{"id":7876,"date":"2021-09-24T08:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T06:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lamarzocco.com\/new-office-opening-in-south-africa-and-creative-week-recap\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:21:11","slug":"new-office-opening-in-south-africa-and-creative-week-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamarzocco-it-test.testsuite.it\/en\/new-office-opening-in-south-africa-and-creative-week-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"new office opening in South Africa and Creative Week recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello South Africa!<\/p>\n<p>In the first week of September the offices of the newly-launched La Marzocco South Africa were opened to the public in Johannesburg, Gauteng.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to be the latest addition to the La Marzocco family, bringing their passion for the craft, technological innovations, beautiful design language, and company culture to the South African coffee community into the future,\u201d says La Marzocco South Africa Brand Manager Sinjon Wicks.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the current situation with the pandemic in South Africa \u2013 a launch event hasn\u2019t been possible as of yet \u2013 but they can\u2019t wait to welcome the public into the new space. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>Though the South African team was present and co-sponsored Creative Coffee Week mid-September in Durban, South Africa. &#8220;We came, we drank coffee \u2013 we built community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35985 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamarzocco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/200921.2-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The jam-packed 3-day industry and roaster-focused expo discussed topics (even the hardpressed) from across the coffee value chain \u2013 from sustainable farming practices, packaging, to ethical business practices.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/international.lamarzocco.com\/en\/creative-coffee-week\/\">True Artisan Caf\u00e9<\/a> poured some of the best coffee Durban had to offer over the course of the event, along with an event called &#8220;the Beat the Heat Single Group Smackdown&#8221; proving to be a huge hit with competitors and audience members alike. This year\u2019s winner was Mel Winter of their local publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecoffeemag\/\">The Coffee Mag,<\/a> he won La Marzocco merchandise as well as the rights to hold the illustrious &#8220;Beat The Heat Sword&#8221; until the next competition series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35980 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamarzocco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/200921.4-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter nearly two years off, we couldn\u2019t be happier to be back in a space where we can engage with our community and share our passion with old and new friends. We very much look forward to the next opportunity,\u201d said La Marzocco South Africa brand manager Sinjon Wicks.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with La Marzocco South Arica through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lamarzoccoza\/\">Instagram,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lamarzoccoza\">Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello South Africa! 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