a visit to the 2013 canadian coffee and tea show in vancouver, bc

A visit to the 2013 Canadian Coffee and Tea Show

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show returned to Vancouver to host exhibitors and attendees from around the globe. The show catered to individuals in the industry who share a passion for coffee and tea. The event was very educational and a great opportunity to participate in skill testing competitions, as well as generate industry contacts.

Attendees were able to experience many educational seminars conducted by industry experts. On the trade show floor, I met leading local, national and global suppliers with the finest equipment, products and services available. The following pictures are from my visit to the show.

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Vancouver Convention Center – Show Entrance

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show Entrance

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show Exhibits.

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show Barista contests.

The Coffee


Canterbury Coffee – One of North America's largest specialty coffee distributors. Introducing a single serving 90% biodegradable coffee delivery system.

Canterbury Coffee

The material should break down in a landfill with just a little bit of moisture. Its nylon filter is the only thing that cannot be recycled, though the company is working towards replacing it with a degradable substance.

Canterbury Coffee - Single serving 90% biodegradable cups.

This is a very convenient and environmentally friendly way to drink coffee.

Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee. The 4th largest roaster in North America behind Folgers, Maxwell House and Starbucks.

Mother Parker brands include Mother Parker, Higgins & Burke, Brown Gold and Martinson.

Mountain Coffee is a green coffee importer specializing in serving Canadian micro-roasters.

Erdem Imports introduced an innovation in Turkish coffee with a coffee that can be brewed in 5 seconds. The procedure is the same as with instant coffee.

Coffee De Olla from Garcomex.com in Mexico

Garcomex Mexican Cafe de Olla is an earthy mixture of Viennese-roast coffee, cinnamon, anise, and piloncillo (Mexican dark brown sugar).

Traditional Mexican Cafe de Olla is prepared in an earthenware pot called an olla.

http://www.melissaguerra.com/shop/piloncillo-raw-sugar-cones

Cafe Legal Mexican Coffee - Cafe Torrefactado y Cafe de Grano Mexicano

Cafe Legal is made with selected coffee beans from Mexico, toasted, ground and mixed with caramelized sugar (piloncillo) for an ideal traditional Mexican taste, also called Cafe de olla.

Enjoy the aroma and delicious taste of Legal Coffee. Cafe Torrefactado importado de Mexico.

Club Coffee's goal is to be the leading custom coffee roaster in North America. They develop and manufacture high quality products for sophisticated customers who value Quality, Cost and Service. •Sourcing•Blend Development•Green Bean Processing•Blending•Roasting•Packaging•Distribution•Quality Assurance

Daterra was Brazil's first sustainable coffee farm. In 1999 Daterra became ISO 14001 certified and in 2003 became Rainforest Alliance certified, another first for Brazil.

Varieties :Typica - original natural coffee from Ethiopia.Bourbon - mutant of Typica from the Island of Bourbon.Caturra - natural mutant of Bourbon originated in Brasil.Mundo Novo - natural cross pollination of Sumatra and Bourbon in Brazil.Red and Yellow Icatu - back cross of Bourbon and Canephora Tetraploid.Red and Yellow Catuaí - Bac

The Ministry of Agriculture of Mexico's Booth is seen below.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Mexico

The Equipment


Roastaire Canada produces Canada's most environmentally friendly coffee roaster which can be critical when roasting in urban areas.

Roastaire Canada roasters use 20 times less energy and produce 20 times less carbon emissions than traditional gas fired roasters. The compact design and low emissions make this a great roaster for coffee shops.

Roastaire Canada 3.3 kg roaster.

Roastaire Canada Roasting cycle computerized display.

Accent Packaging Equipment. Weigh filling equipment and labeling equipment.

Victor Cash Registers and POS Systems for coffee shops and restaurants.

AvidTap / Avid Register is $400 Point of Sale System with a $15/month maintenance fee. It comes with an Ipad-like device and a printer which hooks up to a cash box. The system has full reporting capabilities.

Keycafe Inc. provides a secure key exchange service with alerts that are sent to a handheld device when keys are removed and replaced.

Rex-Royal is a subsidiary of producer HGZ Kaffeemaschinen. HGZ has been developing and producing coffee machines for the catering industry since 1937.

Quality Coffee Systems Corp. is the Canadian National Distributor for Conti and Schaerer espresso machines.

Mahlkonig has been a leading brand of high quality professional grinders for 40 years.

Fetco is a manufacturer of high volume coffee brewing, coffee grinding and hot water dispensing equipment. This hot water dispenser can dispense hot water at 4 different temperatures.

Specialty Beverage Solutions is the Canadian distributor of Grindmaster Cecilware, Crathco, American Metalware and Blendtec Commercial blenders.

This SBS blender is 40% quieter because of the enclosed sound chamber.

The SBS washing station below will pressure wash the blender pitcher quickly.

Brokerhouse Distributors distributes quality coffee equipment and accessories.

BUNN-O-MATIC Corporation of Canada is a manufacturer of beverage equipment including brewers, grinders and espresso machines.

WA-2 was launched in 2001 by Glenn Bailey, founder of Canadian Springs Bottled Water Company. WA-2 has grown into Western Canada’s premiere provider of office water filtration services, office coffee services and residential water filters. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC

Mavea is a global leader in water filtration. Mavea's unique ion exchange process protects the equipment while enhancing the flavor of your coffee or beverage.

The Packaging


Roastar Custom Printed Coffee Bags - Digitally printed, they are able to print shorter runs with free bag proofs and no plate charges.

Taipak Enterprises ltd. specializes in multi-layered packaging and are a total solution for flexible packaging needs.

Quicklabel Systems displayed the Kiaro inkjet label printer ($10,000) used by many specialty coffee roasters to print labels.

Kiaro inkjet label printer

Kiaro labels

Agreen is an importer and wholesale distributor of 100% compostable and biodegradable disposable tableware and food packaging.

Seaside Paper Products is the exclusive Java Jacket manufacturer in Canada with earth friendly containers.

Consumable Items(other than coffee and tea)


Pura Organic Beverage Sweetener from Mexico

Dr.Smoothie Veggie Smoothies.

Smoothies have an expected growth rate of 68% in Canada with almost 2.5 billion in sales.

Torani has more than 100 naturally flavored syrups, sauces and beverage bases in coffees, sodas, teas, smoothies, cocktails and more.

Trumps bakery featured fine pastries.

DeFazio Gourmet is a biscotti Manufacturer located in Edmonton AB

Lentia Enterprises provides whipped cream machines and a variety of pastries.

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More details can be seen on the official website at http://coffeeteashow.ca/

You can view a complete list of exhibitors at http://coffeeteashow.ca/exhibitors/

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a visit to the 2013 canadian coffee and tea show in vancouver, bc

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