The recently concluded face-to-face Philippine Coffee Expo (PCE) 2022 drew the coffee industry’s in the country.
The SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier in Davao City was dotted with coffee carts, stalls, and booths of the participating exhibitors from Davao City, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao offering coffee sampling and displaying coffee products.
Terrence J. Ryan, chief of party of the Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE), said there are 60 booths and 27 coffee carts set up for the expo, which ran from September 14 to 15, 2022.
“We have a diverse group of participants displaying their products and coffee carts open to the public. We urge the public to come and try the coffee here. We got coffee from the Mountain Province, Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao. The whole coffee sector represented,” Ryan said in an interview.
The expo invited Philippine and international speakers who discussed about coffee, climate change, coffee quality, marketing, the role of the Q Standard in the Philippine Specialty Coffee Sector, and everything about coffee.
“There was a whole range of topic representations in the whole sector that include universities, researchers, coffee producers, and coffee quality. It was an excellent two-day event,” Ryan said.
The expo was also highlighted with competitions on latte art, brewdown, and cup tasters.
The expo was originally scheduled in April 2020 but was rescheduled due to the pandemic.
“We’ve been waiting for two and a half years and we’re able to gather exhibitors. We will be able to promote the coffee sector together,” Ryan said.
The expo was considered the largest gathering of key stakeholders in the Philippine coffee sector.
Ryan said they are eyeing holding another PCE in May 2023.
