at Sigep challenge with shots of caffeine
The Italian coffee excellences will compete from 21 to 25 January inside the 44th edition of Rimini’s Sigep, the trade fair dedicated to ice cream, bakery, pastry, chocolate and, of course, coffee. Sectors, these, which in 2021 generated a business in Italy worth 9.5 billion. Those who passed the selections conducted by the Special Coffee Association (Sca) Italythey will meet on the stage of the Coffee arena. Six competitions for a total of 60 contestants judged by national and international judges. It goes from Italian cafeteria barista championship to that of decorations with milk, from the evaluation of the roasting to the tasting of the coffee, finally reaching the creations with spirits. Among the novelties of this edition of Sigep, the creation of the Village of Coffee Roasters (Hall D1), an exhibition space of 100 square meters which will host about ten coffee roasters. The goal is to promote small players who represent the excellence of the sector. “The roasters are the real actors since they are the ones who produce the coffee, decide which one to import, the roasting, and who finally sponsor it and make it reach the final consumer”, he comments David Cobellinational coordinator of Sca Italy.