Guatemalan Coffee Receives Award

In the competition organized by Roasters Guild, el Injerto and San Diego Buena Vista estates were awarded.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

This competition takes place within the Specialty Coffee Association of America contest, which ended on April 19.

Prensalibre.com reported statements by Blanca Castro, marketing coordinator for the National Coffee Association (Anacafé): "Every year, Roasters Guild gives an award to the best coffee from a roasting industry point of view."

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Guatemala: $2,000 per Quintal of Coffee in Electronic Auction

July 2011

Although low, the final price paid exceeded the specialty coffee auctions in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

The Cup of Excellence auction, hosted by Coffee Bean International for Target in the United States, ended with the sale of coffee from the “El Socorro” farm, which sold a lot of 26 quintals at $2012 each.

Guatemalan Coffee Gets Second Place at International Competition

April 2010

At the annual competition of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), Guatemalan plantation "Puerta Verde" got the second place.

The winner was Colombian plantation "Buenavista", with 90.5 points. It was followed by "Puerta Verde" with 89.625 points and "La Isabela", located in La Paz, Honduras, with 89.313 points.

Honduran Coffee Participates in U.S. Fair

April 2010

The Annual Fair of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the most important in its field, will take place between April 15 and 18.

This event will be hosted by the city of Anaheim, California, and expects the participation of 8.000 coffee professionals.

Honduran coffee will be tasted by international buyers at a large stand, competing directly with the world’s best, stated Mario Ordóñez, from the Honduran Coffee Institute (Ihcafé).

Nicaragua prepares for annual coffee conference

January 2009

The country was chosen as the "Portrait Country" for next Annual Conference of the Association of Special Coffee of the Americas, which will be held in April in Atlanta.

Laprensa.com.ni reports: "Roberto Bendana, president of the Cup of Excellence, confirmed that Nicaragua was chosen this year to be the Portrait Country, with which they will be able to utilize special promotion spaces that will be reserved during throughout the event, which is held annually and brings together representatives from producer and consumer countries, trading and roasting companies, local and international organizations, all linked to the coffee sector."

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