World of Espresso is heading to Panama. The nation renown for producing a number of the finest espresso on the earth—or the most costly not less than—has been named because the host nation for the Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s premier occasion in 2026.
Introduced by way of press launch on Monday, December eleventh, World of Espresso Panama will happen in October of 2026 on the Panama Conference Heart in Panama Metropolis, marking the primary time the SCA occasion will happen in not simply Central America however in a producing nation. It would exist alongside, not in substitute of, the opposite annual WoC occasions in Asia, the Center East, and Europe.
SCA CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos had this to say:
We’re thrilled to convey World of Espresso, our premier espresso commerce present, to Central America for the very first time. World of Espresso Panama 2026 is our first-ever commerce present in a coffee-producing nation and this marks a major step in our dedication to selling espresso consumption inside producing international locations, a key component for the sustainability of espresso and in alignment with the Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s sustainability agenda. World of Espresso Panama is the best platform for espresso professionals, producers, and merchants worldwide to attach, community, and foster innovation within the specialty espresso sector.
Specialty Espresso Affiliation of Panama president James Hunter Tedman provides:
In SCAP we’re very proud that the Specialty Espresso Affiliation has chosen our nation for the primary Latin American World of Espresso. We see it as a recognition of the onerous work Panama has finished positioning our coffees as among the finest on the earth, as the most effective expression of “Specialty Espresso”. The World of Espresso Panama will extremely affect many industries in our nation, tourism, commerce and the service sectors will profit tremendously. Our partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, Business and Agriculture of Panama will strengthen our Affiliation and safe the success of this challenge.
Nonetheless practically three years out, the SCA hasn’t made any bulletins as to which, if any, of the World Espresso Championship occasions will happen at World of Espresso Panama 2026. For extra info, go to the Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s official web site.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Community and a employees author primarily based in Dallas. Learn extra Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
