CAFÉ NEWS - April 2007
HOFFMAN RETAINS UK BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLE
The UK Barista Championship 2007 came to an exciting end on Sunday 18th of March at the IFE at the Excel Centre Docklands with James Hoffman of La Spaziale once again wowing the judges and taking the much coveted title. read on
CHATTERBOX EXPANSION
Chatterbox Coffee Shops have announced the opening of a new production unit in Honiton, from which they will produce cakes for distribution to their shops in Devon and to the wholesale market. This follows the opening of a third retail outlet, in Plymouth, in December 2006.
HOTELYMPIA 2008 PLANNING TO HOST BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP
SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS
Fresh RM, organisers of Hotelympia 2008, have announced that they plan to host the semi-finals and finals of next year's UK Barista Championships. Fresh RM say that they are designing a section within the Food & Drink zone under the banner "World of Coffee." The venue will again be in ExCel, London.
SOVEREIGN LAUNCH NEW CATALOGUE
Sovereign Partners, the specialist London-based packaging firm, have just announced the launch of their new catalogue. This follows on from the recent acquisition in 2006 of Burns Packaging.