The world’s largest coffee roasters competition and conference.
The Golden Bean has been running successfully now for seventeen years in Australia and is in its sixth year in North America. It is one of the key elements in the growth of the coffee industry by way of rewarding the coffee roasters, the vital person in the chain for all coffee businesses.
From the back-yard one man specialty coffee roaster right through to large corporates, the Golden Bean is for everyone in the coffee industry.
Entries are submitted to be judged in a blind tasting format.
There are additional benefits to also attending the Golden Bean.
✓ Professional development ✓ Industry recognition
✓ Brand & profile building ✓ Fresh industry perspective
✓ Benchmark your product ✓ Re-energise your goals
✓ Market research ✓ Strengthen & improve your business
✓ Feedback from peers and experts ✓ Party at the awards night!
Welcome to the Golden Bean
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Entries open 1 April 2021
Entries close 11 August 2021
Coffee deliveries by 11 August 2021
Judging dates 11-14 August 2021
Medals available for purchase 16 August 2021
The fine print:
You cannot bring coffee with you. You will need to send it in advance to be eligible to compete.
It is the responsibility of the roaster to choose the delivery date of their coffee (within the window of dates advised) to ensure it is at its best on the days of judging.
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The Golden Bean North America 2019 in Nashville Tennessee was a huge success for event organiser Cafe Culture International. The world’s largest coffee roasting competition had a total of 1,300 entries from 450 roasters from all around North America. The competition took place at the Cambria Hotel in Downtown Nashville. The hotel catered for 200
Congratulations to all 2019 Winners Congratulations on your win at 2019 Golden Bean North America Coffee Roasters Competition! We know you will be excited to let the world know how fantastic your coffee is so we have the LOW RESOLUTION (200pixel) Champion sticker and Golden Bean Logo artwork available for you to download and use
Click here for full list of 2017 Winners Congratulations on your win at 2019 Golden Bean North America Coffee Roasters Competition! We know you will be excited to let the world know how fantastic your coffee is so we have the LOW RESOLUTION (200pixel) Champion sticker and Golden Bean Logo artwork available for you to
