Participant introduction

Tihomir Ivanović

Quality Supervisor
Julius Meinl Bonfanti
Croatia
Tihomir Ivanović, a great and passionate connoisseur of coffee, who truly lives coffee and enthusiastically passes on his rich knowledge to others. After 12 years of work in the hospitality industry, he joined the Julius Meinl Bonfanti team in 2017 as a Quality Supervisor. Since then, he has been continuously working on improving his barista skills and gathering knowledge from the world of coffee, and holds a number of SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) certificates, which are awarded by the umbrella world association in the world of coffee based on his knowledge and passed exams. He often goes to Austria or Italy for knowledge, and follows all world trends in the world of coffee. The result of Tihomir's work is more than a thousand educated restaurateurs in Croatia, and he is certainly one of the reasons why people drink better coffee in Croatia today than 5 years ago. He organized and participated in many workshops on the topic of coffee and tea, and is often engaged in barista competitions in Croatia in the role of sensory judge.