The 90-minute workshops will be held daily at the Coffee Board of India’s booth, starting at 10:00 hrs with a presentation entitled Demystifying Indian Coffees and their diversity followed by Science and the Art of Coffee Roasting at 12:00 hrs.

The first day program will feature "Brewing the correct shot of espresso" and will focus on espresso related training that includes using a correct espresso blend, importance of correct grind size adjustment, distribution of coffee in the porta filter, correct tamping, polishing and loading the portafilter and evaluation of the espresso by eyes and tongue.

The second day will feature "Cappuccino-an artist's impression" and will focus on correct ways of milk steaming, learn the correct temperature, identifying a good foam of milk and pouring the milk for good presentation.

BonCafe Middle East is a leading manufacturer and supplier of fresh roast and ground gourmet coffee as well as a producer of a variety of beverage mixes. Along with its sister company BonCafe Thailand and associate companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Cambodia, BonCafe has become one of the leading suppliers and roasters of fine coffee in the region.

Tata is ISO 9000 (2000) certified for its instant coffee and curing factory and has the International certification of Institute of Market Ecology [IMO] for organic coffee and have received the Utz Kapeh certification. Tata is the first plantation company to receive SA – 8000 certification. The company consistently wins a majority of quality awards at Flavor of India – Fine cup awards. They also received the Gold medal for world’s best robusta coffee at “Grands de Crus” at Paris.

Starting in 1988 with the uncertain steps of a toddler, Premiers today straddles the niche tea market like a colossus because of its uncompromising attitude towards quality. Tea drinkers at all corners of the globe unequivocally vouch for Premiers Tea, a brand that delivers non-adulterated tea packaged with their trademarked “Passion of Purity”.

Today "Premiers" has become a well-known brand in a very short time in various countries like Canada, U.K., Germany, France, Japan, Skouras, Taiwan, China, and Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and many more countries.

Although Hyderabad has more rooms per capita than most other major India cities, rooms at good rates are sometimes hard to find, especially at the last minute. Visitor and delegates to TCWC/Asia are well advised to book accommodations now to lock in a room at a decent price. Concurrent with the TCWC/Asia is a 3,000-doctor conference being held at the convention center adjacent to the Novotel and this will certainly affect availability and pricing in the coming months as delegates start to firm up their plans. Novotel Hyderabad still has availability at reasonable rates through www.accorhotels-asia.com.