JAMAICA BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE ISLAND’S SIGNATURE SIP

Save the Date for Jamaica’s Blue Mountain Coffee Festival  on March 25

KINGSTON, Jamaica; March 2023: Where the finest cuppa Joe is brewed, Jamaica is hosting the Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on March 25. Sweetening the (coffee) pot, The Ministry of Tourism, through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), has announced a new addition to their 6th annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival: The Coffee Innovation Competition.  www.visitjamaica.com/ .”It gives me great pride to announce our first annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Innovation Competition, an exciting initiative that seeks to find entrepreneurs with innovative products and processes that may ultimately aid in driving the growth of our coffee industry,” said Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.  Entrants are required to submit an engaging 60-second video explaining their creation to coffeeinnovationcompetition@gmail.com.

These entries will then be posted on the festival’s Instagram page (@jamaicacoffeefest).  Followers of the Instagram page will have a chance to vote for their favorite entry by liking the respective posts, before the deadline closes at 4:00 p.m. on March 10 when the top 5 finalists will be announced. The entry with the most likes shall win exciting prizes such as gift baskets, gift certificates, and business opportunities, including a prominent feature in TEF’s Christmas in July Trade Show catalog, as well as an opportunity to debut their product at the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival.  www.visitjamaica.com

The Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival features one-of-a-kind experiences that celebrate coffee, culture, and community and showcases a range of coffee purveyors, local manufacturers, artisans, food tastings, cooking demonstrations, live entertainment, baristas, and mixologists. “I urge all entrepreneurs to get their creative thinking caps on so they can capitalize on this unique opportunity, which we hope will transform how we traditionally think about our iconic Blue Mountain Coffee,” said TEF’s Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.