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Registration is Now Open for 2024 Specialty Coffee Expo

Posted on 12/14/2023
Registration is Now Open for 2024 Specialty Coffee Expo

December 13, 2023 – Registration is now open for 2024 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place in Chicago, USA next April. Expo is North America’s largest B2B event for specialty coffee professionals and will be taking place at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago from April 12-14, 2024. Specialty Coffee Expo is the largest specialty coffee event in North America focused on business-to-business relationships, featuring the latest industry products, exciting industry trends, and provides exclusive access to the newest products and companies in coffee. Specialty Coffee Expo 2024 is proudly supported by Portrait Country Guatemalan Coffees and Diamond Sponsor, Sanremo Coffee Machines. Features at Expo Over 575 exhibitors showcase their most innovative products and services at Expo with many competing for Best New Product and Coffee Design Awards. On the Expo show floor, visitors can network with professionals from across the industry, including roasters, retailers, producers, importers, and baristas. New features include a Retail Buyer’s Lounge and an enhanced Green Coffee Program. The Cupping Exchange will yet again provide the opportunity to sample coffees from a variety of regions, while the Roaster Village is a bustling meeting point on the show floor to talk to small roasters and boutique green coffee importers. Those seeking education experiences will find dozens of lectures by industry experts as well as workshops covering a wide array of topics of interest to coffee professionals, and the latest coffee research highlighted during the Coffee Science Foundation Scientific Poster Session. Roaster Village The Roaster Village serves as a key meeting point at SCA trade shows for attendees to talk to smaller roasters and boutique green coffee importers who showcase the latest trends in coffee sourcing, handling, roasting, brewing and distribution. Best New Product Competition and Display The Best New Product Competition recognizes the latest innovations in the specialty coffee industry. All submissions will be placed on permanent digital display on the New in Coffee platform. Submissions are open to 2023 Specialty Coffee Expo exhibitors from December 13, 2023 to March 1, 2024. Competition categories include: Coffee Accessories Commercial Coffee Preparation and Serving Equipment Consumer Coffee Preparation and Serving Equipment Open Class Specialty Coffee Beverage Flavor Additive Specialty Non-Coffee Beverage Stand Alone More information about Best New Product is available on the event website at coffeeexpo.org/best-new-product-competition Coffee Design Awards Great design serves an important function in distinguishing specialty coffee. The Coffee Design Awards celebrates innovation in design in three categories: coffee spaces, branding, and packaging. All submissions to the Coffee Design Awards will be placed on permanent display on the Design in Coffee platform. Submissions are open from December 13, 2023 to March 1, 2024. More information about the Coffee Design Awards is available on the event website at coffeeexpo.org/coffee-design-awards. World Coffee Championships The 2024 Specialty Coffee Expo will be home to two World Coffee Championships. Coffee professionals from around the world will compete in Chicago in the World Brewers Cup and World Cup Tasters Championship. Registration and Hotels Registration is now open at coffeeexpo.org, with several discount levels available—including an early bird discount until March 1, 2024. Visitors may take advantage of special hotel rates by booking their rooms through the Expo reservations webpage. ### Contact Nikki Downham, Marketing Director Email: press@sca.coffee

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