illycaffe Award Finalists announced for Coffee Quality Prize Sixth round of popular award for...

From correspondents in Delhi, India, 09:48 PM IST illy, the leading brand in the high quality coffee segment, announced the list of 15 finalists for the Sixth India Coffee Quality Prize for Espresso. The Coffee Quality Prize, now in its sixth year, was instituted by illycaffè in India to recognise excellence in agronomic practices and quality of produce and reward growers of quality Arabica Plantation A coffee beans. The fifteen finalists were selected after a rigorous short-listing process that lasted for nearly three months. Attesting to the growing popularity of the Award, this year the contest managed to attract more than 20% new participants. The contest, which opened for entries in January 14, 2008, had closed in March 24, 2008 after the organisers reported overwhelming response from growers in all the coffee growing... [read full story]