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United Kingdom
Whittard rescued in last-minute deal by investment group
Private equity firm Epic in late December purchased London-based coffee and tea retail chain Whittard of Chelsea from administrators full story
Turkey
Report from the Turkish Coffee Championships: Day 2—Baristas qualify for the finals
Today, December 19, the organisers held the qualification rounds for the Barista final, reports Alf Kramer in Istanbul full storyTurkey
Report from the Turkish Coffee Championships: Day 1—Aysin Aydogdu wins Cup Tasting
The Turkish Championships—featuring all five disciplines—opened here December 18, reports Alf Kramer from Istanbul full storyBelgium
Melanie Nunes wins 4th Belgian Barista Championship
On Friday, December 5, Belgium held its 4th National Barista Championship and the 2nd edition of its Latte Art Championship full story
India
International Coffee Festival postponed until October
The third edition of the India International Coffee Festival has been postponed from its original March dates until October 5-8, 2009 full story
United Kingdom
The Streat chain expands to Scotland with Glasgow opening
Northern Ireland-based coffee chain The Streat in mid-December opened its first outlet in Scotland full story
Baltic States
Double Coffee scales down growth
Latvia-based coffee chain Double Coffee is to scale down its development plans in its home country and in neighbouring Lithuania full story
Ethiopia
Ethiopia begins trading coffee electronically
In early December, Ethiopia began trading coffee using a new electronic exchange, in a move aimed at increasing competitiveness full storyInternational
SCAE’s 2009 Media Plan now available
Full details of the wide range of SCAE media next year are now available in the SCAE Media Plan for 2009 full story
International
Calling all potential 2009 World Barista Championship judges!
A certification workshop for potential World Barista Championship judges is to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, 13-14 January, 2009 full story
