International Coffee Day in London

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Africa Coffee Park spent the start of October in London, at ExCeL and at Uganda House on Trafalgar Square, showing specialty coffee from Elgon and Ntungamo.

Visitors and a member of the Africa Coffee Park team smiling at a stand at ExCeL London, with bags of Inspire coffee and blue pour-over drippers on the counter.
Visitors and a member of the Africa Coffee Park team smiling at a stand at ExCeL London, with bags of Inspire coffee and blue pour-over drippers on the counter.

Africa Coffee Park spent the first days of October in London, at two venues.

On 30 September the team exhibited at Grab and Go at ExCeL London. Dr. Nelson Tugume, our founder, said the coffee products and brands there “take the lead of excellence and innovation”, and that the aim remains real transformation for the farmers behind them. He thanked President Museveni and the Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their support.

On 1 October, International Coffee Day, the team joined the Uganda High Commission at Uganda House on Trafalgar Square to showcase specialty coffees from Elgon and Ntungamo. The day was about bringing farmers, investors, distributors and coffee lovers closer to the story behind every cup, and about value addition, premium markets and coffee tourism.

Nelson described it as a celebration of the African coffee farmer, and said a bigger agenda for Uganda’s coffee will be announced in London this December.

Nelson Tugume, whose badge reads CEO, Inspire Africa Group, handing a box of Inspire coffee to a smiling visitor at ExCeL London.
Nelson Tugume hands an Inspire pack to a visitor at the ExCeL stand.
The Uganda House entrance on Trafalgar Square in London: a stone building with a dark UGANDA HOUSE fascia and the number 58-59 above the door.
Uganda House on Trafalgar Square, where the International Coffee Day showcase was held.
A barista in a white jacket pouring water through a pour-over setup at a table covered in red striped cloth, with cups, blue drippers and two flags behind him.
Pour-over brewing at the Uganda House tasting table.
Two men in suits talking beside a tasting table set with white cups, a grinder and bowls of beans at the Uganda House showcase.
Guests at the tasting table, with beans and cups laid out.

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