2013 Sponsors

Title Sponsor
Party Sponsor

Natvia

Natvia is the 100% NATURAL, LOW CALORIE sweetener seducing palettes with a premium blend of naturally sweet ingredients. Containing NO ASPARTAME OR SACCHARIN, Natvia is a healthy alternative to artificial sweeteners and sugar. Natvia’s perfectly sweet and clean taste has been blended to perfectly complement coffee. Natvia is the café and coffee industry’s choice when it comes to low calorie, natural sweeteners. Visit www.natvia.com.au

Nuova Simonelli

Qualified Espresso Machine

AURELIA II T3

Aurelia II T3 is the new espresso machine which guarantees superior performances in terms of accuracy, extraction quality, flexibility and consistency of results; for these benefits it is dedicated to the best professional baristas. The innovative T3 technology is at the base of its results, since it establishes new reference standards for temperature accuracy in water supply. Three different temperature parameters (water, group, steam) act on the brewing temperature on each group head; this means extreme accuracy, regardless of the workload or environmental conditions. The barista has always the maximum flexibility and control of his brewing.

Mahlkoenig

Qualified Grinder

K30 Twin and K30 Vario

These grind-on-demand espresso grinders ensure hands-free operation and electronically controlled, variable programming for exact portioning. The grinders start automatically when inserting the port-a-filter and grinding time is less than 2 seconds for a single espresso of 7 gram. The stepless grind adjustment guarantees the highest flexibility possible for every coffee blend.

Urnex/Puro

Qualified Cleaning Product

Cafiza® Espresso Machine Cleaner Powder and Puro Powder®

Cafiza® Espresso Machine Cleaner Powder is an integral part of the daily maintenance routine for espresso machines. Specifically formulated for effective use in the back flush cleaning process, Cafiza® is designed to combine maximum solubility and cleaning power with easy rinsability. Cafiza® is recommended for use with a wide-range of traditional espresso machines and is NSF certified for metal compatibility and safety.

puro Formulated for the professional barista, Puro® powder is an essential component in daily machine maintenance. Puro Brand was developed with a strong knowledge of coffee as an essential component in daily machine maintenance. Puro® powder can be used for backflushing traditional espresso machines, soaking espresso machine parts, and cleaning coffee brewers. NSF, OMRI, and EPA certified.

Everpure/Pentair

Qualified Water Filtration

Claris Products and MRS-600HE II

The CLARIS water filter system has been designed down to the last detail to cater to the exacting requirements of specialty coffee and foodservice markets. The unique Claris water filter system combines sophisticated filtration technology with smart engineering excellence which, up until now, was only associated with larger and more expensive systems. (available in a variety of sizes)

Everpure® MRS-600HE II™ is a high efficiency RO systems that offers significantly less water waste, saving money on sewer charges. This system can produce up to as much as 600 gallons per day of RO water, with a flow rate of up to 0.7 gpm. It also has a blending feature that allows for water customization so you can adjust the water depending on your application.

Gold

DaVinci

Proud sponsors of the World Barista Championships since their inception, DaVinci Gourmet, the global supplier of premium flavoured syrups combines art, craft and science to allow Baristas to create a masterpiece of flavour without limitation.

Silver

Espresso Parts

Espresso Parts is the world wide leader in supplying specialty coffee equipment and supplies. Since 1993, we have been supplying restaurants, coffee bars, baristas, and home brewers the best products and service available. We are a dynamic team with the sole purpose of providing the best customer service experience, period! We look forward to serving you.

Bronze
WBC Espresso Bar Sponsor

Daterra

Daterra means “from the earth” in Portuguese, and it is from there – the earth – that we cultivate with respect to the environment, technology and good people, high quality green coffee beans to be exported and consumed all over the globe.

Bronze

Monin

With a 100 years of international innovation, with more than 100 flavours in 120 countries, MONIN is a proud supporter of the World Barista Championship. Building on our heritage, MONIN offers a range of premium syrups, sauces and fruit mixes ensuring ultimate taste and ultimate creativity for baristas around the world.

Bronze

Huhtamaki

Huhtamaki are world leading manufacturers, best known for our paper cups and lids, but there’s more to us than that. We manufacture and supply a huge range of consumer and specialty packaging and develop innovative bespoke packaging solutions. Enjoy a coffee served in our paper cups at the WBC Espresso & Brew Bars.

Trophy Sponsor

Reg Barber

Reg Barber is a designer and manufacturer of the finest coffee tampers in the world – whether for ordinary home baristas or professional world champions. Every year he likes to give back to all the baristas by designing and building the WBC Trophies.

WBC Bronze Sponsor

Barista Magazine

Cited by CNBC as “the Bible for coffee enthusiasts”, Barista Magazine leads the industry in providing café owners with how-to and business articles, cutting-edge trend pieces, and travel editorials in each of its bi-monthly issues. Established in 2005 as the go-to resource for professional baristas and café owners.

Origin Trip Sponsor

Café Imports

Café Imports felt like this program was incredibly important for baristas because it allows them to take their enthusiasm for coffee and apply it in furthering their coffee education on the ground at Origin. Café Imports has made a serious commitment to the development of Barista education this year because education is our core value, and quite frankly we believe baristas are the future of our industry. We know the power that an origin trip can have for coffee professionals, and if we can even be a small part in helping someone connect the dots by experiencing coffee at origin, we know this program is a success. We are energized by the momentum the Barista community has right now, and love the opportunity to be a part of it!

Official Dairy Sponsor

Pura

Pura has been a proud supporter of AASCA and Australia’s baristas for the last 10 years and is excited to see the depth of talent continue at MICE. Pura has been a supporter of bringing the World Barista Championship to Australia and is very pleased to be the official milk sponsor for WBC2013. Pura Original Milk was judged the nation’s best at Dairy Australia’s 2012 Australian Grand Dairy Awards, a confirmation that as the coffee industry continues to shine, so does Pura milk.

Medallion

KeepCup

At KeepCup we are all about doing better. Takeaway coffee that’s better for the environment; finding better ways to enjoy the things we love. Through our own actions, we inspire others to be the change they wish to see in the world.

Medallion

Hario

HARIO is a Japanese heat-resistant glassware company which was founded in 1921. Innovative glassware and utensil for drinking coffee such as V60 coffee dripper and TCA Syphon give not only special taste, but also time, value and relationship to the customer and barista in the world.

Medallion
WBC Brew Bar Sponsor

Marco

Marco Beverage Systems Ltd. designs and manufactures the finest hot water delivery systems for commercial brewing of tea and coffee. We work directly with our customers to deliver specific machines for specific solutions, marrying technological and brewing excellence within the Marco range of products, striving to meet user needs.

Medallion

Café Taf

Taf offers specialty coffee and services through a wide network to the largest part of Greece. The company’s goal is the development of long-term business relationships with the customers. The business action of Taf focuses on offering unique high quality coffees included in three product lines – Single Estate, Taloumis Family Limited Reserve and Sustainability coffees. These coffees are purchased directly from coffee farms, adopting the direct relationship model. The offering is combined with unequalled education for a complete customer service. Taf roasts specialty coffees with the expertise aquired through all these years and responds to customer preferences with flexibility.

Official Smallwares Partners

Bombora

Providing an extensive range of Barista Tools & Accessories, Coffee Machine Cleaning Products, Water Filtration & Equipment Spare Parts, Bombora Supplies is a one stop shop of ancillary supplies to the speciality coffee industry. Visit www.bomborasupplies.com.au to see over 2000 products online or call our friendly support team on 1300724249.

Espresso Supply

Espresso Supply Inc. is an established smallwares supplier serving the specialty coffee industry globally. From cafés to corporate programs, our customers rely on our broad product line, which includes pitchers, thermometers, knock boxes and tampers, all designed to improve coffee quality, promote efficient retail operations and help ensure customer satisfaction.

Toddy

Toddy's patented cold brew process produces fresh coffee and tea extract using your own coffee beans or tea leaves. The result is a full-bodied, aromatic flavor profile that translates into a bold, super-smooth taste. Leading cafes worldwide utilize Toddy's cold brew process to create signature drinks.

Coffee Hit

At Coffee Hit we strive to provide quality, innovative coffee making tools for baristas and the coffee consuming public. We back this up with exceptional service and care for our customers. Whether you run a busy espresso bar, café or just enjoy making great coffee at home we have the right tools to help you get the job done.

RegBarber

Blender Sponsor

Breville

Established in 1932, Breville Australia is a leading designer of small kitchen appliances. Including the Dual Boiler espresso machine, variable temperature kettles, automatic tea maker and more, Breville products are designed to perform better, simpler and faster. The 2012 World Barista Championships features the latest Breville blenders with the patented Kinetix™ blade and bowl system for superior blending. www.breville.com.au

Event Sponsor: Barista Meet & Greet

Latorre & Dutch

At Latorre & Dutch Coffee Traders we strive to raise the bar of café culture and are always pushing our farmers and ourselves to the limit so we can produce the best possible products, while taking into account the trends in the industry. We specialise in total traceable and quality certified; single farm, micro lot and gourmet coffees. All our products are linked and negotiated directly with small farmers or communities and then bought through co-ops to ensure fair trade and social projects to be done in these remote areas around the world.

Event Sponsor: Judges Lounge & Dinner

Genovese Coffee

In the late 1960s, Alfio Genovese discovered his passion for roasting coffee. He wanted to roast coffee to reflect true Italian style, and established Genovese & Sons in 1970. Genovese remains a third generation family owned company, passionate about coffee. This passion will be displayed on their stand at MICE.

Event Sponsor: WCE Press Room

Bodum

The BODUM® product range is developed with a commitment to offer beautiful design at an affordable price. BODUM® is proud to be an environmentally conscious worldwide corporation, with product design focusing on reducing waste without comprising taste. An innovative Danish homewares company, products range from coffee, tea and glassware to kitchen electrics and gadgets.

Event Sponsor

Swiss Water® Decaf in partnership with H.A Bennet & Sons

We are proud to sponsor the WBC and support the barista craft! Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee company specializes in amazing coffee without caffeine. Coffee that is worth getting excited about, not just excited by. Bennetts’ impressive legacy of coffee quality excellence raises the bar of Specialty Coffee in Australia.