Over 300 roasters to vie for Natvia Golden Bean championship
There are 10 categories.
National roasting competition, the Natvia Golden Bean, will be welcoming over 300 participants on 8 October 2013 for the four-day competition held in Port Macquarie.
The participants will be battling it out and showing off their roasting skills to the judges across ten different categories, including Filter, Espresso, milk-based, Franchise chain, Single Origin, and Blended.
More than 1,300 coffees will be evaluated, with the finals to be held on Friday, 11 October.z
Aside from the competition, various seminars will also be offered to the participants.
Below is the list of Speaker Sessions:
Judging Calibration
Anne Cooper
Coffee Training in the USA: What works and what’s new
Matt Milletto – Vice President, Bellissimo Coffee Advisors. Portland, Oregon, USA
Kona Coffee: Liquid Aloha
Andrew Hetzel – Founder of CafeMakers
Effective Customer Surveys – Understanding The Now
David Parnham – Managing Director Café Pulse
Trends and Opportunities in the Capsule Market
Mark Beattie – Director, Coffee Roasters Australia
Insurance Designed for the Coffee Industry
Ned Schepis – Manager and Owner, Just Coffee Insurance
Water – The Missing Link
Tim Bonaguro – National Channel Manager, Brita Professional
Beer Evaluation – Appraising Taste Profiles
Tim Knight – Craft Beer Ambassador
Rob Freshwater – Senior Brewer, Lion Craft
Why your brand?
Sam Tew – Director, Natvia
