广东省咖啡师职业技能大赛启动

Core Insights - The 2025 Guangdong Province Barista Skills Competition was launched in Jiangmen, attracting 23 teams and 68 participants from various cities and regions, including Hong Kong and Macau [1] - The event, themed "Coffee Gathering in the Overseas Chinese Town: Skills and Coffee in Guangdong," aims to foster discussions on industry development and create a platform for competition, innovation, and entrepreneurship among youth [1] Industry Overview - Jiangmen has a rich coffee culture rooted in over a century of overseas Chinese history, establishing a complete industry chain from "bean to cup" [1] - The upstream sector consists of 21 coffee enterprises with an annual production capacity exceeding 6,000 tons, accounting for over 20% of national exports [1] - The midstream sector includes over 300 equipment manufacturers with an annual output value exceeding 2 billion yuan, positioning Jiangmen as a global leader in coffee equipment production [1] - The downstream sector comprises more than 1,900 coffee businesses with annual sales exceeding 500 million yuan, ranking Jiangmen fifth in the nation for coffee shop density per 10,000 people [1] Certification and Evaluation - Jiangmen has pioneered the "One Test, Three Certificates" evaluation mechanism for baristas in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau region, with 102 individuals obtaining certificates, including 47 from Hong Kong and Macau [1]