Visitors will enjoy the benefits of live demonstrations, interactive tastings, free business advice and the opportunity to interact with over 230 suppliers.
Inspiration and business ideas can be gathered from the two main feature areas, the Caffè Business Theatre and the Taste Experience Stage, which will showcase a full programme of free seminars and theatre-style demos from leaders in the field to ensure that visitors are up-to-date on the latest specialist skills and techniques.
The Caffé Business Theatre hosts a series of seminars focusing on the key issues facing businesses with a coffee offering.
The expert presenters on the Taste Experience Stage will show visitors how they can easily enhance their food and beverage offering through practical demonstrations and interactive sessions. Visitors can taste a range of beverages, learn about the latest barista techniques and match the right products with their particular business.
Let's take a look at some of the products at the show:
Lotus - This company makes those “little red biscuits” that are so often found nestling next to cups of coffee at your local hotel, guesthouse, retail outlet, hairdresser, golf club and others. For busy customers that do not have time to sit down and relax, the new Lotus Lid will provide coffee shop owners with a way to ensure that even those on the go can enjoy the taste of the Original Caramelised Biscuit. Featuring a specially designed ridge to hold the biscuit in place, the lid provides outlets with the perfect tool to differentiate their coffee offering. Likewise, the new ‘Impulse Pack’ is designed for customers on the move.
Bonzer - Equipment and Quick Service specialists, Bonzer will use Caffé Culture 2013 to display their innovative and practical range of solutions for the Café bar and on-the-go market. With interactive demonstrations on the stand, the Pro-Fondi Eazi Group aids the extraction and cleaning of coffee grounds from the portafilter of espresso coffee machines, improving both the taste and texture of the beverage. Bonzer will be showcasing its Hexdome - the unique, stylish and flexible solution to cup dispensing - and its latest range of gloves, designed to minimise the risk of hot and cold burns and cuts the Bonzer Burnguard range is completely NSF approved.
Yum Yum Bros - The gourmet snacks company which is passionate about creating great tasting snacks loaded with natural ingredients will launch delicious new treats from its Ndulge premium bakery range at Caffe Culture 2013. The Ndulge delights available for sampling include: Chocolate Tiffin with crunchy biscuit, French cherries and plump sultanas; Intense Chocolate Brownie bar packed with rich fudgy chocolate; Rocky Road bar which has chewy chocolate bursting with marshmallow, raisins and biscuit. Plus, Ndulge Fruitfully and Very Buttery Flapjacks and Butter Raisin Cookie Bites which are also available in 160g tubs which are ideal for snacking on.
The Coffee Machine Company - This company will be showcasing key models from leading brands, Rancilio and Ceado. Visitors are invited to bring along their own coffee beans to test out the equipment and to see for themselves the importance of the correct machine/grinder combination. The central feature on the stand this year is Rancilio’s Xcelsius system, which is a temperature profiling device, which enables baristas to micro-manage the brew temperature to within a tolerance of just 0.1°C, so that the particular taste they are looking to achieve can be delivered perfectly.
Nelson - A one-stop-shop for cafés looking to improve dishwashing efficiency, increase cooking capacity or completely refurbish the kitchen. Nelson’s latest Advantage warewashers will be shown alongside a range of catering equipment from its popular Blue Seal range. Its warewasher range is one of the most ergonomically specified available in the UK today. It uses a significantly low quantity of water and energy, yet provides exceptional reliability and outstanding results across all types of crockery and glassware, even delicate items. It is also very quiet.
Sielaff - A leading German manufacturer of top end bean-to-cup espresso coffee makers, it will be featuring its best-selling machine, the Piacere, on stand G30 at the exhibition. Also on the stand is the innovative self-service coffee bar, Barista Uno. Additionally, Sielaff will launch its new Ultima Duo in the UK.
DaVinci Gourmet - This company shall be demonstrating its recently unveiled range of syrups, sauces and smoothies. Providing a complete beverage solution, DaVinci Gourmet will allow operators to create on-trend drinks menus. It will host a 30 minute session about the rise in speciality beverages. Its range of classic syrups have been specially formulated for coffee, complementing its natural taste, texture and aroma, and ensuring the last sip tastes as good as the first. Smoothies will be available in seven different flavours, and sauces include Strawberry and Caramel, plus Chocolate and White Chocolate,