BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1688216:Event:748049 DTSTAMP:20260406T023947Z SUMMARY:Coffee Fest Show NYC DESCRIPTION:In this challenging time of economic uncertainty, with tru sted advice more valuable than ever, Coffee Fest brings you the nation 's best retail operators and industry professionals and consultants to ensure your business survives and even thrives with today's profitabi lity threats and tomorrow's challenges.\n\nShow Features\n\nExecutive Summit\nWe are thrilled to make our Executive Summit a permanent fixtu re on the Coffee Fest line-up of events, carefully crafted to help you build your bottom line. Held on Thursday, March 4, 2010, the Executiv e Summit titled Survive and Thrive, culls from the industry's most res pected professionals to bring participants a line-up of instructors an d moderators who act as both guides and coaches -- working with you to help you get the best out of your business. This day-long program ser ves up marketing and sales advice, techniques and stories to keep the momentum of your business rolling along.\n\nThe summit is limited to t he first 50 individuals and Pre-Registration is required. The cost is $249 and includes a banquet lunch, book and other materials. Don't mis s out on this opportunity!\n\nNew Product Showcase - Tinkers Minute\nE nthusiasm propels innovation and attendees will see both at the Septem ber Coffee Fest.\n\nIn the 1820s townsfolk on the frontier would gathe r when the tinker’s wagon arrived with tin pots, grinders, green cof fee and provisions. Marketers in a newly energized new product showcas e will have “a tinker’s minute” to describe the most compelling aspects of their offering before a crowd. Judges and attendees will ev aluate these products and presentation to proclaim winners by category .\n\nDemonstrations are from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center.\n\nThe New Products Showcase, sp onsored by Specialty Coffee Retailer, will draw attention to vendors o n a small stage near the entrance of the show floor as attendees await the show opening on the first day.\n\nIn animated Wild West fashion, new product purveyors will deliver their spiel to the roar of the crow d. Pleasing attendees earns 50 percent of the final tally for best pro duct. The magazine and show staff determines the remaining score.\n\nS pecialty Coffee Retailer Editor-in-chief Dan Bolton will emcee, said H eilbrunn who urges exhibitors to “Highlight your product and your co mpany and take advantage of yet another opportunity to meet your peers and share your products.”\n\nWinners will be featured in an upcomin g issue of the magazine.\n\nTo hawk your latest innovation or freshest addition to your product line contact David Heilbrunn at (425) 295-33 00 x113 or email davidh@coffeefest.com.\n\nMillrock Free Pour Latte Ar t Championship Roster\n\nThis year's Millrock Free Pour Latte Art comp etition will be more exciting than ever!\n\nThe Aroma Challenge\n\nNot sure how to describe that Ethiopian Sidamo? You know the aroma, but c an’t quite determine what it is? Try blueberry…was that it or is i t hazelnut? Your challenge is to capture the scent and guess which aro ma you are receiving from each sample provided.\n\nThe challenge will be open on each day during tradeshow hours, testing your skill to brea k down 36 different aromas in one pass. The top three “noses” will be awarded prizes provided by Coffee Fest exhibitors.\n\nSoy Top Cup Challenge Presented by Pacific Natural Foods\n\nAttendees will have th e chance to create their own signature drink with Barista Series Soy f rom Pacific Natural Foods. The Best tasting and most creative drink wi ll be awarded $300. Any type of drink is acceptable, provided it inclu ded Soy Milk.\n\nFor more information visit https://www.baristaexchang e.com/events/coffee-fest-show-nyc DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20100304T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20100307T235900 CATEGORIES:tradeshow LOCATION:Meadowlands Convention Center, Secaucus, New Jersey WEBSITE:http://www.coffeefest.com URL:http://www.coffeefest.com CONTACT: ORGANIZER:Coffee Fest Show ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg": ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Erik Fen stermacher":https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/ErikFenstermacher ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jason Do miny":https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/jdominy ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Joe Jakl itsch":https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JoeJaklitsch ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="The Tea House Times":https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/GGastelu ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Masa Oni shi":https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/MasahiroOnishi ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jeffrey J Kingman":https://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JeffreyJKingman END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR