Launching the S30 coffee machine in 2016

La Cimbali will be launching the new S30 fully automatic coffee machine on 29 February - 3 March 2016. The launch will be during Hotelympia http://www.hotelympia.com

The new Cimbali S30 will optimise your beverages giving you exceptional, quality coffee with easy touch screen operation. You will be totally in control with the integral IoT technology. Look out for more details of this exciting new machine soon!

New Uses of the Internet (Coffee has use for it too!)

Today, the world revolves mostly around the internet; many couldn’t live without it. Most of us use it every day, from work, to sending emails, looking at the news and even using it as a means to socialise with others through social networks. The internet’s use is no longer confined to these menial tasks; it also helps us with much more than what we can do on our tablets and computers.

Below are four new ways that the internet is being used, including our award winning coffee machines with self-adjusting Perfect Grinding System (PGS) that takes all the guesswork out of making the perfect espresso.

·        Smart Footwear became a reality in 2015. What started out to aid the visually impaired navigate their surrounding world better is now available for sighted people that acts as a GPS type of map and tells them which way to walk.

·        Bluetooth luggage – yes really! Suitcases are now upgraded! They have their own connection with an in-built scale which will let you know when you have over packed – crucial for today’s strict airlines.

·        Smart Toothbrushes are available as well that tells us how well we are brushing our teeth. They also have an app included that orders a new toothbrush every three months. Great for teaching kids too – what’s not to like!

·        Defence Pepper spray. Unlike the pepper spray that we’ve grown accustomed to, this great invention will definitely be used more and more in the future. It consists of a pepper spray canister equipped with Bluetooth and a camera. When a victim uses it, it can send a picture of the assailant direct to the police to summon help.

We couldn’t finish without mentioning our Perfect Grinding System (PGS). It’s available on both our traditional and super automatic coffee machines. The machines are fitted with a PGS communication module that will link via Bluetooth to a Magnum on Demand Wireless Grinder.

The coffee machines monitor the coffee extraction and automatically adjusts the coffee grind and dose of the Magnum on Demand Grinder. The grinder adjusts in steps and the result is perfect espresso with a consistent quality every time.

In 2016 we will be exhibiting at lots of coffee events and hospitality shows where we will be launching a new coffee machine with its two-way communication and Internet capabilities. More details on this great new machine will be revealed in the New Year.

Coffee Facts for the Advent Season

For the modern man and woman, there’s no greater beverage than coffee. It is something that we drink at the start of the day as well as when we need a pick-me-up during the day. A lot of people actually depend on coffee and will not even start their day without having a cup.

When looking for information about coffee, you can find a lot of articles and interesting faqs and stats about coffee. Here is Cimbali’s favourite facts out of all the researched information.

1.     Did you know that the famous composer, Beethoven, was an ardent coffee drinker – he counted out 60 beans for each cup?

2.     The Boston Tea Party resulted in Americans swapping from tea to coffee as an expression of freedom

3.     Do you want your face to have special glow? Exfoliate skin with moist coffee grounds!

4.      At ancient Turkish weddings, grooms were made to promise to always provide brides with coffee or it would result in divorce

5.     In 1511, coffee was banned in Mecca on the grounds of preventing free thinking

6.     During WW2 American soldiers watered down their espressos because they were too strong for them, this is where we get the name for Americano from!

7.     There has been some research that showed coffee may be used as car fuel in the future!

8.     Caffeine is not actually that dehydrating, unless it is consumed in large quantities (more than 500 to 600 mg a day)

9.     Coffee can help you live a longer and healthier life as they contain lots of antioxidants which help the body fight free radical chemicals

10. Coffee contains many good nutrients such as Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) and Manganese and Potassium

11. A Coffee bean is actually the seed of a coffee cherry and technically not a bean.

12. Coffee can help prevent Alzheimers and Dementia – studies have shown that coffee drinkers are up to 65% less likely to suffer from these diseases

13. Black Ivory coffee is the most expensive kind of coffee, which is made from elephant dung!

14. The first webcam in the world was made for coffee by a group of Cambridge University scientists who filmed their coffee pot to check when it was empty

15. Caffeine improves performance when working out

16. In 1675 King Charles 2 banned coffee shops because he thought people were meeting in them to conspire against him

17. Coffee is the second most traded commodity on earth

18. Espresso is not a type of bean, roast or blend – it is just the way that coffee is prepared

19. It takes at least 3 years for a new coffee plant to reach maturity.

20. To enjoy a cup of coffee with your cat, in Japan you can visit Cat Cafes where you bring your cat and hangout

21. Every year 400-500 billion cups of coffee are consumed!

22. Can you imagine drinking 50 cups of coffee a day! Apparently an eccentric philosopher called Francois Marie did – everyday! Now that is some going!

23. Arabica coffee has twice the amount of Chromosomes as Robusta Coffee, which helps explain why its coffee beans are varied and complex in flavour.

24. A drug in nature’s medicine cabinet, caffeine is found in plants the world over. It delivers its most powerful punch through a cup of coffee. Although it wasn’t until 1821 that caffeine was discovered as coffee’s stimulant, for centuries coffee lovers have known caffeine’s best place is in a cup . . . . filled with coffee!

La Cimbali's 2015 Events

This year, La Cimbali had a number of successful shows and events.

The year started off with La Cimbali’s participation at SIGEP in Italy in January. This event was in its 36^th year and with the 2015 Barista and Farmer Reality heats taking place at the show. There were an estimated more than 175,000 trade visitors coming from all over the world. The event confirmed how barista and farmer speciality coffee and quality coffee can boost the development of the entire chain.

The next event was ScotHot in Glasgow, where La Cimbali had the privilege of being a Sensory Judge. It was amazing to see talented individuals working in the coffee sector in the UK. The UK Barista Championships took place here in front of a live audience and the winner went on to represent the UK at the World Finals in Seattle.

Rob Ward, was then in Seattle for the SCAA exhibition where unfortunately the UK did not have a world barista champion – fingers crossed for next year.

April and May are always mega busy for the coffee industry in the UK and La Cimbali were excited to be once again be a major sponsor of the London Coffee Festival. This year, the M100 HD espresso coffee machine was showcased, which really drew people to La Cimbali’s stand. The group are already looking forward to being at this fabulous event again in 2016.

There was not much time between the end of the London Coffee Festival and the start of The Caffe Culture Show at London Olympia. The focus for this event was La Cimbali’s Perfect Grinding System (PGS) with the M100 GT and S39TE coffee machines. La Cimbali also supported the Coffee in Good Spirits competition and got to taste lots of exciting alcohol and coffee inspired cocktails.

It was then off to Milan for Expo 2015 and shared a stand with Gruppo Cimbali. This event lasted for six months, and La Cimbali were part of the TuttoFood event housed in 10 pavilions. Soon after it was off to the Nordic World of Coffee in Gothenburg, Sweden, which attracted over 5,000 visitors. La Cimbali were extremely lucky to have four of the best baristas and roasters in the business on their stand and the show was really successful.

The 2015-event programme has ended on a high with HOST and then Cup North 2 – the northern coffee party. There, La Cimbali were the official sponsor of Tamper Tantrum and also featured coffees from Dark Woods on their stand where they produced great coffees from some of the company’s best coffee machines.

What are fantastic year for the La Cimbali team – we are looking forward to an even better 2016!”

Coffee without Caffeine?

Just last week, there was news that a café in New York, the first in the city, was selling only decaffeinated coffee! Unbelievable? It’s true! While our peg for New York is that it is the city that never sleeps, we wonder how it is possible that people will keep going all day and night without the help of caffeine?

Today, regardless of whether you are from New York or not, coffee helps to keep the average person kick-start their hectic lifestyle. Caffeine has been a staple to start the days (or nights). Therefore, as New Yorkers are now putting this decaf coffee café to the test, La Cimbali would also like to investigate whether coffee can really be completely caffeine free.

Coffee is the bitter dark drink that we all love and is constantly in the news with studies affirming the positive impact it can have on our health. However, as we know, it can also be addictive and some people choose to either completely avoid it or keep their caffeine intake low. But whether you are avoiding caffeine for doctor’s orders or personal reasons, you may have sometimes wondered if decaf is really caffeine free.

Whilst there is some variance in coffee, decaffeinated coffee certainly does contain caffeine – just in lower amounts. A study carried out two years ago discovered that while a single cup of coffee contained around 85 milligrams of caffeine, decaf servings ranged from 3 to 15.8 milligrams. So although much lower, there is some caffeine present. If you have strict doctor’s orders to avoid all caffeine, then decaf is not for you. And if you are someone who drinks coffee continually throughout the day, then even on decaf, those milligrams can add up.

Therefore, if you think that you need to reduce your caffeine, then decaf coffee is a great choice for you. We also recommend that you choose water-processed decaf coffee as many decaf coffees go through a chemical process so loose lots of natural goodness.

La Cimbali Happy With This Year's Cup North

Finally, the well-anticipated Cup North event is over and Rob Ward, La Cimbali’s  coffee specialist  reflects on the highlights of the event.

This year was La Cimbali’s second time to be involved in the Cup North event. Not only that, but La Cimbali was also the lead sponsor of the Tamper Tantrum, making sure that the speaker line-up would be able to impress—and they did not fail. Colin Harmon and Steve Leighton took hold of the reigns for the Tamper Tantrum sessions and introduced speakers such as Francesco Sanapo, Gordon Howell and Mat North. There was a wide variety of subjects including; barista attitude, coffee brewing, water and looking at 3rd and 4th waves. These talks will appear online at Tampertanrum.com in due course.

Rob was also an MC for one of the events which was the UK Cup Tasters finals. The participants , Gayan from UCC, Katelyn from Avenue in Glasgow, and  Sonali from Selfridges, were challenging each other. In the end Gayan held his cool and scored an incredible 8 out of 8 cups in the final round, with Katelyn 2nd and Sonali 3^rd. David Jameson from Union Hand Roasted was also a great help to Rob as an MC for the event.

The team from Dark Woods Coffee were on hand on the La Cimbali stand showing the latest versions of their blends and roasts, with Under Milk Wood proving a strong favourite in both milk and as an espresso, and their Arboretum blend showing a more complex and dynamic tasting espresso – which Rob claimed was his favourite. Damian, Paul and Ian were on hand to talk about the current blends, origins and roast profiles that they are using and educating the public in the subtleties of flavour within the coffees, as well as providing delicious drinks from the La Cimbali M100 HD coffee machine.

Sarah Dyson from the La Cimbali Team was busy working on the M34 coffee machine with bluetooth and two linked grinders showing the PGS technology, as well as TurboSteam 4 showing how technology can help busy operations drive and improve consistency to the customer. Sarah also ran the La Cimbali Sensory Challenge where visitors were invited to assess five taste solutions (Bitter, Sweet, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, and Salt) as well as guess six Aroma compounds (Garden Pea, Blackcurrant, Butter, Caramel, Roasted Peanuts, and Roasted Coffee), with the chance to win a MUMAC Museum book plus ‘How to Make Coffee: Science behind the Bean’ by Lani Kingston.

This was not only a fun competition and challenge but also some interesting research on how people taste and perceive, taste, aroma and flavour. Rob found that only 1 in 4 people who took the challenge scored everything correct! This was quite a surprise in the environment and really shows responsibility as coffee professionals not to assume but to help educate and inform all – the What, the How and Why we do certain things to help take our customers on a sensory journey that specialty coffee is capable of taking us on.

The winner, pulled at random from the 100 percenters is Tom Finch who visited the La Cimbali Stand on Saturday, congratulations! Your prize is on it’s way.

Thanks everyone for another great Cup North show!”

Cup North 2015 this weekend!

Only a few days left until Cup North 2 begins and it’s not too late to snap up the last few remaining tickets. This year’s event is taking place at the Victoria Warehouse, Manchester this Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 November.

Tickets are available for one day at £10 or for both days at just £18.

They can be purchased direct from the Cup North website via this link: http://cupnorth.co.uk/tickets/

By entering the code CIMBALI15 at the check-out you will receive 20%.

Or from several Manchester coffee shops, which you can find here: http://cupnorth.co.uk/tickets-on-sale-in-manchester-coffee-shops/

For more information regarding Cup North please visit:

www.cupnorth.co.uk

Please join us at this fabulous coffee event, which looks to be even bigger and better than ever!

We look forward to seeing you in Manchester at the weekend!

Just over a week left until Cup North 2015

In just a few days, Cup North 2 will begin and it’s not too late to get the last few remaining tickets for the event. This year, the event will be at the Victoria Warehouse at Manchester on 7-8 November.

Tickets are available for one day at £10 or for both days at just £18.

They can be purchased direct from the Cup North website via this link: http://cupnorth.co.uk/tickets/

By entering the code CIMBALI15 at the check-out you will receive 20%.

Or from several Manchester coffee shops, which you can find here: http://cupnorth.co.uk/tickets-on-sale-in-manchester-coffee-shops/

This year, La Cimbali is happy to be the lead sponsor of one of the major events at Cup North, the Tamper Tantrum. This will be a forum that is dedicated to broadcasting stories, theories and opinions from the coffee industry.

The event was also a part of the Cup North 2014 where they were had great success and were extremely well received. This time they will have six coffee industry superstars who will share their stories on Sunday including; Chloe Callow the launcher of the Bespoke Water Division for Norman Pendred & Co Ltd, and Colin Harmon – co-creator and co-host of Tamper Tantrum and four-time Irish barista champion.

We will also be featuring coffees from Dark Woods Coffee Roasters from Huddersfield and along with them, the Cimbali team will be showing ways to get the best from your Espresso machines using a range of technologies.

For more information regarding Cup North please visit:

www.cupnorth.co.uk

Please join us at this fabulous coffee event, which looks to be even bigger and better than ever!

We look forward to seeing you in Manchester next weekend!

Happening Now: Few More Days Before HOST 2015

It’s just a few more days before the start of the HOST 2015. This event will take place from 23 – 27 October at Milan’s Fieramilano. This event is part of the EXPO Milano which is also ending on the same week. The EXPO has actually been running since May and this event is a great way to end the 6-month long festival.

The last time that HOST took place was in 2013. This year, there is an estimated 2,000 or more exhibitors from 47 countries; a number that was not previously predicted by the organisers. The five-day event also expects around 135,000 visitors who will be able to look at advanced technologies, innovative products and the most cutting-edge designs from all over the world spread across 14 halls.

HOST is the centre for the world of professional hospitality. The thousands of visitors will have the chance to attend more than 400 meetings, seminars and talks, including; innovative performances, workshops, cooking demonstrations by starred chefs, master ice-cream and pastry bakers and baristas from Italy and all around the world. Hundreds of journalists and international bloggers will also be onsite ensuring that every detail of activity is conveyed to those visiting and the wider hospitality audience who couldn’t make it this time.

La Cimbali’s coffee specialist Rob Ward and his team will exhibiting with Gruppo Cimbali in the Coffee & Tea area – Pavilion15, Stands L54, L62, N53 and N61. From there they will be launching and showcasing Gruppo Cimbali’s finest, including the M100 & Grinder with intergrated handle sensor technology and the S30, the latest in PGS Bean to Cup Machines.

Just a couple of weeks after returning from HOST – the La Cimbali team will be heading to the second Cup North event in Manchester during the weekend of 7 & 8 November.

Rob and his team look forward to seeing you at these two exciting events very soon.

HOST 2015 runs from Friday 23 October – Tuesday 27 October at Fieramilano fairground in Rho.

For more details regarding HOST 2015 please visit: www.host.fieramilano.it/en

Cup North takes place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November at the Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Stretford, Manchester.

For more details regarding Cup North please visit: www.cupnorth.co.uk

La Cimbali Attends the New York Coffee Festival

Just recently, Rob Ward, La Cimbali’s coffee specialist, had his first trip to New York to experience the coffee scene at the New York Coffee Festival.

Just this year, Rob went to Seattle, Portland and San Francisco to attend events there as well and he saw that there was some difference with the way that people dealt with coffee as most were rushed and wanted quick coffee as opposed to waiting for hand poured speciality beverages to be served. There’s a big difference to bulk brew coffee and those that are brewed right and stored for the correct periods of time; however, both are still equally delicious. The former just lacks the theatre and interaction that you get in the brew bar and espresso based brewing techniques that are more evident at a more craft/artisan style café.

Still, the event was a great gathering of west coast and other local craft roasters who showed the visitors how speciality coffee should be.

The New York Coffee Festival was housed in the 69^th Regiment Armoury building. This was built in the early 1900’s and is still used to house the headquarters of the New York Army National Guard’s 1^st Battalion, 69^th Infantry Regiment. This was a perfect place for the festival since it provided a great open space.

This is the first New York Coffee Festival and compared to the London Coffee Festival, this is still in its infancy. It had a great showing of New York’s artisan coffee scene including Toby’s Estate, Gregory’s Coffee and the familiar face from the UK – Workshop Coffee. Dough doughnuts were also at the festival and Rob took the opportunity to visit one of their sites in Manhattan. He was treated to a beautiful intelligentsia coffee with the more ‘bread like’ texture of dough. It is up there as one of my three favourite donut companies which includes Blue Star in Portland, and Voodoo Portland.

There was certainly a buzz around the venue at the New York Coffee Festival, with anticipation from the exhibitors about promoting this festival and engaging with trade. But also importantly, with the general public who consume and are ready for the coffee education on offer at events like the New York and London Coffee Festivals, giving all those involved a good engagement with the customer and really showing some of the best in artisan coffee.  Cimbali US were there too and it was great time to catch up with Louis and others from the team out there and drink some Ethiopian Sidamo brewed on the Faema E61, which also made a fine stance on the Espresso Martini Stand!

On the last day, Rob caught up with Vic & Rob at Katz Deli (from when Harry met Sally ‘I want what she had’ fame). They had been running the US Coffee masters at the festival along with the newly crowned champion Ben Morrows from St Ali in Australia. They were really pleased with the inaugural event and along with Ludovic and Michella from Allegra are looking forward to next years, as is Rob.

Now the focus will be all on HOST which is just a week away and then straight back to the UK and into Cup North!

HOST 2015 runs from Friday 23 October – Tuesday 27 October at Fieramilano fairground in Rho.
For more details regarding HOST 2015 please visit: www.host.fieramilano.it/en

La Cimbali UK win pick up second prestigious Café Life Award for their S39 coffee machine

The Café Life Awards 2015 not only recognise Britain’s best independent cafes and finest café chains, but also all other aspects of the industry. They aim to identify excellence and encourage innovation in the important UK café and coffee bar industry.

The awards ceremony which this year took place on Thursday 24 September at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London, was hosted by the fabulous celebrity chef and café entrepreneur, Aldo Zilli.

With the Café Life Awards celebrating all that is great in British café life, La Cimbali UK are extremely honoured to be crowned the winner of the New Café Food Award (Coffee Machine Category) for their super automatic S39 TE with PGS coffee machine.

La Cimbali UK’s Daniel Clarke and Mike Abrams were delighted to receive the award on behalf of their team. Daniel said, “We are delighted to win what is a second Café Life Award from the Café Society.

“The S39 TE is a feature rich machine that benefits from our new Milk PS management system which creates richer, textured foam that really compliments classic hot beverages and has the added advantage of delivering cold foam to enhance a chilled drink menu. The customer enjoys better textured drinks and operators can serve barista standard coffee at the push of a button.”

Photo left to right – Clare Benfield, Daniel Clarke, Aldo Zilli and Mike Abrams.

For more details about the Café Life Awards and a full list of categories and winners please visit: www.thecafelife.co.uk

Celebrate International Coffee Day with an extra espresso!

The first official International Coffee Day takes place this week – 1 October. This now to be an annual event, is observed in many countries worldwide to celebrate the enjoyment of this extremely popular drink. The day is also used to promote fair trade coffee and to raise the awareness of the plight of the people that grow it.

Coffee is now one of the most consumed drinks in the world. For those of you like us who love everything about coffee, you will already know how great it is – especially on a day when you need a pick-me-up or a comforting treat. There are plenty of reasons to love this amazing drink and some of them are even health related

Currently, approximately 1.7 billion cups of coffee are sold each year in the UK from more than 18,000 outlets. The numbers may seem large but compared to the rest of Europe, this is small beans! In the UK people consume an average of 2.8kgs of coffee each year but this is far less than the 12.2kgs per capita in Finland!

This year, with more and more coffee outlets starting up each week, the average spend in a coffee shop continues to rise and consumers are also  visiting coffee shops more frequently too. Five years ago only one in nine people visited a coffee shop daily, that has now risen to one in five.

World coffee statistics – July 2015*:

• World coffee exports totalled 9.59 million bags in July
• Arabica exports totalled 68.29 million bags in the 12 months up to the end of July
• Robusta exports totalled 43.31 million bags in the 12 months up to the end of July

Please celebrate the coffee industry’s diversity, quality and passion and enjoy an extra cup of espresso today!

*www.ico.org

Celebrate International Coffee Day

October 1 is the first official International Coffee Day. This has now been declared an annual event to celebrate coffee and it is observed in many countries all over the world. This is also used as a day to promote fair trade coffee to raise the awareness of the plight of the people that grow it.

Today, coffee is considered as one of the most consumed drinks in the world. Coffee lovers know everything there is to love about coffee and if you are one of them, you already know how great it is. Whether you just need a comforting treat, or a pick-me-up at any time of the day, coffee is your drink of choice. There are many reasons why coffee is a great drink, even including health related reasons!

Currently, approximately 1.7 billion cups of coffee are sold each year in the UK from more than 18,000 outlets. The numbers may seem large but compared to the rest of Europe, this is small beans! In the UK people consume an average of 2.8kgs of coffee each year but this is far less than the 12.2kgs per capita in Finland!

This year, with more and more coffee outlets starting up each week, the average spend in a coffee shop continues to rise and consumers are also  visiting coffee shops more frequently too. Five years ago only one in nine people visited a coffee shop daily, that has now risen to one in five.

World coffee statistics – July 2015*:

·        World coffee exports totalled 9.59 million bags in July

·        Arabica exports totalled 68.29 million bags in the 12 months up to the end of July

·        Robusta exports totalled 43.31 million bags in the 12 months up to the end of July

Please celebrate the coffee industry’s diversity, quality and passion and enjoy an extra cup of espresso today!

*www.ico.org

20% Discount for Cup North Coffee Event Tickets Here!

Are you planning to visit the Cup North event this year? If you are, La Cimbali is happy to offer a 20% discount for tickets purchased online before the show. This is one of the perks of being one of the main sponsors of the event this year.

This year, the event will be taking place on 7-8 November at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester and La Cimbali is fortunate to be one of the three official sponsors. The La Cimbali stand will be featuring coffee from Dark Woods Coffee. Stay tuned for more details which will be revealed soon.

If you think that purchasing a ticket to the event is an experience that you will enjoy, you can also take comfort in the fact that for every ticket sold this year, Cup North will be contributing a percentage of the sales to the Gitesi Project in Rwanda.

Cup North and some of their partners are working with the parties involved in producing, shipping, roasting and selling coffee from this community in western Rwanda, hoping to make an additional, tangible and sustainable difference to the livelihoods of the people doing the growing.

To purchase tickets and receive your discount – simply click on this link:

http://cupnorth.co.uk/tickets/ and enter this code CIMBALI15 at the check-out page.

For more information regarding Cup North please visit:

http://www.cupnorth.co.uk

For more information regarding the Gitesi Project please visit:

http://cupnorth.co.uk/the-gitesi-project/www.cupnorth.co.uk

Please join them us at this fabulous coffee event which looks to be even bigger and better then ever!

We look forward to seeing you in Manchester soon!

Drinking your Espresso: It’s all in the timing!

Coffee lovers all over the world have been drinking more and more cups of coffee in a day. However, there are still many who feel that the first espresso of the day is no longer as effective and is not giving you the expected boost of energy. In a recent research, we find the reason for this.

According to ASAP Science, drinking coffee first thing in the morning may not be the best way to take advantage of the energy boost in caffeine.

This is because it is in the morning that we have high levels of cortisol and when you consume coffee at this time of the day, it could produce problems. One is that it could interfere with the body’s production of cortisol. This hormone is responsible for improving glucose levels in our blood and as a response to stress. As a result of caffeine intake, the production of cortisol is impeded and this will let us rely on the coffee boost to compensate.

The second problem is something that many coffee drinkers have experienced and this is the increase in tolerance to caffeine by habitual morning drinkers. This happens due to the face that it replaces the natural cortisol-induced boost instead of adding it.

Cortisol levels have been found to be generally high at three times during the day, not just early morning, so the best times to drink coffee or caffeine are between 10.00am and Midday and between 2.00pm and 5.00pm.

Basically the study is saying that the best time to drink coffee is when our brains can use the caffeine most efficiently, and that’s not first thing in the morning if you need a caffeine boost. It may therefore be a good idea for early morning coffee drinkers to consider adjusting their schedules to better optimise their caffeine intake.

Of course we love making and enjoy drinking espressos at all times of the day and are not saying to stop that morning fix! It is just that over time you may find that you need more and more coffee for the same effect.

Looking Forward to Two Great Autumn Events – HOST & Cup North

The La Cimbali team are getting ready for two great events as the summer comes to an end.

This Autumn, the team is excited for the Host 2015 which is in late October. This is a part of the EXPO Milano event. This will take place at Milan’s Fieramilano from 23-27 during the last week of the EXPO. This fantastic international event takes place twice a year and the last one was in 2013. This year there will be 1,700 exhibitors and it expects to welcome over 130,000 visitors from 62 countries.

If you are looking for an event that blends culture with business, HOST is the right event for you. There will be more than 400 meetings, talks and seminars and this includes, workshops, innovative performances, demonstrations by starred chefs, master pastry bakers ice cream makers as well as baristas from all around the world.

The coffee segment of HOST has always been the ‘venue par excellence’ attracting the world’s top companies and a strong contingent of specially selected coffee-roasting firms, importers, producers and operators. There will be areas devoted to all the stages of coffee production and processing with focus on the creation of different blends, including exotic as well as espresso. It really is a special area to be part of.

The second event after HOST will be the Cup North event which will take place over the weekend of 7-8 November and will be held at the Victoria Warehouse Hotel in Manchester. This event will attract coffee lovers and include professionals in the industry, roasters, baristas and foodies as well!

This year La Cimbali will be one of three official sponsors of Tamper Tantrum who are a forum dedicated to broadcasting stories, opinions and theories from the coffee industry. As part of Cup North 2014 they were extremely well received and a great success. This time they will have six coffee industry superstars who will share their stories including; Chloe Callow the launcher of the Bespoke Water Division for Norman Pendred & Co Ltd, and Colin Harmon – co-creator and co-host of Tamper Tantrum and four-time Irish barista champion.

Rob and his team look forward to seeing you at these two exciting events soon.

HOST 2015 runs from Friday 23 October – Tuesday 27 October at Fieramilano fairground in Rho.

For more details regarding HOST 2015 please visit: www.host.fieramilano.it/en

Cup North takes place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November at the Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Stretford, Manchester.

For more details regarding Cup North please visit:

www.cupnorth.co.uk