My name is Erica Reyes and I write to you from the island of Puerto Rico, where just days ago we were hit by Hurricane Maria, a category four storm that passed through the main zone of the country with winds of 165 mph and dropped more than 30 inches of rain in a of …
Mi nombre es Erica Reyes y les escribo desde la isla de Puerto Rico, donde apenas hace unos días fue azotada por el Huracán María de categoría cuatro, pasando por la principal zona cafetalera de Puerto Rico con vientos de 165 mph y con una cantidad de más de 30 pulgadas de lluvia en un …
Last week, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Board of Directors met with SCA and World Coffee Events (WCE) senior staff and members of the recently appointed Review Panel to discuss the issue of hosting WCE world championship events in Dubai next year.
A message from the volunteers and staff at the Specialty Coffee Association, Barista Guild of America, Barista Guild of Europe, Coffee Technicians Guild, Roasters Guild, and Roaster Guild of Europe. Following news that both Puerto Rico and certain states in Mexico have been devastated by natural disasters, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is calling on …
This International Coffee Day, the Specialty Coffee Association and World Coffee Research are calling on the coffee community around the globe to support innovation in coffee science. The two organizations have come together to launch “#thefutureofcoffee”, a campaign to drive awareness about WCR’s work and encourage the community to support the nonprofit by donating or …
Last week the President’s Council of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) met to review the community’s response to the announcement that World Coffee Events (WCE) selected Dubai as one of three host cities for the 2018 world championships. Today the President’s Council would like to formally announce that a panel has been created to review …
World Coffee Events, an event management organization owned by the Specialty Coffee Association, announced today that Amsterdam, Dubai and Belo Horizonte would be hosting World Coffee Championships events in 2018. Dubai was selected to host the Cezve/Ibrik Championship, World Brewers Cup, World Cup Tasters Championship, and World Coffee Roasting Championship next September.
The coffee industry has a long way to go on the road towards having a sustainable and equitable supply chain. However, it is clear that there are many smart and compassionate people working in coffee who strive to make a difference through their everyday actions. We see this through the work being done by roasting …
By Adam Pesce For as long as sustainability has been a topic of discussion in coffee, people have been arguing over the best way to achieve it—with no clear right answer (but a few clearly wrong ones). Many years ago, at an SCAA Expo, I witnessed one of the most informative discussions I had ever …
By Kim Elena Ionescu Almost eight years ago, a piece of trivia about boiled potatoes completely changed the way I prepared my coffee (not to mention a bunch of other foods). A colleague of mine approached me at the lunch table, and related having heard that heating the water to boil a potato required more …