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Article: The World in a Cup: Exhibition Review.
- Article from:
- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
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BARCELONA, SPAIN - If you weren't there, where were you? The Tea & Coffee World Cup not only hosted some of the liveliest industry debates in recent times, it was also the place to see and be seen. Though the Barcelona sun shone down and the captivating city called out, visitors preferred the cool interior of the cavernous Montjuic II complex, and the cornucopia of tea and coffee products it contained.
Over 2,500 international visitors on the first day filled the aisles to catch the latest developments in espresso machines, tea-bagging, flavors and packing. Tea and coffee suppliers, hailing from every corner -- only in Barcelona. But this was no whirlwind tour of ...