First ever UK Coffee Week to take place in Spring 2011

Following consultation with trustees and key industry stakeholders, the Allegra Foundation is pushing back the first ever UK Coffee Week until Spring 2011.

Industry feedback and support for UK Coffee Week and the charitable initiative Project Waterfall has been immense with many leading coffee operators, including Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Caffe Nero, key suppliers and independent coffee venues across the country all eager to take part.

The decision has not been taken lightly and is led by requests from a number of industry stakeholders who require more lead-time to maximise their involvement in what will be a truly special and high profile programme.

The Allegra Foundation will be announcing the exact dates for UK Coffee Week after feedback from all the major coffee chains, hopefully in the next 1-2 weeks.

UK Coffee Week is aiming to raise more than £1 million in 2011 from customer donations for clean drinking water projects in coffee producing countries in Africa via Project Waterfall.  The first project will provide clean water for up to 7,000 people in the Mbulu District in Tanzania, a project to be managed by Wateraid.

To celebrate this week long initiative there will be numerous in-store activities, a coffee art exhibition and various other cultural events.  A London Coffee Festival is also planned for Spring next year, with 100% of all proceeds from ticket sales donated to Project Waterfall.

Please consider how you or your organisation can get involved in UK Coffee Week and help make a difference to these communities.

Click here to register to get involved.