2013 Sponsors
Title Sponsor
Hario
HARIO is a Japanese heat-resistant glassware company which was founded in 1921. Innovative glassware and utensil for drinking coffee such as V60 coffee dripper and TCA Syphon give not only special taste, but also time, value and relationship to the customer and barista in the world.
Urnex/Puro
Qualified Cleaning Product
Cafiza® Espresso Machine Cleaner Powder and Puro Powder®
Cafiza® Espresso Machine Cleaner Powder is an integral part of the daily maintenance routine for espresso machines. Specifically formulated for effective use in the back flush cleaning process, Cafiza® is designed to combine maximum solubility and cleaning power with easy rinsability. Cafiza® is recommended for use with a wide-range of traditional espresso machines and is NSF certified for metal compatibility and safety.
Formulated for the professional barista, Puro® powder is an essential component in daily machine maintenance. Puro Brand was developed with a strong knowledge of coffee as an essential component in daily machine maintenance. Puro® powder can be used for backflushing traditional espresso machines, soaking espresso machine parts, and cleaning coffee brewers. NSF, OMRI, and EPA certified.
Marco
Qualified Grinder
Uber Grinder
The Uber Grinder is the result of a design collaboration between Marco and Mahlkonig, aiming to deliver best-in-class grind profile for cup by cup brewing.
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Water Filtration Sponsor
Pentair
Pentair® Everpure® is water. Whether you need filtration, softening or reverse osmosis, we have a solution. After all, our entire existence revolves around providing the best, most consistent water anywhere. That’s why so many foodservice operators depend on us to solve their water problems. In fact, Pentair Everpure has been a leading global provider of quality water solutions to the foodservice industry for more than 80 years.
Equipment Sponsor
Kalita
KALITA has over fifty year history to popularize coffee culture in Japan through highly sophisticated coffee related equipment. We further devote to lineup products in order to draw out specialty of coffee so that all consumers can enjoy its real taste of coffee in the coming fifty years.
Equipment Partner
Bunn-O-Matic
Wherever they do business, customers rely on BUNN for quality beverage equipment and comprehensive service. Offering a complete line of dispensed beverage equipment from locations around the globe, BUNN manufactures coffee brewers; grinders; single-cup pod brewers; the trifecta air infusion brewer; superautomatic espresso systems; precise temperature water systems; and more.
Coffee Sponsor
MTC Group
MTC is a boutique specialty coffee trader with more than 15 years industry experience as a grower, processor, marketer, trader and importer of green coffee. We work directly with producers and our buying teams are actively involved at origin in development projects, quality systems and processing, varietal and micro-lot innovation. MTC supplies clients all around the world through our sales offices in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Hong Kong.
Product Sponsor
Espresso Parts
Espresso Parts is the world wide leader in supplying specialty coffee equipment and supplies. Since 1993, we have been supplying restaurants, coffee bars, baristas, and home brewers the best products and service available. We are a dynamic team with the sole purpose of providing the best customer service experience, period! We look forward to serving you.
Product Sponsor
Aerobie
The AeroPress coffee maker is a new type of press that brews one to four cups of rich coffee without bitterness in one minute. The AeroPress has become a favorite of serious coffee aficionados because it enables one to control the brewing process variables and thereby tailor the brew for a particular roasted coffee and one’s personal taste.
Product Sponsor
Chemex
Product Sponsor
Huhtamaki
Huhtamaki are world leading manufacturers, best known for our paper cups and lids, but there’s more to us than that. We manufacture and supply a huge range of consumer and specialty packaging and develop innovative bespoke packaging solutions. Enjoy a coffee served in our paper cups at the WBC Espresso & Brew Bars.
Product Sponsor
Curtis
Since 1941, the Wilbur Curtis Company has been at the forefront of coffee brewing technology. From the invention of the disposable glass coffee pot to the revolutionary Gemini Satellite system and now Generation Four technology paired with the Curtis Gold Cup single cup brewer, Curtis is the leader in automated brewing.
Event Sponsor: Barista Meet & Greet
Latorre & Dutch
At Latorre & Dutch Coffee Traders we strive to raise the bar of café culture and are always pushing our farmers and ourselves to the limit so we can produce the best possible products, while taking into account the trends in the industry. We specialise in total traceable and quality certified; single farm, micro lot and gourmet coffees. All our products are linked and negotiated directly with small farmers or communities and then bought through co-ops to ensure fair trade and social projects to be done in these remote areas around the world.
Event Sponsor: Judges Lounge & Dinner
Genovese Coffee
In the late 1960s, Alfio Genovese discovered his passion for roasting coffee. He wanted to roast coffee to reflect true Italian style, and established Genovese & Sons in 1970. Genovese remains a third generation family owned company, passionate about coffee. This passion will be displayed on their stand at MICE.
Event Sponsor: WCE Press Room
Bodum
The BODUM® product range is developed with a commitment to offer beautiful design at an affordable price. BODUM® is proud to be an environmentally conscious worldwide corporation, with product design focusing on reducing waste without comprising taste. An innovative Danish homewares company, products range from coffee, tea and glassware to kitchen electrics and gadgets.
Event Sponsor
Swiss Water® Decaf in partnership with H.A Bennet & Sons
We are proud to sponsor the WBC and support the barista craft! Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee company specializes in amazing coffee without caffeine. Coffee that is worth getting excited about, not just excited by. Bennetts’ impressive legacy of coffee quality excellence raises the bar of Specialty Coffee in Australia.
Event Sponsor
Café Taf
Taf offers specialty coffee and services through a wide network to the largest part of Greece. The company’s goal is the development of long-term business relationships with the customers. The business action of Taf focuses on offering unique high quality coffees included in three product lines – Single Estate, Taloumis Family Limited Reserve and Sustainability coffees. These coffees are purchased directly from coffee farms, adopting the direct relationship model. The offering is combined with unequalled education for a complete customer service. Taf roasts specialty coffees with the expertise aquired through all these years and responds to customer preferences with flexibility.
Official Media Sponsor
Prime Creative
BeanScene Magazine is Australasia’s leading coffee publication. BeanScene is distributed throughout Australia, New Zealand, and coffee communities in Southeast Asia. BeanScene is a conversation about all things coffee, informing baristas, roasters, café owners, coffee lovers, equipment machine suppliers, green bean traders and more about the latest trends in the regional coffee industry. www.beanscenemag.com.au


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