Optimal Water Quality for the Coffee Champions

In its impressive appearance at HOST, BWT water+more presented unique solutions for optimized coffee water. Photo credit: BWT water+more

Sponsored Content by BWT water+more

BWT water+more impresses with its water expertise at HOST 2025. Back from Milan, BWT water+more can look back upon a successful HOST 2025. As the 2022-2025 Official Water Filtration Sponsor for the World Barista Championship, the company provided perfect water on the world championship stage and captivated visitors to its own booth with an impressive presentation. 

Perfect water at world championship level: at HOST 2025, BWT water+more, the water optimization specialist in the food service industry, supported the World Barista Championship as the 2022-2025 Official Water Filtration Sponsor. For espressos, milk-based beverages, or signature drinks the optimal BWT water for coffee helped the world’s leading baristas to demonstrate their skills under the best possible conditions. Dr. Frank Neuhausen, Managing Director of BWT water+more, says: “the World Barista Championship is a project that is very close to our hearts—it shows how crucial water quality is to the perfect coffee. We are very proud that we were able to support this event in Milan.”  

Award for the World’s Best Baristas 

BWT water+more commends all the finalists of this year’s World Barista Championship for their outstanding performance and heartily congratulates the new World Barista Champion, Jack Simpson from Australia, on his victory. This success that will be rewarded: for many years, BWT has been involved in the construction of wells for a sustainable water supply in Africa. In honour of this event, the company, which is a member of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), is donating a total of eight new wells. Six of them will be constructed in the name of the competition finalists and will each bear a plaque with one of their names, as an enduring acknowledgement of their success and as a symbol of clean drinking water and social responsibility. With this initiative, BWT is connecting excellence in coffee-making with a sustainable commitment to a better future. 

Innovations for the Coffee Community 

At HOST, BWT water+more presented its latest water optimization solutions to an international trade audience. BWT bestico impressed visitors as a highly effective filter cartridge that guarantees crystal-clear ice for cocktails or cold brews. The company also presented BWT b.Connect, a digital filter management system that provides greater efficiency, easy maintenance, and complete transparency thanks to practical IoT technology.  

BWT bestbarista ROC COFFEE proved to be a major draw: a compact high-performance reverse osmosis system that removes undesired substances from the water while also remineralizing the water with magnesium and silicate in a targeted manner. In this way, it transforms any local untreated water into a fully standardized quality product that can bring out the aromas of any coffee to optimal effect. 

From left to right: Dr. Frank Neuhausen (left), Managing Director of BWT water+more, congratulates the new World Barista Champion, Jack Simpson, on his victory | HOST highlight: BWT bestbarista ROC COFFEE. A compact high-performance reverse osmosis system with targeted remineralization.  | BWT water+more presented its latest water optimization solutions at HOST in Milan. | All the HOST exhibitors were able to draw BWT-optimized water from the practical filling station at BWT water+more’s booth.  | Photo credit: BWT water+more 

Coffee Expertise from a Pro  

As Head of Coffee at BWT water+more, Katharina Ante accompanied the company throughout its participation in the exhibition and ensured that there was a varied programme at the booth. During the popular cupping sessions, visitors were able to see for themselves how different coffee tastes when optimized water is used. “I am always inspired by the trade audience’s level of curiosity and openness with regard to the topic of water. At this exhibition, we were able to demonstrate how great the influence of water really is on the coffee profile,” explains Ante.  

Successful Appearance in Milan 

At HOST 2025, BWT water+more was able not only to establish new contacts, but also to emphasize its role as a driving force for water quality in the preparation of coffee. “The feedback clearly shows that water is a key factor in the enjoyment of coffee—from a little coffee bar to the World Championship. The fact that we are able to offer practical solutions for this confirms that we are on the right track,” says Dr. Frank Neuhausen. 

About BWT water+more.

BWT water+more Deutschland GmbH, based in Wiesbaden, is a specialist in water optimization technologies for the hospitality trade, the hotel trade and vending. Founded in 2005, the company, which is a 100% subsidiary of BWT Holding GmbH from Austria, offers the largest product portfolio worldwide for professionally optimizing water for coffee specialties, hot and cold drinks, and baking, steaming and dishwashing technology. In addition to Germany and Austria, BWT water+more is represented throughout Europe with branches in Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.