The Barista Competition for Amateurs 2017 has completed the Semi-Final round last Sunday at PJ’s Coffee Sala. The top 4 competitors from the Semi-Final will compete in the Final round on Sunday 26th March to win the awards of a Da Lat trip and a professional Barista training course from Saigon Coffee Academy.

Organized by PJ’s Coffee Vietnam, the Barista Competition for Amateurs 2017 was designed for residents and officers in the surrounding Sala urban area, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Prior to the first round, each contestant was paired up with a PJ’s Coffee barista to learn how to make coffee and to learn and practice their Latte Art skills by using the facilities at Saigon Coffee Academy – a partner of PJ’s Coffee.

During the first round, judges evaluated the 16 competitors on their ability to prepare and present beverages with beautiful Latte Art. 7 qualifying contestants competed in the second round that challenged them to show off their skills and knowledge about Espresso.

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A competitor of Barista Competition for Amateurs 2017 took a picture with barista of PJ’s Coffee

“The 2017 Barista Competition for Amateurs is a chance for local residents and officers in the Sala area to meet their neighbors, to learn what other people are doing and to learn and spread a little bit of our coffee culture. At PJ’s Coffee Vietnam, we believe that everyone can become a barista as long as you love coffee and want to learn more.” – Rick Yvanovich, CEO & Founder of TRG International – the master franchisee of PJ’s Coffee in Vietnam said.

The final round of the PJ’s Coffee Barista Competition for Amateurs 2017 is scheduled on March 26 which will focus on contestant’s knowledge about Latte Art, Espresso and coffee theory. Coffee experts and representatives of PJ’s Coffee Vietnam will be invited to be part of the jury.

About PJ’s Coffee

PJ’s Coffee is the first International Franchise Brand of TRG F&B in Vietnam. PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans was founded in 1978 by Phyllis Jordan, a pioneer in the coffee industry that demonstrated that better beans, superior roasting techniques, and pure passion for the art of coffee-making mattered. PJ’s Coffee serves a wide variety of hot, iced and frozen coffee beverages using only the top 1% of Arabica beans, as well as organic tea and fresh breakfast pastries. To-date, PJ’s Coffee is available in 85 locations through the United States, serving thousands of customers every day. For more information about PJ’s Coffee in Vietnam, visit http://pjsvietnam.com/

About TRG

TRG is an IT, Talent and F&B company. We help people and businesses to shine. We help people be the best they can possibly be by selecting the right people for the right job and developing them to their full potential. We help companies by providing an IT solution that works quietly and brilliantly in the background, freeing them up to focus on their core and not having to worry about their IT systems. We do this for more than 1,000 clients in 80 countries. For more information about TRG, click here https://trginternational.com/

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