Official Program
Click the image to download a printable pdf. Program subject to change without notice.
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Awards Night Theme: Speakeasy
We have picked a fun, dress-up ‘Speakeasy’ theme for this year’s Compak Golden Bean Coffee Roasters Competition awards ceremony. Get your best gangster, show girl or jazz musician outfit out of the attic and dust it off for our big gig at the Melody Ballroom on Friday the 16th.
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Roasting Hobby turns into a worthy social cause!
Launching this month, Groundswell Roasters is a Vancouver based social enterprise funding students of their not-for-profit school, Groundswell, through the sale of specialty coffee.
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Roadtrip – Part 2
We just finished our Midwest road trip – aka the Wild West Adventure with my travelling companion and excellent driver Brendo Schack hitting the back roads hard in our rental Dodge Charger. We covered plenty of miles in a week that saw us draw in to the grand city of Minneapolis, a place blessed with
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Roadtrip!
At last we are on the ground again after getting the starting mechanisms sorted for this year’s Compak Golden Bean North America. I arrived in Portland last week and had a chance to catch up with the guys from the American Barista School to plan for this year’s fun awards. We put together some great
Read MoreFirst booking on the new system
We would like to congratulate Ian Picco from Topeca Coffee in Tulsa Oklahoma on being the first to use our online booking system. Ian was a Medal winner last year and missed out on coming to the event as a delegate. We are rewarding Ian for being the first to enter the competition by giving
Read More2016 Competition Bag Design
First Sneak Peak! We have finalized our bag design with our Bag Sponsor Roastar and will be sending bags out to over 1,500 roasters in late August. We love the new bright colours of the bags and the metallic highlights that Roastar coffee bags are famous for in their unique customer coffee bag designs.
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NEW: Online Entry System
We have just finished setting up online registrations for this year’s Compak Golden Bean Coffee Roasters Competitions. This online entry system will speed things up and make easier the whole communication process. We receive and process thousands of coffee entries between the two global events, and are understandably very excited about this innovation. The new
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Beach Party Sponsor – Silver Chef
It is phenomenal to have Silver Chef Limited back on board as a Social Night sponsor for this year’s Compak Golden Bean. President, Silver Chef Rentals Inc. Canada, and ex Australian Rules Professional Football player, Kristian Thanas will be at the event hosting an Aussie Beach Party at the Castaway venue.
Read MorePortland, are you ready for this?
We would like to announce that renowned Australia cafe entrepreneur and previous Australian Golden Bean Winner Nolan Hirt will be opening a concept cafe on Portland’s very cool Alberta Street later this year.
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Accommodation Update
We have picked the funky Jupiter Hotel as our preferred venue for this year’s Compak Golden Bean in September. We suggest getting in early if you want to attend as a delegate this year as we have picked The Portland Feast Festival weekend to make your visit more rewarding and complete. This means rooms are
Read MoreBling up your bags!
If you are the proud owner of a Compak Golden Bean medal, bling up your bags and show the world – it’s the least you can do for your world winning beans!
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Atlanta SCAA
The Team spent a few important days talking with industry about the Compak Golden Bean and were excited about the interest we received. SCAA is a great meeting point globally and it’s always a buzz to catch up with industry friends from around the world. Check out the following snaps from our fun week in
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Baristas: Win a trip to Portland!
Are you an amazing barista? Do you want to expand your horizons? And hang with Pete Licata for a few days? If you answered yes to all of the above, then the Compak Golden Bean Coffee Roasters Competition and Conference need you and your amazing barista skills.
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Can I have it all?
News from above with Phillip Di Bella Am I a good parent, do I make a difference, can I afford to hire more staff? A global company asked more than 2,500 clients what was on their mind and not without surprise, many responded with these questions. As a business owner, it is easy to get
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Empowering women to improve lives
International Women’s Coffee Alliance Legal and cultural practices in many coffee growing regions around the world restrict women from the economic opportunities that would generate significant improvements for their families, their businesses and their communities. The empowerment of these women with these opportunities to make social and economic change must engage both men and women
Read More2016 Dates Announced
New Location and Dates The Golden Bean North American team is excited to announce that we have set the dates for next year’s event in Portland, Oregon. We had a great response from our first year in Portland and have decided to pick a bigger venue so we can handle the larger number of delegates
Read MoreChanges to Compak Golden Bean Format
Following discussions with the head judges we will be tailoring the format and adding an extra category next year – Filter. We will also be continuing with our weigh in weigh out ratio system for the espresso bases.
Read MoreTrends uncovered from Compak Golden Bean events of 2015
The Compak Golden Bean has now been run successfully in two countries and has given us as the organizers a very clear snap shot of the specialty coffee industry around the world, having judged almost 2000 coffees in the USA and Australia.
Read MoreTips for next year
Some tips recommended for next year’s competitor is to pick coffees that are on trend to the larger market place and look for those coffees with stand out flavor profiles that will hold on to your palate to the end of a tasting.
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Single Origin Winner – Sisters Coffee
Sisters Coffee won a Gold Medal for Single Origin (espresso) in the inaugural Compak Golden Bean North America.
Read MoreWrapped and Roasted
We are still on an amazing high after having completed the first ever Compak Golden Bean North America. This does not mean work has stopped, as we are now busy sending out roasters results and the winner’s medals.
Read MoreKlatch Coffee and Gloria Jean’s make history
Klatch Coffee wins the first Compak Golden Bean North America Coffee Roasters Competition A well known and respected North American Coffee Roaster, Mike Perry from Klatch Coffee Inc. took to the stage in Portland OR on Saturday night to accept the honor of being the first ever Compak Golden Bean Champion in this prestigious industry
Read MoreWhere has the Head Bean been?
We have spent a month travelling around the US visiting vibrant cities like Los Angeles, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle and New York. We have called into many coffee roasters and great coffee concepts and it has been very refreshing to see the effort the industry is putting in around the delivery of quality coffee.
Read MoreLet the roadshow begin!
DATE: 09 July 2015 FROM: Sean Edwards Managing Director, Café Culture International It’s time to find and reward North America’s best coffee roasters. The Roadshow has begun with The Compak Golden Bean Team arriving in Los Angeles in late June with a flying visit to some great roasteries in southern California.
Read MoreThe Compak Golden Bean officially launched
Communication has now been sent out to over 1000 North American roasting businesses. We have had great feedback to date, receiving many questions about the event. It has been very encouraging to see so much interest in this competition gaining early recognition from the local industry.
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DATE: 02 June 2015 FROM: Sean Edwards Managing Director, Café Culture International Please let me be the first to introduce you to this exciting event taking place in North America. We are very proud to announce The Compak Golden Bean Roasters competition will take place from the 16th to 19th of September this year in
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Australian Winner 2014
Compak Golden Bean Overall Winner + Winner of Milk Based Category Uncle Joe’s Coffee by Mark Leo of 3rd Crack Coffee Brokerage What began as simple curiosity over a gold medal winning coffee turned into an all consuming quest to unlock the mysteries of the bean. For me, my coffee journey began in late 2008,
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