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Exhibition Review
                                                                           the newly established Greek and
                                                                          AFCA Chapter. You can read further

                                                                          about this earlier in the magazine.

























                                                                           Blanca Castro, Executive Director
                                                                           of IWCA & Marilena Kouidou,
                                                                           Greece Chapter President



                            At the Alpro booth, the baristas were          Beyond the Bean from Bristol were
                           very busy producing a wide range of            representing the UK. They were
                           drinks which included strawberry               promoting their range of syrups from
                           matcha latte, strawberry matcha iced           Sweetbird & the Bristol Syrup
                           latte, and many other drinks. Again,           Company, and this included a
                           Alpro showed their Barista Sustainable         selection of cold beverages too. One
                           story (above) which confirms how far           of the highlights of the show was

                           businesses have moved to prove they            their success in winning the ‘Specialty
                           have green credentials.                        Coffee Beverage Additive Award’ for

                            On Friday evening, I was invited to the       their Sweetbird Popcorn syrup. Jem
                           International Women's Coffee Alliance          Rogers told me, “The Award
                           (IWCA) reception held in the upstairs          represents all the hard work of the
                           foyer of the Bella Centre. The reception       team from Beyond the Bean.”
                           – sponsored by BWT water and more -
                           took the opportunity to raise funds to
                           support the IWCA mission, hear about
                           the progress made on their strategic
                           plan, and learn more about the impact
                           of their work too.

                            This was also a chance to network with                                                  JULY/AUGUST. 2024 | ISSUE 37
                           Executive Director Blanca Castro, IWCA
                           staff, board members, and members of
                           the global chapter network, including
                                                                       L to R: Julian Hollis, Anna Kaarow
         WORLD OF COFFEE COPENHAGEN
                                                                       & Jem Rogers proudly displaying

                                                                       their Award
                                                                www.beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk
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