About Us
SINTERCAFE- International Coffee Week – is an annual event recognized worldwide which incorporates both sides of the coffee value chain. Each November Costa Rica becomes the meeting place for key decision makers from the most important coffee companies in the world.
The best coffee event
Without a doubt Sintercafe is the most advantageous and best attended coffee event taking place in a coffee producing nation. Each year more than 500 participants come to Sintercafe pursuing the opportunity to exchange information, share their experiences, and interact with the world’s top-notch coffee community in order to strengthen coffee commerce globally.
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years
35 years promoting Costa Rica’s outstanding coffee.
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countries
30 different countries participate every year.
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coffee experts
More than 500 coffee experts join Sintercafé each November.
Board of Directors
Peter Sachs, Panamerican Coffee Trading
President
Guillermo Trejos, Coopelibertad R.L.
Vicepresident
Juan Diego Araya, Cafinter
Secretary
Rafael Hernandez, Volcafe
Treasurer
Nicole Thormaehlen, Coricafe
Fiscal
Arnoldo Leiva, The Coffee Source
Vocal 1
Paula Siles, The Coffee Source
Vocal 2
Francois Castells, Café Noble
Vocal 3
Ricardo Seevers, Beneficios Volcafe
Vocal 4
Chino Lizano, Panamerican Coffee Trading
Vocal 5
Luis Arocha, Oxcart Coffee
Vocal Surrogate
Administrative Team
Noelia Villalobos
Executive Director
Leire Sarriugarte
Event Coordinator
Karla Ocampo
Registration Manager
Natali Venegas
Community Manager
Members
- The Coffee Source
- Ricardo Seevers
- Café Capris (Volcafe)
- Coricafe
- Cafetalera Internacional Cafinter (Ecom)
- Coopedota
- Juan Viñas
- Café Noble
- STC Sustainable Trading Company SA
- Expocert
- Cafecoop
- Markus Fisher
- Enrico Gaehwiler
- PRISA
- ICA
- Beneficios Volcafe
- Exportadora del Valle S.A.
- FACITECK S.A.
- Beneficiadora Santa Eduviges
- Coopelibertad RL
- Coopetarrazú
- GRAINPRO
- Cafetalera Tierras Ticas
- Santa Laura Exportadora de Café
- Coopronaranjo
- Cafetalera Aquiares
- XELTRON