Year after year, the London Coffee Festival has highlighted coffee innovation, pushed boundaries, and brought the coffee community together to celebrate what we love the most. It’s been almost a decade now, and it has grown from 7,000 visitors in 2011 to a whopping 30,000 in 2019 – it’s safe to say the festival knows how to put on a show! As it nears its 10th event, we thought it was time to take a trip down memory lane to see how the festival has become what it is today.
Since its humble beginnings in 2011, the London Coffee Festival has been a mecca for coffee professionals, aficionados and enthusiasts alike. This first event saw the launch of The Lab, an exciting hub of live interactive workshops, demonstrations, thought-provoking talks and debates, a feature that has since become key to all global coffee events organised by Allegra.
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