around South Africa to be held in the coming months.
“The big picture is basically three coffee puzzles, making up the farm-to-cup supply chain,” Winter said.
KZN's legs will focus on coffee agriculture and production in SA, where Cape Town events focus on roasting, while the final event in JHB's series will focus on coffee retail and services. ”
The first day of the two-day event included a series of lectures and presentations on the business of coffee farming on the quality and value of green coffee at the farmer/grocer level.
Day 2 included a revitalization of several coffees hosted at Humble Coffee, a farm tour to Kwazulu-Natal Coffee Farm, and an exclusive sensory omacaff coffee experience at the World Champion for Lucky Mouth.
The next event this year will take place in Cape Town on September 17th and 18th, followed by the final event in Johannesburg on December 11th and 12th.
The Durban event was sponsored as follows:
First National Bank, Equipment Cafe, Electrical Industry, Red Espresso, DARTPAC, BWT, Cerati, Blue Water, Morico Import & Export, CIRO, Da Vinci Gourmet, FNC, Botanut, Seam Coffee, Eversis, Beverage Seal
Trade Partners
Lizzard, Hilton Gardens Inn, Green Coffee Supply, The Jersey Cow Company, Zuka Coffee
