Indian espresso steadily transferring from commodity-led to high quality, experience-driven market: Espresso Board – Imperial Wire

India’s espresso sector is steadily transferring from a commodity-led method to a top quality and experience-driven market, mentioned the espresso group right here on Monday.

Addressing a media convention, Kurma Rao M., CEO and Secretary of the Espresso Board of India, mentioned, “Indian espresso is gaining recognition for its high quality and variety.’’

Platforms such because the India Worldwide Espresso Competition (IICF) play an vital position in connecting producers with markets, encouraging greatest practices, and supporting the long-term progress of each home consumption and exports, Mr. Rao noticed.

He mentioned the Speciality Espresso Affiliation of India (SCAI) would host the IICF between February 12 and 14 in Bengaluru. It might be held in collaboration with the Espresso Board and Nescafé. This espresso exposition would collect your entire spectrum of India’s espresso ecosystems on a single platform, he added.

The 2026 version of IICF would replicate the shift to a top quality and experience-driven market with higher scale, deeper enterprise engagement, and a stronger concentrate on showcasing the range and potential of Indian espresso throughout home and international markets, Hamsini Appadurai, president of SCAI, mentioned.

In response to business captains, the competition, structured round a farm-to-cup framework, is anticipated to supply insights into the manufacturing, processing, roasting, and brewing of espresso by way of curated tastings, workshops, and cupping periods.

These would additionally cowl regional espresso profiles, processing strategies, and flavour administration, encouraging knowledgeable consumption and a deeper appreciation of high quality and traceability amongst home and international patrons and customers.

Over 20,000 guests and delegates, comprising espresso growers, processors, roasters, exporters, tools producers, cafe manufacturers, baristas, and customers from India, Germany, Japan, Italy and lots of coffee-producing and coffee-consuming international locations are anticipated to attend the fest.

India-U.S. commerce deal

The tariff discount from 25% to zero (0%) would increase India’s espresso exports normally and shipments of speciality coffees particularly, mentioned the espresso group, in response to a media question on the latest tariff influence on espresso.

It could be famous that the U.S. has granted duty-free entry to Indian espresso as a part of the latest commerce deal.

India at present exports solely a negligible quantity of (over 10,000 tonnes of espresso to america) whereas the nation’s exports volumes, together with of on the spot coffees, to the US is anticipated to rise underneath the zero tariff regime, mentioned an business observer cum planter from Chikmagaluru.