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The Tahona Society Competition 2018 was truly a success. The tremendous amount of impact of this global bartender community competition was seen in the 110 sustainable projects that participated, 15 of which were selected to go to the final round in Guadalajara, Mexico.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

Jeremy Blackmore

PROJECT

Industry Solar
Industry Solar is a scheme to unlock solar ownership for small and medium business owners in Australia.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zeland

Jason Clark

PROJECT

Glass to Gold
Create a much more efficient and beneficial system to reduce, recycle, reuse and resell this glass for benefit the local environment and community.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia

Jenny Teasdale & Jeffrey Garcia

PROJECT

Green Apple: Zero Glass Waste Cartagena
Zero Glass Waste Cartagena is the next step for Green Apple in supporting bars wanting to recycle glass in the city. We aim to set up a new recycling center in Cartagena, bringing bars together to recycle, to change the perception of glass waste and create great jobs in a city, where recycling is still difficult and sometimes impossible to do.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway

Marius ร˜stby

PROJECT

The Art of Human Sustainability
A system to better incorporate, map and execute rutines for psycosocial work environment into the daily HSE(Health, safety and environment)-plans of a service industry company. My solution is a kit. Something managers can just incorporate into an already up and running HSE-system. It will include a mapping of employee well-ness, and focus areas based on the results. And also your day to day “”to do”” list, and general philosophy behind
everything. Presented in a way thats already present for the other parts of HSE. Because this is just as important, or maybe even more, as checking cooler temperatures, checking for fire hazards, cleaning routines etc.

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden

Robin Abrahamsson

PROJECT

IN BLOOM
IN BLOOM is leveraging artificial intelligence to create personalized wellness plans that cater to the unique needs, preferences, and goals of each individual. Our platform also offers data analytics tools that provide valuable insights to workplaces, allowing them to create a more supportive and mentally healthy culture.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช UAE

Jaco Raath

PROJECT

The HospoHub
A platform that will elevate all in the hospitality industry with its key focus to provide endless training and development content showcasing the true essence of hospitality. A space that allows with great features the accessibility for easy budgeting and investing tools and foster a community of likeminded people.

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mรฉxico

Francisco Oropeza & Sandra Reyna

PROJECT

Semilla Baja Lab
Semilla Baja Lab specializes in hand crafted non-alcoholic spirits ยจ Xantus Hydrosols ยจ.Our home-base is a small agricultural town, El Pescadero Baja California Sur Mexico were we have our own bio dynamic agriculture botanical garden and grow, distill and bottle our spirits. We distribute our product to local cocktail bars, restaurants and luxury resorts. We use our platform to do community outreach events, like fundraisers for local organizations and Alcohol awareness pop up for our local middle school.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy

Damiano Angelozzi

PROJECT

Natural Beach Bar
The social venture consists in a sustainable beach bar: it is a detached structure from other buildings so that there is more freedom when it comes to designing it. It is scalable on every kind of territory with beaches, and it transforms negative environmental impacts in positive ones. For example by installing solar panels on the top of gazebos or by promoting environment awareness amongst its customers. It also contributes actively with the local micro-economy by prioritizing zero- kilometer farmers/producers/providers. โ€œHot
as iceโ€ is the proposed motto/name of the afore-mentioned social venture because, other than being a catchy name, it refers to the possibility to even produce ice with the solar energy collected by its photovoltaic panels.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

Danilo Frigulti & Davide Leanza

PROJECT

Tahona Exchange
โ€œThe Tahona Exchangeโ€ is an innovative project that aims to reduce waste in the bar industry by providing a sustainable solution for barware. The project is based on the idea of exchanging used barware for new, sustainable barware, creating a closed-loop system that reduces waste and promotes sustainability. Tahona Exchange works by partnering with bars and restaurants to collect their used
barware, such as glassware, shakers, and strainers. The collected barware is then sent to a facility where it is cleaned, sterilized, and repackaged for reuse. In exchange for their used barware, the participating bars and restaurants receive credits that can be used to
purchase new, sustainable barware from the Tahona Exchange. The new sustainable barware offered by the Tahona Exchange is
made from eco-friendly materials, such as recycled glass and bamboo, and is designed to be durable and long-lasting. The project also offers training for bartenders on how to properly care for and maintain their barware to ensure maximum lifespan.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

Martine Fortin & Callum Tyler

PROJECT

Foot Print
This venture will consist of collecting and recycling the PVC “Core” of used receipt paper rolls from local community restaurants and businesses, and repurposing them into a vertical seven-tier self-watering hydroponic garden. The recycled tubes will act as gemination pods and then support the root structure of the plant allowing it to grow and self water itself from a series of watering pipes. These pipes are connected to one-another and allow for a single point of watering which then feeds the rest of the vertical structure. These structures will be sold as kits with light assembly required by the customer. There will be two options available: a wall mount version and a stand alone frame which is supported by a stand {included in the kit). The goals for this product are to create an aesthetic and functional hydroponic garden in modern living environments such as apartments; to promote self-sustaining, accessible and pesticide free food production; to repurpose the used cores, reducing landfill waste; and to share Indigenous knowledge such as connecting to the land and harvesting traditional medicine. The Seven-tiers of the structure represent the 7 Generation Solution of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

Dimitris Kaitalidis

PROJECT

Drink Lab
My project is about the evolution of the bar society in my town. I want to create a place , a lab in particular, that will be a place for everyone. Drink Lab will be a fully organized lab . This lab would serve as a space for bartenders to experiment with new ingredients, techniques, and flavors, ultimately leading to the creation of innovative and unique cocktails. By providing this resource, my social
venture aims to support the professional development and creativity of bartenders, while also contributing to the growth and innovation of the beverage industry of my city.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States

Alex Jump & Shannon Michelle

PROJECT

Focus on Health
Focus on Health is currently a for-profit organization that advocates for the health and wellness of the food & beverage sector. Our mission is to help those who work in F&B find ways to make this career a lifelong one while also taking care of themselves. This year we have applied for grant funding to develop a food & beverage industry specific harm-reduction and overdose prevention training program. In the future we would like to move into a non-profit space where we can provide trainings and resources to our community free of cost. Itโ€™s like we always say, โ€œHospitality starts with taking care of yourself.โ€

Colombia

Mile Castro

UK

David Martin

PROJECT

UK
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Hospitality Gardens
IT IS ABOUT:ย So many bars & restaurants have unused outdoor spaces in the UK. Hospitality Gardens want to ย utilize these spaces by opening them up to local growers.

Creating greener spaces which serve functionally for cultivating produce alongside a bars cocktail programme and for the grower to sell on and develop their own independent business

Perรบ

Jorge Cruz

PROJECT

PERรš
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: E-Comanda
IT IS ABOUT: Focuses on the thermal paper we use in command printers, this is highly toxic due to its component Bisphenol. The objective that we want to achieve with E COMANDAS is to reduce the danger of the workers when handling these papers in the bar kitchen and of our clients when handling these papers via tickets and/or ย invoices.

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Baltics

Kristo Tomingas

PROJECT

BALTICS
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Bartenders Money Wisdom
IT IS ABOUT: A platform for bartenders to exchange their knowledge of successes & fails when it comes to growing in their hospitality careers. Via his website, a bartender could put together a plan (both business & financial) to learn how to reach their goals of opening their own venue.

Kseniya Yashchuk
Belarus

Kseniya Yashchuk

PROJECT

BELARUS
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Happy Brain
IT IS ABOUT: Happy Brain is a wellness project focusing on educating the hospitality industry on the importance of healthy eating. It plans to employ this by catering events like bar shows & delivering healthy meals to hospitality workers during shifts.

China

Heaven Luan

PROJECT

CHINA
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: EPC
IT IS ABOUT: An online platform where you can exchange recycled products for points that can be redeemed for other recycled products or services. These exchanges will begin between cocktail bars, flower shops, coffee shops, fruit suppliers & alcohol distributors.

The Real Jibaros
Cuba

Diana Figueroa & David Roque

PROJECT

CUBA
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Eco Jibaro
IT IS ABOUT: Focuses on adapting the concepts of sustainability, social responsibility and seasonality. Working with small producers they are searching to respect the raw material & maximize the use as a whole.

Davide Capodicasa
Italy

Davide Capodicasa

PROJECT

ITALY
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Eutropia
IT IS ABOUT: Eutropia is an academy in Palermo, Italy for migrants and citizens to work together in improving & innovating the bar community. It will be a working space that interchanges as a cafรฉ, bar & academy that brings together experienced or novice bartenders with migrants to work and learn with each other.

Ale Diorio
Mexico

Ale Diorio

PROJECT

MEXICO
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Tenders on the Road
IT IS ABOUT: A bartending agency that guarantees professionally trained bartenders for hire for venues & events. She provides fair financial security, mental health services & a high level of hospitality education for those who work through โ€˜Tenders on the Roadโ€™

Connor Thornton
Norway

Connor Thornton

PROJECT

NORWAY
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Lighthouse
IT IS ABOUT: Connor aims to build an ordering system for bars & restaurants through using a QR code. Within this system will be the Lighthouse project, designed to educate the guest about staying safe while enjoying your night out. Including maps to safe places, venues & how to alert someone if feeling unsafe.

Emelie Hjรคrtstrรถm
Sweden

Emelie Hjรคrtstrรถm

PROJECT

SWEDEN
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Always Here
IT IS ABOUT: A pin-concept where those who wear the pin are strong pioneers of creating safe environments. If a person is feeling uncomfortable in a situation in a hospitality venue, they can search for someone wearing the โ€œAlways Hereโ€ pin and know that that person will be there to help.

Andrii Osypchuk
Ukraine

Andrii Osypchuk

PROJECT

UKRAINE
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Ecomanifest
IT IS ABOUT: Ecomanifest aims to create a community amongst bars & restaurants to sort trash & cooperate with local companies to recycle into coasters & souvenirs. They also are working to raise money from cocktails sold to plant trees in their city.

United States

Christopher Bidmead

PROJECT

USA
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Hospy
IT IS ABOUT: Hospy is a learning & skills management platform designed to create opportunities for hospitality workers in the global gig economy. They are building a platform that assess, manages and deploys hospitality minded problem solvers

United States

Erik Puryear

PROJECT

USA
MY PROJECT IS CALLED: Bartenders Safety & Future Fund
IT IS ABOUT: BAR CU is a credit union for hospitality workers. It is too often that our industry is not taught about saving, especially with the tipping culture of the United States. BAR CU will encourage hospitality staff & venue owners to learn about savings, investments & planning for their future.

Poland - Warsaw

Karol Lubash

Italy - Milan

Fabrizio Candino

Mexico - Guadalajara

Haydee Barrรณn Flores

South Africa - Cape Town

George Hunter

South Africa - Cape Town

Cameron Leigh

Belarus - Minsk

Mikhail Kanavalenka

Belarus - Minsk

Anton Budkevich

Canada - Toronto

Alex Black

Canada - Vancouver

Mackenzie Chilton

France - Paris

Valentin Vignolles

Finland

Tomi Hiltunen

Finland

Sampsa Tukia

Bulgaria - Sofia

Manol Lazarov

US - Chicago

Laura Kelton

UK - London

William Campbell

Singapore

Loga Raj

Portugal - Lisbon

Sofia Marques

Latvia

Leo

Latvia

Elizabeth

China - Shanghai

Gordon Guo

Winner 2017
Denmark

Jeppe Nothlev

Quick Bio

25 contestants from 18 markets. Jeppe Nothlev brings the trophy home to Denmark with "Sweet Effort"

USA - NYC

Anthony Bholinger

USA - LA

Karen Grill

AUSTRIA -SALZBURG

Attila Szelhoffer

AUSTRIA - SALZBURG

Thomas Hausknecht

SCOTLAND - EDIMBURGH

Kaiko Tulloch

UK - LONDON

Oliver Cush

FRANCE - LYON

Samuel Dedieu

POLAND -GDANSK

Oscar Wereza

BELARUS-MINSK

Egor Kozlovsky

MEXICO - CDMX

Mario Mena

MEXICO - PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Elizabeth Gordillo

PORTUGAL -LISBON

Alain Branco

CANADA - TORONTO

Mike Birdsey

LITHUANIA - VILNIUS

Karolis Jakelevicius

SOUTH AFRICA

Aj Snetler

IRELAND, GALLAWAY

Jonathan Callaghan

OSLO, NORUEGA

Evan Rage

COLOMBIA-BOGOTร

Ana Milena Alzate

COLOMBIA-BOGOTร

Laura Barbosa

RUSSIA

Mikhail Melnik

RUSSIA

Adil Zhelnov

TURKEY

Yigitcan Gencer

TURKEY

Mete Bas

TURKEY

Bahaddin Aydin

Kelsey Ramage. A bartender serving cocktails.
Winner 2016
UK

Kelsey Ramage

Quick Bio

21 contestants from 19 markets. Mexican Flavor Revolution Concept. Kelsey Ramage brings the trophy home to the UK with โ€œNunca Muerasโ€

RUSSIA

Evgeny Nagimov

AUSTRIA

Manuela Lerchbaumer

LITHUANIA

Vainius Balcaitis

SOUTH KOREA

Cho Hyun Sung

BELARUS, MINSK

Mikhail Konovalenko

POLAND

Mateusz Szuchnik

IRELAND

Shane Harte

NORWAY

Simon Kistenfeger

COLOMBIA

David Fuentes

PORTUGAL

Nuno Figueiredo

CANADA

Christina Veira

MEXICO

Abraham Delgado

USA

Max Green

USA

Bethany Hamย 

USA

William Cutting

Mexico

Julio Cesar

Denmark

Christopher Steward

Greece

Thanos Loannou

Winner 2015
US

Michael Capoferri

Josรฉ Luis Leรณn
Winner 2013
Mรฉxico

Josรฉ Luis Leรณn

Quick Bio

Josรฉ Luis Leรณn won 1st place for MX with his โ€œMamaโ€™s Soupโ€

Heinz Kaiser
Winner 2012
Austria

Heinz Kaiser

Quick Bio

Cocktail competition. Heinz Kaiser from Austria won with his โ€œLa Paloma Negraโ€

Charles Joly
Winner 2011
US

Charles Joly

Quick Bio

US competitor Charles Jolyโ€™s โ€œEveโ€™s Answerโ€ won best margarita

Kurt Schlechter
Winner 2010
South Africa

Kurt Schlechter

Quick Bio

Kurt from South Africa won our 1st Margarita Competition with his โ€œMy Friendsโ€™ Margaritaโ€

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