15-18 May
2025
The Truman
Brewery

The London Coffee Festival Awards

THE JUDGES

We are pleased to introduce our independent panel of coffee industry experts for the LCF Awards 2025.
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Adam Bristow
Commercial Director, ifse ifse are an established restaurant, cafe and commercial kitchen design and build studio located in bustling London. The organisation leads the design and delivery of projects …
Alex Mason
Head of Key Accounts UK & Ireland, Too Good to Go Alex has been at Too Good To Go for 4 years, joined during the height of the pandemic to lead our Food to Go UK team before taking role of Head of Key …
Andrew Bowen
Coffeepreneur, Author and Speaker at The Daily Grind and CafeSuccessHub Andrew Bowen is the best-selling author of "The Daily Grind: How to Open and Run a Coffee Shop That Makes Money.”  Andrew and hi …
Celeste Wong
The Girl In The Café With over 15 years in the specialty coffee industry, Celeste Wong has honed her skills as a barista in some of the world's top cafes, earning recognition as one of London's top fi …
Cemal Ezel
Founder and CEO, Change Please Coffee Cemal Ezel OBE is the founder of Change Please Coffee, Old Spike Roastery, and Coal Rooms Restaurants—social enterprises dedicated to creating meaningful change t …
Edwin Harrison
Founder, Artisan Coffee School Edwin is incredibly passionate about specialty coffee and entrepreneurism. He is the Co-Founder of Artisan, Curious Roo Coffee Roasters and the Artisan Coffee School. Th …
Finn Scott-Delany
Editor, MCA Finn Scott-Delany has been editor of news and insight publisher MCA for more than three years, during which time he has developed an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the eating and …
Flora Zwolinski
Senior Insight Manager, Lumina Intelligence Flora Zwolinski, a Senior Insight Manager at Lumina Intelligence works closely alongside some of the biggest brands in the FMCG sector, interpreting data, g …
Harry George
Managing Director, SEND Coffee Harry started his first coffee shop when he was 23, and has since gone on to open 72 more worldwide. During this journey he has been behind numerous philanthropic projec …
James Wiise
Strategic Advisor, Two II In 2017, Wiise achieved an extraordinary feat by winning the prestigious Coffee Masters competition, cementing his status as a standout figure in the coffee scene. What sets …
Jennie Milsom
Commercial Content Editor, William Reed Jennie has worked as a journalist and editor for B2B, specialty and consumer brands for over 15 years. She was editor on Boughton’s Coffee House magazine and al …
Juliane Caillouette-Noble
Managing Director, The Sustainable Restaurant Association Juliane Caillouette Noble came to The Sustainable Restaurant Association (The SRA) as Development Director in 2016 after five years running Ja …
Luke Hunter-Powell
General Manager, Brewed by Hand I'm Luke Hunter-Powell, the General Manager at Brewed by Hand. My extensive journey in the coffee industry has led me to collaborate with prestigious brands like Hario, …
Mary Parsons
Head of Food, City Harvest Mary is an accomplished leader with over twelve years in the food industry, spanning roles in both private and non-profit sectors. As Head of Food at City Harvest, she sourc …
Max Milward
Sustainable Sourcing Manager, Fairtrade Max Milward is the Sustainable Sourcing Manager for Coffee at the Fairtrade Foundation, which is the UK arm of the global Fairtrade network. Max has been with F …
Michael McFarlane
Head of Sales & Marketing, Huskee Michael McFarlane is the Head of Sales & Marketing at Huskee, a Sydney-based company where he has worked for the past five years. In this role, he oversees global sal …
Oscar Woolley
Co-Founder and Owner, Suki Tea Makers  Suki Tea Makers was set up in Belfast on a farmers’ market in 2005 and is now a leading UK artisan tea company known for its high-quality, ethically sourced loos …
Paul Rooke
Executive Director, British Coffee Association Paul Rooke is Executive Director of the British Coffee Association.  He joined the Association in March 2020 and is responsible for managing and leading …
Rachel Arthur
Editor, Beverage Daily Rachel Arthur has been covering the global coffee industry for a number of years as part as her role as editor for BeverageDaily.com - a trade publication for the beverage indus …
Radu Judele
Co-Founder, CoffeeNerdery Radu is the co-founder of CoffeeNerdery, a discovery platform that helps coffee nerds find great coffee from nearly 100 carefully selected UK roasters. He brings a rich backg …
Rastislav Kasar
Teddy's Elixir Rasty Kasar, a skilled Slovak barista and bartender, achieved victory at the London Coffee Masters in 2022 and the UK Coffee in Good Spirits 2023 competitions. In 2023, representing the …
Sam Chote
Chief Executive Officer, Decent Packaging
Sonja Wittenberg
Chief Commercial Officer, Well Grounded Sonja started her career in management consulting before moving into commodities trading at a large plc. Ten-years ago she took a risk and joined an innovative …
Stefan Chomka
Editor, Restaurant Magazine Stefan Chomka has worked at Restaurant magazine for more than 15 years and has spent the past decade as its editor. His knowledge of food and drink means that he makes regu …
Steve Lovegrove
Director, European Speciality Tea Association Having worked in the industry for more than 25 years, I have been fortunate to have gained experience in operations, purchasing, sales & marketing. I have …
Tom Edington
CEO, The Yard Creative

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