Ultimate Barista Challenge

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EXCLUSIVE ESPRESSO MACHINE SPONSOR - GENERAL ESPRESSO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION: Astoria Espresso Machines Ð CMA
CMA Astoria USA General Espresso Equipment
7912 Industrial Village Rd. Greensboro, NC 27409

General Espresso Equipment Corp. is the official distributor of ASTORIA espresso and cappuccino coffee machines. It was founded in 1995 by its parent company, C.M.A. Spa, one of the world's leaders in the manufacturing of commercial espresso machines. General Espresso Equipment Corp. was born with the intention of creating all over the States the relaxing and magic atmosphere of the big European 'cafes'.

EXCLUSIVE COFFEE BREWER SPONSOR: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
1400 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL USA 62703
Phone: (800)637-8606 or (217)529-6601

The Bunn-O-Matic Corporation sells its beverage equipment worldwide, with locations in Illinois, Iowa, New York, California, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. BUNNÕs quality beverage equipment includes coffee brewers and grinders; liquid coffee dispensers, iced tea brewers; cappuccino, granita, and juice machines; super automatic espresso systems; hot water systems; water and paper filters.

EXCLUSIVE SYRUP SPONSOR: TORANI
233 East Harris Avenue, So. San Francisco, CA 94080

Since 1925, Torani has been inspiring cafes, restaurants and home kitchens with bold, authentic flavors. Inventors of the first flavored latte in the early Ô80s, today Torani offers a full portfolio of flavor, including over 80 syrups, sauces, blended beverage bases, and now Pure Flavor, a ground-breaking line of unsweetened herb and spice flavors. For more information, give us a call at 800-775-1925 or visit us at www.torani.com

EXCLUSIVE BLENDER SPONSOR: Vita-Mix Corporation Foodservice Division
8615 Usher Rd
Cleveland, OH 44138-2103, US

Since 1921, the Vita-Mix Corporation has been one of the early innovators in blender technology. With over 80 years in business, Vita-Mix is a recognized leader and is considered ³the blending expert² in the foodservice industry. Operators have come to rely on the Vita-Mix brand name for the very best in blending equipment. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio USA, the Vita-Mix Corporation sells through a worldwide network of foodservice equipment distributors. Vita-Mix manufactures heavy duty, state-of-the-art commercial drink & ice portioning mixers and food blenders for independent and major restaurant chains, coffee shops, smoothie shops, nightclubs, hospitals, culinary art schools and institutions. For more information, please contact us at +440-235-0214 or www.vitamix.com/foodservice.

Diedrich Coffee Roasters
P.O. Box 430
Ponderay, ID 83852

http://www.diedrichroasters.com/

Boyd Coffee Company
Portland, Oregon 97230 USA
1-800-545-4077
Boyd Coffee Company has been serving the Pacific Northwest and beyond since 1900. Boyd Coffee Company provides coffee, espresso, rare estate coffees, teas, and related equipment for restaurants and other foodservice operations nationwide and abroad. Boyd Coffee Company offers more than 1,000 coffee and food items, and is headquartered on a 30-acre site just east of Portland, Oregon.

ULTIMATE BARISTA CHALLENGE EVENT PRODUCERS: WholeCup Coffee Consulting, LLC
1342 SE 30th Avenue
Portland, Oregon, 97214 USA
+1-503-232-1016 office and fax
Sherri and Danny Johns

WholeCup Coffee Consulting, LLC is a global specialty coffee consulting team based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Danny and Sherri Johns specialize in international new retail business development, barista events, barista jams and competitions, writing and personalized barista training and coffee education. We have over 35 years of experience and it is our job to help others succeed in specialty coffee. It's the bean, the brew and the barista, the WholeCup counts.

BEST Coffee School

With Over 25 Years in the industry, at BEST, we know coffee. Whether it's finding the best beans, brewing the perfect cup, selecting the best accessories, or finely calibrating a machine, we have experience and a taste for the best.
To share our love of the magical bean, we've created BEST Coffee School, and after completing our program, you'll be a certified coffee expert.

Reg Barber Enterprises

MEDIA LIST: Fg! CoffeeTalk Magazine
HNCT, LLC, 23712 49th Ave. SW Vashon, WA 98070

The most respected voice of the Specialty Coffee & Foodservice Industries. Looking for industry information, key news, new products, and informational articles essential to your business success? Subscriptions are free to industry professionals. Please visit http://www.fgcoffeetalk.com/subscribe.html Kerri Goodman-Small, publisher kerri@fgcoffeetalk.com
Miles Small, editor-in-chief, miles@fgcoffeetalk.com
206 686 7378

National & International Association Recognition
- National Coffee Association of America

- Brasil Barista Championship Association
- International Womens Coffee Association

REGIONAL SPONSORS
East Coast REGIONAL EXCLUSIVE COFFEE SPONSOR

International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York

Coffee Labs Roasters Inc.
7 Main Street Tarrytown, NY 10591
914.332.1479/F:914.332.1354
coffeelabsroasters@mac.com

We provide a warm comfortable place for the neighborhood to gather. We create a high quality consistent product, along with friendly, knowledgeable service. All coffee is roasted on premises in small batches. We offer a full line of Fair Trade Coffee & Tea. We are Rainforest Alliance certified, and Bird Friendly Certified. Coffee Labs Roasters the only Independent roaster in NY to provide our customers many choices in sustainable coffee arena. At Coffee Labs our goal is to provide these products to our customers and educate people in and around our community about all socially responsible coffee.

PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES SPONSOR: BEST Coffee School
bestcoffeeschool.com
3815 W. 11th, Suite #100 Eugene , OR 97402

http://www.isinorthamerica.com/

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