HOFEX "GBC Competition" Barista wins at the starting line

The barista is the soul of a good cup of coffee. In the past few years, the International Food and Beverage Trade Fair HOFEX has specially organized the "GBC barista Competition" and the "GLC Coffee pull Competition" in the "Bean2Cup @ HOFEX Coffee area", with a view to providing a platform for local baristas to communicate with each other and strive for technological excellence.

In May this year, the long-awaited HOFEX and two coffee competitions came again, and new elements were introduced this year, namely, the "Coffee & Food Pairing-Coffee and Gourmet match Competition". Contestants need to use their knowledge and creativity to make a cup of hand-made coffee that can match with the delicacies specified at the conference, giving full play to what the French call "Marriage", that is, to describe the optimal match of food and wine. The relationship feels like "getting married". This year, the contestants with the highest total score will win the first Hong Kong Coffee Shop of the year Award for their coffee shop.

| | Kwong Kun-shan Catherine |

With the sublimation of the taste of food

Catherine, a post-80s, was the third runner-up in the GBC barista contest in 2013. At that time, Catherine had already achieved remarkable results after only a few months in the industry. This shows how talented she is. I would also like to thank the "GBC barista contest" for becoming the performance stage for young baristas.

For this year's new "Coffee & Food Pairing-Coffee and Gourmet match Competition", Catherine admitted that it is a very good attempt, because coffee and food matching is one of the necessary skills of baristas.

"imagine that wine connoisseurs have always wanted to make good use of wine and food. If coffee can also be matched with the food tower, the taste of coffee will be more prominent. "she said," make good use of coffee with muffin to neutralize the sweetness of the cake and enhance the taste of the coffee. "

| | first from right: Yang Yaohui Kim |

Catherine participated in the competition mainly because of the encouragement and support of Master Kim. It turns out that Kim has a lot of history. Apart from being the champion of "Grand Latte Art Championship" in the 2011 HOFEX Coffee Competition, it also won the championship of "New York Coffee Fest" in the International Coffee Competition, becoming the first Chinese champion of the event.

Competition pressure propulsion technology

For new baristas, participating in the competition can not only improve their skills, but also grow rapidly under appropriate competition pressure. According to Kim, "this competition will enable participants to make significant progress in a short period of time, collate what they have learned in the process of preparation, and review their substandard skills." "

The title changes the outlook of the outside world.

Kim, who has won a number of titles related to baristas, said frankly, "after winning the award, other people have different views on him, and at the same time, his fate has changed, and he has more opportunities for media interviews, more cooperation with other organizations or job opportunities, which is also of great help to his career. "

HOFEX promotes intra-industry and cross-industry exchanges

HOFEX has been attracting colleagues from different cities such as Singapore and Taiwan to participate in the exhibition, and the "GBC barista Competition" can enhance the understanding and exchange between baristas in different regions. Kim believes that getting to know a lot of colleagues in different regions after the competition will help deepen communication with the industry, and will benefit a lot from the exchange of coffee skills between them in the future.

In fact, in addition to strengthening exchanges among the industry, Kim believes that other exhibition areas covered by HOFEX (wine and spirits area, baking, catering, kitchen equipment and supply area, food and beverage area, etc.)

At the same time, it also gives baristas the opportunity to learn about other industries. For example, baristas are also very interested in Wine. "in the final analysis, coffee (and wine) should be tasted with a sense of taste. "the European industry has made good use of wine and coffee and has made some progress. Hong Kong baristas also think that this match is worthy of local development. I believe Kim is also very interested in giving it a try.

Bean2Cup @ HOFEX Coffee area

In addition to the focus event of the "GBC barista contest", in view of the increasing demand for coffee in the global market, HOFEX 2015 has specially created a Bean2Cup @ HOFEX coffee zone this year, allowing merchants to display their own brands of coffee beans, coffee machines, brewing equipment and other peripheral products.

At the same time, a number of leading brands in the industry have also gathered to provide you with a dazzling variety of coffee beans and blending equipment, such as Xiangji Coffee, Jie Rong Coffee Co., Ltd., Jin Baijia Development Co., Ltd., Hotan Baoxin Co., Ltd., Beijing Andrew Fruit and Food Co., Ltd., all brands and products blossom. At that time, all participants will be in Pavilion 1e next to the registration office. You can already feel the smell of coffee in the venue, and coffee lovers can't miss it.

Please register as a buyer on www.hofex.com/register immediately and get your pass!

Source: coffee salon net