Mr. Espresso strives to keep abreast of industry trends and developments. We also like to make sure that you can sample our coffees and inspect our machines at a variety of venues. If you will be attending any of these same events, please let us know in advance and we will make sure to accommodate your interests.

Upcoming Events

In 2005, Mr. Espresso will attend three shows. Please feel free to contact us beforehand if you would like to set up a time to sample our coffees or test the equipment.

January 23-25, 2005 - Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. International Fancy Food Show

April 15-18, 2005 - Annual SCAA Convention. Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.

August 22-25, 2005 Ð Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA: Western Foodservice & Hospitality

April 25-28, 2003 -- 15th Annual Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition (Boston, MA). For this year's event sponsored by the Specialty Coffee Association of America, we will have a full array of our coffees and mahines at Booth #509 in Hall A (Click here to view the floor plan). Come by to sample our latest blends, especially our organic and Fair-Trade certified offerings. And of course, it is always a good time to refresh yourself with a classic, our famous Neapolitan Espresso.

January 19-21, 2003 -- International Fancy Food Show (San Francisco, CA). Come visit our booth at the International Fancy Food & Confection Shows, sponsored by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. The Winter Shows at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco attract from 15,000 to 30,000 attendees from specialty food, wine, gift and department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, mail order and other related businesses.

September 12, 2002 -- Consorzio Cal-Italia Tasting (San Francisco, California). We participated in this tasting of Italian Varietal Wines and Foods Produced in California. Look out for us there again next time!

August 24-26, 2002 -- Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo (San Francisco, CA).

May 3-6, 2002 -- 14th Annual Specialty Coffee Conference (Anaheim, CA) Mr. Espresso has always been an active member of the specialty coffee industry and by extension, the Specialty Coffee Association. Please join us this year at Booth #860 to sample our espresso and see our machines in action. Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's is the featured keynote speaker of this year's event.


Judging Competitions

September 20-26, 2002 -- John Di Ruocco traveled down to Bolivia this year to judge Arabica coffees available there as part of a program sponsored by USAID/Chemonix to promote this region's emerging harvest. The goal of the trip was to sample Bolivia's offering of organic certified coffees for possible inclusion into specialty roasts. John traveled with a small group of other coffee roasters to La Paz and from there journeyed to the coffee-growing region of Yungas. John was impressed by the great strides that the Bolivian coffee growers have made to improve the quality of their coffee. The growers there still tend to their coffee beans in a traditional manner - employing organic methods in a beautiful shade grown environment. The judges chose the coffee of 10 growers for special recognition - we will let you know when one of these prized products makes it into a Mr. Espresso blend!

October 2001 -- Our own John Di Ruocco participated as a judge in the 2001 Best of Brazil competition sponsored by the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association. The judges chose 18 winners from among a diversity of growers‹large and small farms, men and women growers, all regions and political areas‹to participate in an international auction. The auction is designed to ensure that the finalists are fairly rewarded for their high-quality beans with a market-driven price premium.

Mr. Espresso purchased Brazil Mogiani beans prized for their full-bodied and sweet tones. Mr. Espresso customers will be enjoying them in their next cup of Brazil Santos and premium blends.

October 2001 -- Cafes do Brasil Quality Competition - 2001 Edition. (Sao Paulo, Brazil). John Di Ruocco, our coffee buyer extraordinaire, served as a judge in Brazil's premier coffee event. This year, the judges made a surprise selection of an organic coffee from a small farmer. We already have plans to incorporate his fine beans into our coffees!