India Tops Medals Tally At Paris Coffee Awards

Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd

BANGALORE, JUNE 26: Tata Coffee Limited has won the gold medal for best robusta at the Grands Crus de Caf‚ contest in Paris. The Robusta Parchment from Tata Coffee’s Merthikhan Estate was adjudged the best coffee in the world and won a gold medal.

India had six entries at the 2004 Grands Crus de Caf‚ International cupping competition at Paris and topped the medals tally with 3 medals, a gold, a silver and a bronze. More than 16 countries including Colombia participated in the competition and India was the overall winner as no other country managed to get more than one medal.

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