Now Accepting Applications for the 2019-2021 LEAD Scholarship Program
Announced at Re:co Symposium in Boston today, the SCA is now accepting applications for the 2019-2021 cohort of the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholarship Program. LEAD is aimed at increasing diversity of leadership within the global coffee community by enabling access to professional development resources to people from underrepresented or marginalized communities. The program is...
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Announcing the 2019 SCA Sustainability Award Winners
March 18, 2019
Podcasts
#47: How the Coffee Industry Can Make Successful Refugee Resettlement Possible | Expo 2018 Lectures
It goes without question that the US is currently locked in a very public debate over what type of country we want to be for refugees. The US has a long tradition of welcoming refugees, but is at a crossroads of what that will look like in the future. The coffee industry is uniquely positioned...
Extraction Research
Flat vs. Cone: Basket Shape is as Important as Grind Size in Drip Brew Coffee – 25 Magazine, Issue 8
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. SCOTT FROST, Professor JEAN-XAVIER GUINARD, and Professor WILLIAM D. RISTENPART share early results of an ongoing research project in partnership with the SCA and Breville Corporation. Anybody who has shopped around lately for a drip coffee brewer will recognize that modern brewers typically come with a filter basket that is either “semi-conical”...
Trends
Driven by Data – 25 Magazine, Issue 8
SARA VERA shares a first look at the aggregate comparative results. Financial service companies are in a unique position to uncover trends within the global coffee industry based on the millions of coffee shops served across the globe. Each year, we dig into our robust data set to determine consumer purchasing behavior which can better...
Destinations
Brewing the Coffee Dream: Bajawa, Flores, Indonesia – 25 Magazine, Issue 8
As a prelude to the conference, I had the opportunity to visit Flores, a large island about 300 miles east of Bali that is a source of high-quality Arabica coffee. Flores is less well known than some other Indonesian origins; however, it is beginning to make a name for itself. On this field trip, I...
Viewpoint
Why the Specialty Coffee Industry Should Strive for Inclusive Design – 25 Magazine, Issue 8
HOBY WEDLER and TREY MALONE explore a broader understanding and application of inclusive design practice and how it stands to benefit the specialty coffee industry. Like us, you probably think of something to do with international disability law or how we work to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities. The idea of “designing...
