ASITD 2024: Champions Revealed - <p>This year we decided to do something different and have the A Shot in the Dark Prizegiving at the CMA’s instead of Creative Coffee Week – the 38 roasters have been working incredibly hard ...</p>

ASITD 2024: Champions Revealed

This year we decided to do something different and have the A Shot in the Dark Prizegiving at the CMA’s instead of Creative Coffee Week – the 38 roasters have been working incredibly hard ...

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South Africa Judging ASITD 2024 - <p>

We are in Johannesburg this week for the South African judging and the competition is fierce!

Things are a little different this year as we have two judging panels running concurrently. One for...</p>

South Africa Judging ASITD 2024

We are in Johannesburg this week for the South African judging and the competition is fierce! Things are a little different this year as we have two judging panels running concurrently. One for...

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Ecotact - Why we're so excited about your green coffee packaging! - <p>Every year we look to evaluate and improve the integrity of the events, competitions and platforms that we have, and this year’s A Shot in the Dark is no exception! 

In the early days, 6...</p>

Ecotact - Why we're so excited about your green coffee packaging!

Every year we look to evaluate and improve the integrity of the events, competitions and platforms that we have, and this year’s A Shot in the Dark is no exception!  In the early days, 6...

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2024 SEASON: A Shot in the Dark South Africa entries are now open! -

ASITD ME 2023: Champion crowned! - <p>
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
A SHOT IN THE DARK 2023 WINNERS!

What an amazing week it has been! The competition has been fierce and we are already full of ideas and updates for the 2024 Season!

But...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Champion crowned!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR A SHOT IN THE DARK 2023 WINNERS! What an amazing week it has been! The competition has been fierce and we are already full of ideas and updates for the 2024 Season! But...

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ASITD ME 2023: Laura Coffee, Adeola Peter Akingbade - <p>Name of business owner: Nadya Alkaabi

Name of competing roaster: Adeola Peter Akingbade



When did your roastery start? 


	Our journey began in 2023, and while I'm not the owner, ...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Laura Coffee, Adeola Peter Akingbade

Name of business owner: Nadya Alkaabi Name of competing roaster: Adeola Peter Akingbade When did your roastery start?  Our journey began in 2023, and while I'm not the owner, ...

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ASITD ME 2023: Click Coffee, Nasser AlMaamari - <p>Name of business owner: Nasser AlMaamari

Name of competing roaster: Nasser



When did your roastery start? 

I started roasting since 2017 on a Bullet R11kg roastery, i earned my SCA ro...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Click Coffee, Nasser AlMaamari

Name of business owner: Nasser AlMaamari Name of competing roaster: Nasser When did your roastery start?  I started roasting since 2017 on a Bullet R11kg roastery, i earned my SCA ro...

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ASITD ME 2023: Sunny Kumar, Independent - <p>Name of business owner:  Raha Shahsavar 

Name of competing roaster: Sunny Kumar 



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?

Crack coffee Roaste...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Sunny Kumar, Independent

Name of business owner:  Raha Shahsavar  Name of competing roaster: Sunny Kumar  When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? Crack coffee Roaste...

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ASITD ME 2023: 48 east, Raditya Andaraga - <p>Name of Roastery: 48 east 

Name of competing roaster: Raditya Andaraga



Question for roaster: How did you learn to roast coffee?

In the last 5 years I work with one of the best team a...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: 48 east, Raditya Andaraga

Name of Roastery: 48 east  Name of competing roaster: Raditya Andaraga Question for roaster: How did you learn to roast coffee? In the last 5 years I work with one of the best team a...

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ASITD ME 2023: Magic Beans, Rima Alghanim - <p>Name of business owner: Rima Alghanim

Name of competing roaster: Rima Alghanim



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?

We opened in February 2022 with the ...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Magic Beans, Rima Alghanim

Name of business owner: Rima Alghanim Name of competing roaster: Rima Alghanim When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? We opened in February 2022 with the ...

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ASITD ME 2023: Brewing Gadgets, Ajeyudu Pathuri - <p>Name of business owner: Mr. Goutham.K.S

Name of competing roaster: Mr. Ajeyudu Pathuri



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?

Brewing Gadgets is not a cof...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Brewing Gadgets, Ajeyudu Pathuri

Name of business owner: Mr. Goutham.K.S Name of competing roaster: Mr. Ajeyudu Pathuri When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? Brewing Gadgets is not a cof...

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ASITD ME 2023: Cazador Coffee Roasters, Abdulaziz Al Marzouqi - <p>

Name of business owners: Abdulaziz Al Marzouqi – Abdalla Al Hammadi

Name of competing roaster: Abdulaziz Al Marzouqi



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee r...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Cazador Coffee Roasters, Abdulaziz Al Marzouqi

Name of business owners: Abdulaziz Al Marzouqi – Abdalla Al Hammadi Name of competing roaster: Abdulaziz Al Marzouqi When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee r...

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ASITD ME 2023: John Micheal Sumaragao of Windmill Cafe & Roastery - <p>

Name of business owner: Mohammed Alameemi 

Name of Competing Roaster: John Micheal Sumaragao 





When did your roastery start? And as the owner, why a coffee roastery? 
...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: John Micheal Sumaragao of Windmill Cafe & Roastery

Name of business owner: Mohammed Alameemi  Name of Competing Roaster: John Micheal Sumaragao  When did your roastery start? And as the owner, why a coffee roastery?  ...

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ASITD ME 2023: Coffee Market Innovations, Bogdan Prunila - <p>Name of business owner: Khaled Sultan Al Senaidi 

Name of competing roaster: Bogdan Prunila



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?

We initiated our roaste...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Coffee Market Innovations, Bogdan Prunila

Name of business owner: Khaled Sultan Al Senaidi Name of competing roaster: Bogdan Prunila When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? We initiated our roaste...

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ASITD ME: Refill Roastery, Samundra KC - <p>Name of business: Refill Roastery

Name of competing roaster: Samundra Kc



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?

2018 A.D. Curiosity & Passion behind w...</p>

ASITD ME: Refill Roastery, Samundra KC

Name of business: Refill Roastery Name of competing roaster: Samundra Kc When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? 2018 A.D. Curiosity & Passion behind w...

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ASITD 2023: Haute Coffee Roasters, Jonathan Wamala - <p>Roastery Name: HAUTE COFFEE ROASTERS 

NAME: Jonathan Wamala



When did your roastery start?

Haute coffee roastery started in 2020 with a vision of pursuing the production of the greate...</p>

ASITD 2023: Haute Coffee Roasters, Jonathan Wamala

Roastery Name: HAUTE COFFEE ROASTERS  NAME: Jonathan Wamala When did your roastery start? Haute coffee roastery started in 2020 with a vision of pursuing the production of the greate...

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ASITD 2023: Gold Box Coffee Roastery, Emmanuel Verola - <p>Roastery Name: Gold Box Roastery 

Where can people find you? Al Quoz Industrial 3, Dubai 

Name of Participating Roaster: Emmanuel Verola



Tell us the story of how your roast...</p>

ASITD 2023: Gold Box Coffee Roastery, Emmanuel Verola

Roastery Name: Gold Box Roastery  Where can people find you? Al Quoz Industrial 3, Dubai  Name of Participating Roaster: Emmanuel Verola Tell us the story of how your roast...

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ASITD ME 2023: Form Roastery, Kenneth Mark Daguyam - <p>Name of business owner: Salem Mubarak Alshiba

Name of competing roaster: Kenneth Mark Daguyam



When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? 

We open ou...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Form Roastery, Kenneth Mark Daguyam

Name of business owner: Salem Mubarak Alshiba Name of competing roaster: Kenneth Mark Daguyam When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?  We open ou...

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ASITD 2023: Empire Coffee, Mr. Bharath Chandagalu Govidanayaka - <p>Name of business owners:

Mr. Ebrahim Saleh A K Al-Khulaifi

Mr. Essa Saleh A KH Al-Khulaifi



Name of competing roaster: Mr. Bharath Chandagalu Govidanayaka



When did your roaster...</p>

ASITD 2023: Empire Coffee, Mr. Bharath Chandagalu Govidanayaka

Name of business owners: Mr. Ebrahim Saleh A K Al-Khulaifi Mr. Essa Saleh A KH Al-Khulaifi Name of competing roaster: Mr. Bharath Chandagalu Govidanayaka When did your roaster...

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ASITD ME 2023: Altitude Coffee, Mohamad AlAdsani - <p>Name of business owner: Mohamad AlAdsani

Name of competing roaster: Mohamad AlAdsani

When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery?

Altitude Roastery started rig...</p>

ASITD ME 2023: Altitude Coffee, Mohamad AlAdsani

Name of business owner: Mohamad AlAdsani Name of competing roaster: Mohamad AlAdsani When did your roastery start? And, as the owner, why a coffee roastery? Altitude Roastery started rig...

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