Thousands of coffee professionals gathered in Amsterdam at the World of Coffee (WOC), Europe's largest coffee trade show, which hosted the 2018 World Barista Championship. About 11 000 professionals from Europe and the world have registered to participate in the event. About who became the champion of 2018 and how events developed in the championship, read the issue. Interview of Sherin Johnston, the world-famous author of a wonderful book about tea, a tea professional with valuable knowledge of tea and constantly ready to share it with the whole world, is dedicated to her appointment as the head judge of Tea Masters Cup International (TMCI). Sherin replaced Denis Shumakov, who along with the team from the very beginning of the project in 2015 for three years did a great job of developing the rules and regulations of TMC. The new chief judge shared with readers of Coffee & Tea International his analysis of the path traversed by TMC and plans for his new status in the project. The well-known Euromonitor International research company analyzes the market of hot drinks in Germany, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom, noting the current trends in the markets of these countries and making forecasts for the coming years. Read interviews with professionals, market reviews, the most important news about coffee and tea in the magazine Coffee and Tea International, which you can purchase from the online store or subscribe here . Source: coffeetea.ru