[01.02.2010,
14:25] What do we know about
coffee and health? ... Coffee
drinking is one of the most ambiguous needs of the modern man. On the
one hand, it is greatly popular, and for many people a cup of this
fragrant drink every morning is a must. On the other, opinions and
judgments regarding the usefulness of caffeine vary so wildly that even
coffee connoisseurs do not have all the answers.
At the 2nd Moscow International Coffee Forum, anybody can finally
obtain the most inclusive and exhaustive information concerning the
influence of caffeine on human health. Astrid Nehlig (France), a
leading authority on the subject, will present her workshop, "What do
we know about coffee and health?" The researcher obtained her master's
degree in physiology and two doctoral degrees, one in physiology and
the other in the functional biochemistry of the nervous system, from
the University of Henri Poincaré, Nancy; currently she is
the
research director at the French National Institute for Health and
Medical Research (INSERM) in Strasbourg. The research Astrid has
carried out answers the following questions:
What amount of coffee is good for your health? Is there a difference
between the impact of caffeine on men and women? How true are various
myths and prejudices linking coffee to diseases, tumors, and pregnancy?
It also covers many other subjects that are usually overlooked by
coffee lovers.
“Orimi Trade”, the leader of roasted ground coffee
segment,
is the sponsor of this event (brands “Jokei”,
“Jardin”) which is a part of the 400 top Russia
companies
(by magazine “Expert” research) and it is the
largest
producer tea and natural roasted coffee in Russia.
The workshop of Astrid Nehlig will be held as part of the MICF on
February 8, 2010, from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm, at the InfoSpace Information
Center at the following address: 4, 1st Zachatyevsky Pereulok, Moscow.
In order to participate in the Forum, please fill out the Application
form*
* Free press accreditation is available for one person upon advance
request.
[18.01.2010,
12:15] The 2-nd Moscow
International Coffee Forum will present the actual overview of the
coffee shop segment ... The
company ECC “Invest - Project” will present the
results of
a comparative study of the coffee shop market (Moscow, St. Petersburg,
Novosibirsk). The study, based on the unique economic and mathematical
model is specially being conducted for the 2-nd Moscow International
Coffee Forum.
The presentation will not only sum up the state of coffee shop segment
in 2009, taking into consideration the impact of the crisis in the
coffee market but also set out the prospects of this segment
development in 2010-2012. There will be analyzed such fundamental data
as capacity, volume, share of market participants. The key economic
information of coffee shops customers, the amount of the visitors,
their average income and coffee shops costs will also be presented at
the 2-nd Moscow International Coffee Forum .
It is assumed that in addition to scientifically substantiated
forecasts the Reporter will give recommendations to market
participants, what measures could be taken to attract visitors to still
relatively vacant segments by coffee shop income.
[25.12.2009,14:35]
Cup of Excellence For
the first time in Russia ... The
presentation of one of the most well-known coffee programmes will take
place on February, 8th, 2010 in the information-exhibition centre
"Info-Space" in Moscow.
The Founder and Executive Director of Alliance for Coffee Excellence
Susie Spindler will present a programm “Cup of
Excellence”
to attention of participants of the 2-nd Moscow International Coffee
Forum.
In the first part of the presentation it will be held the seminar
"Calibrating your taste palate to quality", in which Susie will open
secrets of real professionals; in the second part of the presentation
the preliminary registered participants will be able to take part in an
exclusive tasting session “Cup Of Excellence” which
will be
organised in Russia for the first time.
Nowdays “Cup of Excellence” is being held in 9
countries of
the world: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Rwada. The main idea of the competition
is to single out the unique types of coffee, possessing high flavouring
characteristics, from the general annual crop of each country-
participant.
In consequence of high professional judges' level, the competition
“Cup of Excellence” has a very high status, in the
final
part of competition there will be presented the best world types of
Arabics.
The dictionary of coffee quality and nuances estimation has more than
1200 words, that allows to define and fix all the characteristics of a
beverage, to single out its key strength and inform the coffee
consumers of all over the world.
* In tasting session only 30 people will take part. To be registered in
the 2-nd Moscow International Coffee Forum please send us filled
Registration and Enquiry form by e-mail or fax and specify in a subject
“Participation in Cup of Excellence”
[14.12.2009,17:35]
SCAE will expose
champion’s secrets at Coffee Forum ... A
special program for professional baristas will be organized in the
frame of the 2nd Moscow International Coffee Forum which takes place in
International Exhibition Center "Info Space” on 8 February
2010.
All the activities organized in collaboration with the Russian
Department of Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) *, promise
to be very useful and memorable.
During a working seminar under the title "Key elements of SCAE barista
competitions - flops and tops" a representative of SCAE John Willassen
(Judge WBC, Spain) tells in detail about what is necessary to pay
attention during competitions to reach a high level of professionalism
and become a champion, and also tells about major mistakes often made
by candidates. At the end of the day the organizers of the Forum
together with SCAE will conduct a Cup Testing Championship**, the
winners of which will be awarded by a special prize from the magazine
Coffee & Tea in Russia. And at the closing gala dinner
representatives of SCAE will hold an awarding ceremony of winners of
three final Russian championships: Barista, Latte Art and Cap Testing,
which will be held on the eve of the Forum.
"I am very happy that such an event as Coffee Forum will be held for
the second time and gather a large number of world-class professionals.
The first Forum has proved that the discussed issues are relevant and
important for the industry. SCAE is very interested in a qualitative
development of the coffee market and therefore we are ready to
contribute to the event. I'm sure this Forum will allow industry
professionals to develop solutions for the development of coffee market
across the country and gives us an opportunity to collect many of the
baristas, to share professional experience and reward the best of the
best" - said The National Coordinator SCAE-Russia Christopher Speirs.
* The Russian division is developing a number of educational programs
supported by Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, including
"Training of Trainers", a program of judges certification of World
Barista Championship (WBC) and Speciality Coffee Association of Europe
(SCAE), conducts trainings for baristas and barista certification.
** During the Cup Testing competition cup testers demonstrate their
ability to compare tastes and aromas of infusions of various coffee
samples: to identify accurately similar and differentiated. The
participants should determine in each of three cups of coffee in any
way one that is different from the other two cups. The winner is a
candidate who determines the maximum number of cups, or identifies them
in minimal time. For all participants the composition of coffee is
identical, samples are selected by a jury.
For more information please visit the web-site www.coffeetea.ru
For participation or press accreditation please contact
Julia Chanturiya or Tregub Elena
+7 (495) 935 87 06/07; +7 (499) 192 89 25
e-mail: forum@coffeetea.ru
[08.12.2009,13:30]
With a cup of coffee:
Evgeniy Yasin About ways of economy development ... The
2-nd International Moscow Coffee Forum sets as an object not only to
present the level of branch development in different countries but also
to describe the general state of the economy in Russia and all over the
world. In hard time when uncertainty still remains as a result of the
crisis phenomena but economic growth are already outlined it is
important to be well informed about all economic tendencies.
In connection with a high actuality of this aspect the Organizing
Committee has made decision to invite Evgeniy G. Yasin, one of the most
authoritative economists of the country, as a speaker . The former
Minister of Economics and nowadays the Academic Advisor of Higher
School of Economics, the director of Expert Institute will make the
review of a current economic situation in Russia.
Biography in brief:
From November, 1994 till April, 1997 Evgeniy G. Yasin held a post of
the Minister of Economics in the Russian Federation. In December, 1994
he was accepted into Governmental Committee on the structure
improvement of the bodies of Executive power in Russia.
Since April, 1997 he was the Minister in the government of Victor
Tchernomyrdin.
In March, 1998 was retired as a part of all government. Since October,
1998 to the present - Academic Advisor of Higher School of Economics ,
the director of Expert Institute. In February, 2000 he became a head of
Scientific Fund of theoretical and applied researches "Liberal mission"
. The Doctor of Economics, the Professor.
He was involved in the program of economic stabilisation and
reformation, called "500 days" under the direction of academician
S.Shatalin and G.Yavlinsky in 1990. Evgeniy G. Yasin put forward his
own program of transition to the market which was admitted as
superradical. He supervised over working out of the program of
selective support of the industry accepted by the government in 1993.
The author of a variant of the intermediate - term program of the
Government for 1997-2000.
(Under the information from open sources)
[14.11.2010,
12:15] Association
«Rusteacoffee» and The
Organization of Coffee Manufacturers in Russia have supported the
Coffee Forum ...
According to the Organizing Committee of the
2nd Moscow International Coffee Forum, Association
«Rusteacoffee» and
the Organization of Coffee Manufacturers in Russia (OCM) have joined
their forces to support this major domestic industry event.
As to Robert May, Executive Director of OCM, the Moscow International
Coffee Forum is the ultimate venue for the professional discussion of
key trends and issues facing the development of the coffee industry in
Russia. It is the sole event in Russia that brings together
Russia’s
leading coffee industry players, retailers, consumers and specialists
to have dynamic exchange of experience and maintain direct contact with
global coffee experts. This year’s agenda is particularly
valuable as
it evaluates global and regional impacts on the sector’s
development in
Russia, as well as leading trends in consumption, investment and
sustainability of the Russian coffee market.
In his turn, Ramaz Chanturiya, General Director of the Association
«Rusteacoffee» and the head of the Organizing
Committee of the Forum,
noted importance of joint efforts in the process of industry
communication. “I’m convinced that with such a
support, the Forum will
take place with a maximum efficiency for its participants”.
During the Forum representatives of the industry associations uniting
almost the whole coffee market will make a common report dedicated to
the topic “Current state of the coffee industry in
Russia”. The
co-speakers will highlight such important themes as the level of
current production, investment, challenges of state-legal and technical
regulation in the coffee industry, including trade area. A separate
attention will be devoted to issues of regional development of coffee
industry in Russia.
For more information please visit the web-site www.coffeetea.ru
For participation or press accreditation please contact
Julia Chanturiya or Tregub Elena
+7 (495) 935 87 06/07; +7 (499) 192 89 25
e-mail: forum@coffeetea.ru
PROFILE
ORGANIZATION OF COFFEE MANUFACTURERS IN RUSSIA
The Organization of Coffee Manufacturers in Russia (OCM) is a
registered non-commercial partnership founded in 2000. Based in Moscow,
it currently unites six of the leading coffee producing companies
including Kraft Foods Rus LLC, Nestle Russia LLC, Paulig Coffee LLC,
Tchibo CIS LLC, Sara Lee Russia LLC and Montana Coffee LLC. Combined,
OCM members account for over 60% of the total Russian coffee market.
The primary goal of the OCM is to develop and improve the coffee market
in Russia by maintaining high standards and enhancing the culture of
coffee consumption through its “Positively Coffee”
program.
The OCM engages in a wide range of initiatives. It works closely with
Russian state regulatory bodies and plays a leading role in the process
to harmonize Russian coffee regulations and standards with
international best practices,. The OCM also participates in and
receives funding from the International Coffee Organization’s
Health
Care Professions Coffee Education Program (HCP CEP). The goal of the
program is to provide the Russian medical community with the latest
quantitative and qualitative research results on the effects of coffee
consumption on human health, to encourage dialogue and to dispel myths
about coffee consumption. The OCM consistently pursues activities that
seek to create a sustainable environment for investments in the Russian
coffee industry.
ASSOCIATION “RUSTEACOFFEE”
Association “Rusteacoffee” is a non-commercial
organization, which
mission is to contribute to the development of the tea and coffee
industries and create favorable conditions for all participants of the
market. It consolidates all key players in Russia, which in total
control up to 85% of the market. The association enjoys authority over
the State power and industry’s affiliated organizations.
[27.11.2009,16:00]
Coffee forum 2010 with
taste of coffee AMBASSADOR ... The
official beverage of the 2nd International Moscow Coffee Forum will be
Ambassador coffee, it has been informed by Tregub Elena, the
representative of Forum Organizing committee. Just for one day the
exhibition center “INFO-SPACE” in the heart of
Moscow
becomes the present Ambassador residence.
The Swiss company Sucafina S. A., representing the Brand in Russia and
being one of five largest Coffee Houses in the world, has made decision
to sponsor coffee-breaks of the largest branch action.
During registration, presentations and breaks between various seminars
the visitors will be accompanied by taste and aroma of this beverage,
which will appear in the attention center.
Reputation of the 1st International Moscow Coffee Forum, successfully
passed in 2008, promotes active interest from outside players of the
coffee market. “Now the first 100 participants have been
already
registered and rate of receipt of demands testifies that registration
can come to the end before the planned term”, says Tregub
Elena.
It is planned the Forum will be visited by above 500 persons.
To familiarise with the updated schedule and to be registered on a
portal www.coffeetea.ru.
For more detailed information please apply for www.coffeetea.ru
For all questions of participation or accreditation please contact us
+7 (495) 935 87 06/07; +7 (499) 192 89 25
Contact persons: Julia Chanturiya, Project director
Elena Tregub, Project manager
е-mail: forum@coffeetea.ru
[27.10.2009,11:00]
Invitation to
Participate in the 2nd Moscow International Coffee Forum ...
The
organizing committee of the 2nd
Moscow International Coffee Forum (MIFF-2) takes pleasure in inviting
you to participate in this major industry event. The Forum is a
professional platform for majority of coffee business participants,
from both Russia and CIS countries, as well as abroad. This year the
main thematic of the event will be concentrated around challenges of
regional development of the Russian coffee market. Competent
representatives from different coffee segments and key Russian regions
will focus their attention to this topic during a Round Table
discussion.
Please see attached a renewed schedule of the Forum*.
Having analyzed the experience of the previous Forum, the Organizing
Committee has decided to make the participation paid. This will improve
not only the quality of participants but also allow increasing the
effectiveness of the event.
"Last year we were not able to invite all interested professionals.
Unfortunately when the registration is free of charge and the number of
seats in the hall is limited it does not seem possible to find a right
balance of the participants"- said a representative of the Organizing
Committee, Elena Tregub and adds: "This year the venue of the Forum
allows us to increase the number of visitors - we are expecting up to
500 attendees. Nevertheless, it’s better to register in
advance to be on the save side”.
The participation fee is 59 Euro including VAT. All the participants
have an opportunity to attend all the activities of the Forum.
Currently the registration is opened; the applications will be accepted
strictly before 29 January 2010.
More information is under www.coffeetea.ru
For participation or accreditation please contact us per tel. +7 (495)
935 87 06/07, +7 (499) 192 89 25 or by e-mail: forum@coffeetea.ru
Contact persons:
Julia Chanturiya - Project Manager
Elena Tregub - Project Manager
We look forward to welcoming you to this event!
* The schedule may be amended
[17.02.2010, 11:00] 2nd Moscow
International Coffee Forum was held! ...
On February 8, 2010, the 2nd Moscow International Coffee Forum took
place in the InfoSpace information and exhibition center.
Expectations of the 2010 Coffee Forum participants varied greatly.
The repeat sponsors and partners of the event secured opportunities for
efficient meetings with colleagues and reaffirmed their status of the
national coffee industry leaders. At the same time there were many
newcomers to the Forum. Their representatives found participation in
this important industry event a unique and useful experience: "There is
simply no alternative to such a forum, which brings together everything
concerning the coffee business," Marina Sedyki of the Buhler AG Moscow
Office says.
As a unique industry information resource, the industry magazine
Coffee and Tea in Russia sponsors the Forum together with the Internet
news site www.coffeetea.ru. The event was supported by such major
industry institutions as the Rusteacoffee Association and the
Organization of Coffee Manufacturers in Russia.
The Forum's
primary sponsor was KLD Coffee Importers Ltd, which since 2006 has been
a partner and Russian representative of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, world
leader in green coffee sales.
The well-known Colombian coffee brand Ambassador was the official
beverage of the 2nd Moscow International Coffee Forum. Sucafina S. A.,
which represents the brand Ambassador in Russia, decided to sponsor
coffee breaks at the largest industry event. Such major members of the
global and national coffee industry as Buhler AG, GEA Niro, Goglio SpA,
Orimi Trade, IMA Flavour, Probat, and SFT Trading also were among the
Forum sponsors.
It was due to the reliable Forum partners that the
event went off at the top level. While formulating the program and
setting the key subject of the Forum, the Organizing Committee took
into account one of the main concerns of most of the coffee market
players: what the next stage of the Russian coffee market development
was going to be like and whether a significant increase of regional
interest in coffee in Russia could give an impetus to further market
development. A Round Table Conference focused on this issue. A live
discussion brilliantly conducted by its participants under the guidance
of Igor Vitel, a famous TV and radio host, left no doubt about the
urgency of the questions raised. Professionals from all industry
segments met to look for new avenues of the Russian coffee market
development and investigate and thoroughly analyze regional growth
prospects. The discussion made it clear that there were more questions
than answers and raised new subjects for discussion in the business
community. Most of the participants agreed that the coffee industry was
briskly growing in the regions; however, so far all achievements are
gained in spite of rather than due to the existing operating
conditions. That means that further development will require changing
the current situation and keeping up the search for new solutions.
Many
Forum participants mentioned in their responses that the event was a
perfect venue for the coffee business community. "The Forum made a very
good impression; organization was excellent and the reports
interesting. Such events are very important as the coffee community
should meet more often to understand the situation within and without
the country. A common view of market development prospects must be
developed. The coffee market in Russia was shaped mostly through
private initiative, and the task of all those engaged in the industry
is to ensure normal functioning of the community for the market to
develop further," Andrey Savinov, General Director of SFT Trading, said
about the Forum.
Over 400 people participated in the Forum in 2010, including
representatives of coffee importers, roasters, packing companies,
distributors, retailers, the HoReCa sector, associations, government
institutions, etc. Mr. N?stor Osorio, Executive Director of the
International Coffee Organization bringing together 77 producer and
consumer countries, opened the Forum. The Forum's busy program allowed
its participants to examine the global coffee market review data and
discover how the global coffee consumption trends impact the Russian
market and the national coffee industry.
The program included
reports and presentations describing up-to-date industry tendencies and
technologies. Evgeny Yasin, Scientific Supervisor of the Higher School
of Economics and Director of the Expert Institute, reviewed the current
economic situation in Russia. The HoReCa sector presented a report on
regional coffee house chains. A special program was prepared for the
barista: the magazine Coffee and Tea in Russia in collaboration with
the Russian Office of the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe
(SCAE) arranged a cup tasting, while the tasting session Cup of
Excellence held in Russia for the first time in partnership with
Montana Coffee was one of the most anticipated events. Unique seminars
on the subject of Brazilian Coffee and the concepts of Sustainability,
Fair Trade, Global Coffee Village, and Organic Coffee left no one
indifferent. The Coffee and Health seminar sponsored by Orimi Trade,
leader in the roasted/ground coffee sector, was innovative in both form
and content. Astrid Nehlig, research director at the French National
Institute for Health and Medical Research in Strasbourg, INSERM, and a
leading authority in the subject of influence of coffee on human
health, laid bare many unknown facts regarding this highly topical
subject.
The day loaded with events and meetings ended with a gala dinner.
The informal atmosphere of the evening in Zurab Tsereteli's Art Gallery
made it possible not only to discuss the day’s results but
also to
truly enjoy jazz music and works of visual art. The evening program
included award ceremonies for winners of the SCAE final national
championships (Latte Art, Cup Tasting and Barista Championship).
Lottery winners received generous gifts from KLD, Montana Coffee,
Ambassador, Orimi Trade, and Buhler. Ivan Petrov was found the Forum's
best cup taster and got an annual subscription to the magazine Coffee
and Tea in Russia and gifts from the Ambassador company and SCAE.
The evening culminated in the nomination "Person of the Year -
Coffee King/Queen" by the Coffee and Tea in Russia, awarded to people
who made a significant contribution to national coffee industry
development. Valentina Kazachkova (chief process engineer of Montana
Coffee) got a wonderful hand-made crown as the first Russian winner of
the World Cup Tasting Championship (Cologne, Germany, 2009) as she had
demonstrated that the coffee market and coffee quality in Russia are at
the highest level.
The evening was spectacularly concluded with a
splendid coffee cake bearing the logo of the 2nd Moscow International
Coffee Forum served to the guests.
With opinions of many Forum
participants as a basis, the Organizing Committee has already begun to
analyze issues on the industry’s agenda in the short term,
which means
that the 3rd Moscow International Coffee Forum is not far off.
All materials of the 2010 Coffee Forum will be provided to
subscribers as a supplement to Coffee and Tea in Russia, Issue No.2,
2010. Coffeetea.ru
The
organizing committee of the 2nd
Moscow International Coffee Forum (MIFF-2) takes pleasure in inviting
you to participate in this major industry event. The Forum is a
professional platform for majority of coffee business participants,
from both Russia and CIS countries, as well as abroad. This year the
main thematic of the event will be concentrated around challenges of
regional development of the Russian coffee market. Competent
representatives from different coffee segments and key Russian regions
will focus their attention to this topic during a Round Table
discussion.
Please see attached a renewed schedule of the Forum*.
Having analyzed the experience of the previous Forum, the Organizing
Committee has decided to make the participation paid. This will improve
not only the quality of participants but also allow increasing the
effectiveness of the event.
"Last year we were not able to invite all interested professionals.
Unfortunately when the registration is free of charge and the number of
seats in the hall is limited it does not seem possible to find a right
balance of the participants"- said a representative of the Organizing
Committee, Elena Tregub and adds: "This year the venue of the Forum
allows us to increase the number of visitors - we are expecting up to
500 attendees. Nevertheless, it’s better to register in
advance to be on the save side”.
The participation fee is 59 Euro including VAT. All the participants
have an opportunity to attend all the activities of the Forum.
Currently the registration is opened; the applications will be accepted
strictly before 29 January 2010.
More information is under www.coffeetea.ru
For participation or accreditation please contact us per tel. +7 (495)
935 87 06/07, +7 (499) 192 89 25 or by e-mail: forum@coffeetea.ru
Contact persons:
Julia Chanturiya - Project Manager
Elena Tregub - Project Manager
