Specialty Coffee Expo is regarded as North America’s most significant coffee exhibition. It is a place for the coffee specialists and lovers to gather and explore the latest innovations and trends in the coffee sector. The 2025 edition will not be an exception. It will be held between 25 and 27 April 2025 at George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX, United States.
Specialty Coffee Expo 2025 will greet attendees from the coffee industry to show their masterpieces, share innovative techniques in coffee brewing, making and serving, and inspire other coffee peers - either professionals or beginners. Everyone is encouraged to network, exchange knowledge, and benefit from others’ professional experience. Expo booths will display the newest from the sector, ranging from top-notch products, solutions, equipment, accessories, etc.
The additional program of the Specialty Coffee Expo 2025 will highlight various seminars, workshops, tasting sessions, and coffee awards contests. Brewers and baristas can present their skills during the Best New Product Awards, while the whole coffee community will be able to participate in the Branding, Packaging, and Spaces-dedicated competition Coffee Design Awards.
If you are eager to take part in Specialty Coffee Expo 2025, you should consider your stay in Houston, TX, in advance. You can rely on the ExpoBeds team to assist in arranging your accommodation. You can contact us and provide your travel preferences. We will send you back a free hotel quote with a list of hotels near George R. Brown Convention Center to choose from. Or, you can book a hotel using our online reservation system in a few easy steps.
Information
Specialty Coffee Expo is amongst the most famous US-based exhibitions in the coffee industry.
For over 30 years, the event has been gathering coffee professionals and enthusiasts from the States and abroad to exhibit, connect and enjoy a good cup of coffee.
Specialty Coffee Expo offers a little something for everyone – it is the one-stop-shop for all-things-coffee, from blends and accessories to other significant innovations in the coffee industry.
Who can you meet there
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the organiser of the Specialty Coffee Expo, hosts it each year in a different North American city.
The Specialty Coffee Expo’s attendees have diverse backgrounds in the coffee industry. The common ground they share is their passion for the hot drink. Whether a professional in the coffee industry or someone who loves coffee, the expo welcomes everyone from growers, producers, roasters, café owners, baristas, traders, retailers, decision-makers, F&B professionals to coffee enthusiasts.
Past editions
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What makes it special
Specialty Coffee Expo is one of the most crucial events about the coffee industry and business. It allows attendees to go through the whole production cycle - from growing to serving the drink. This happens through engaging workshops, conferences, demonstrations, and product testing. In addition, the annual Coffee Design Awards and Best New Product Awards inspire and encourage exhibitors and coffee lovers to show their best achievements.
Exhibition and side activities go hand in hand with the sustainable event strategy, which the event’s organiser, Specialty Coffee Association, has fostered since 2012.
Quick info
| Organiser: | Specialty Coffee Association |
| Frequency: | every year |
| Next Edition: | Specialty Coffee Expo 2026 |
| Sectors: | Food and beverage | Hotel-restaurant-catering |
| Website: | Specialty Coffee Expo official website |
| Visitors: | Tickets for Specialty Coffee Expo |
| Exhibitors: | Exhibitor registration |
Important facts
Specialty Coffee Expo in numbers:
- 590+ exhibiting companies
- 16,000 visitors
- 85+ countries
- 65+ top media publications
Next editions
Specialty Coffee Expo 2026
George R. Brown Convention Center
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