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.
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Guest
Afshin Roshanian
Co-founder, Slow Coffee Festival
Afshin Roshanian is Co-founder of Slow Coffee Festival and Co-founder of Artisan Coffee, Romania's pioneering specialty coffee importer and distributor. Together with his wife, Laura Roshanian, they launched Slow Coffee Festival in 2016 with the ambition of putting Romania and Central Europe on the global specialty coffee map. Today, the festival has become a leading industry event featuring 150 exhibitors and 30,000 participants.
