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Featured Events

Featured Events

The Caffè Culture Show in London

29th-30th September

Caffè Culture is an award-winning trade exhibition dedicated to the UK’s specialty coffee, tea, and café bar sectors. Now in its 20th year,  the show attracts 3,500 coffee shop owners and operators who visit Caffè Culture to source the latest innovative brands whilst gaining invaluable knowledge from the industry's leading experts

London Cupping at Brew it Group

10th September, 6pm

During the session, you’ll taste coffees from across their collections — exploring different origins, processes and flavour profiles, from elegant and expressive lots to unexpected coffees.

You’ll taste, compare and discover what makes each coffee different, while learning more about their approach to sourcing, roasting and flavour

Featured partners

Featured partners

Caffè Culture Show

Partnerships and social media

Caffè Culture is the UK’s leading trade event for the speciality coffee and café bar market, expecting 3000+ trade visitors, 120+ exhibitors, 50+ industry expert panelists, and 1000’s of products

Free trade pass

Collaborative Coffee Network

Market linkage and events

Navigating quality and connecting markets between exceptional coffee producers to Europe’s roasters, brands and cafes. Explore green coffee services, market linkage, supply chain advisory, and bespoke roasting

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IKAWA Coffee

UK Ambassador

IKAWA’s advanced technology makes sample roasting quick, easy, and consistent with their range of sample roasting machines and app-connectivity, allowing you to spend more time cupping.

Use code 'andrew10'

Project Waterfall

Charity partner

Project waterfall work to bring clean water, sanitation, and education to coffee-growing communities across the world. Since 2011, they have raised nearly £2m, funded 34 projects and changed more than 80,00 lives.

Shop Waypoint

Tribe Coffee Workshop

Partner

Tribe coffee workshop offer workshops, trainings and quality services through a love for learning, sharing knowledge, and creating welcoming spaces where people can connect over truly great coffee.

Join the Tribe

Oxford Coffee Festival

Sponsor and feature partner

Immerse yourself in the vibrant Oxford coffee scene at the Kings Centre in Oxford. Get ready to savour the finest coffee creations amidst a variety of inspiring masterclasses and engaging activities.

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