About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Afshin Roshanian about the Slow Coffee Festival and Romania's growing coffee market.

In today’s episode, we speak with Afshin Roshanian, co-founder of Romania’s Slow Coffee Festival. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Slow Coffee Festival has become one of Eastern Europe’s flagship specialty coffee events, bringing together the people behind the region’s thriving coffee community. In this conversation, we explore the extraordinary rise of Romania as Europe’s fastest-growing coffee market. We also discuss how Slow Coffee Festival has evolved from a consumer-focused event into an international business platform, and the role that community plays in driving the industry’s growth. Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.com Subscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

People in this episode

Guest: Afshin Roshanian

Topics covered

• Slow Coffee Festival
• specialty coffee
• Romania coffee market
• community in coffee
• business platform

Keywords

• Slow Coffee Festival
• Afshin Roshanian
• Romania
• specialty coffee
• coffee community
• Eastern Europe
• business platform

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slow Coffee Festival

Places: Romania, Bucharest, Eastern Europe, Europe

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