Yiannis Taloumis
CEO & Head of Quality, Taf – Member, Hellenic Coffee Association
Yiannis Taloumis is a shareholder and CEO of Taf, Green Coffee Buyer and Q-Grader since 2010. He has been active in the coffee industry for more than 30 years, and since 2006, he focuses on high quality coffee and is considered a pioneer in the Greek market. Specifically, in June 2011 he gained the SCA Coffee Excellence Innovation Award. In 2010 he obtained the Q-Grader certification and in 2011 he created the first certified Q Lab in Europe. In June 2014, during the World of Coffee Events, he was once again awarded by the SCA with the Coffee Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to the continuous research of high quality coffee. Since 2009 he is an approved SCA instructor and in 2017 he created the SCA Premium training center, certified by SCA, at taf Roastery. He is an active member of the international committee of the Cup Of Excellence, as well as the Best Of Panama and Best of India. In 2020 & 2021 he participated in the SCA Sensory Summits