In Spain, the coffee sector is one of the biggest driving forces in the hospitality sector.  Coffee is part of our culture. There are more than 300,000 cafés in Spain and we are the fourth biggest coffee buyer in Europe.

And apart from its hundreds of cafés and coffee shops, Barcelona also enjoys LIFE and exclusive NYBOT recognition for the Mediterranean area.

Sectors:

• From the estate to the green coffee bean: major coffee-growing estates, cooperatives, export and import associations from different countries, and certifying companies.
• From the green bean to the roasted bean: manufacturers of roasting facilities, degassing equipment, smoke and emission controls, cleaning, packaging manufacturers, etc.
• From roasting to coffee cup: machinery, accessories, laboratories and sanitary controls, café franchises, hotel and catering schools, etc.

Provisional programme

5 November
· 10.30 a.m. to 12 midday: Course in coffee in cocktail making
· 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.: latte art demo
· 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.: coffee tasting heats

6 November
· 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m: Semi¿final 5th Spanish Championship

7 November
· 10.00 a.m. to 12 midday: Lecture mr. Marino Petracco
· 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m: Lecture mr. Nestor Osorio
· 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.: Final 5th Spanish Championship
· 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.: Barista party

8 November
· 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m: Wine, coffee and olive oil tasting
· 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m: 2nd Grand Finale Andorra, Spain and Portugal

9 November
· 10.30 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.: Espressos in 1 hour competition
· 12 midday to 1.30 p.m.: Coffee courses and tasting
· 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Lecture about polyphenols
· 4.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.: Round table on sustainable coffee and certification organizations, UTZ CERTIFIED FLO-CERT