Natvia’s mission is to change lives not just satisfy a craving. What makes this product better than any other sweetener? We’re glad you asked. Natvia’s blend of natural ingredients, yes that’s right, 100 per cent natural ingredients will seduce the palates of coffee and tea lovers world wide. Why? Because Natvia was uniquely crafted to …
Our focus on Specialty Coffee means that we understand the need for a superior grind that matches the quality, flavor, and roast of the finest beans. Our grinders support an extensive range of brew methods from French Press to Espresso. We have a culture of innovation and a constant quest to advance the design and …
By Emma Sage, Coffee Science Manager, Specialty Coffee Association of America This spring, I had the opportunity to visit China’s Yunnan Province to tour the region’s coffee farms. Yunnan Province is located in South-Central China and borders Vietnam, Burma, and Laos. It is a tropical region famous for its indigenous populations, green mountains, and (remaining) …
This past April at the SCAA Event in Boston, we had the opportunity to honor and present Pueblo a Pueblo with the SCAA Sustainability Award for their Organic School Garden Project in Guatemala. We now share with you a video highlighting the project’s successes and outcomes for 2012. To learn more about this important work, …
Dear Emma, I have heard many in the coffee industry refer to coffee as dehydrating, is this true? How much water should I drink to offset my coffee drinking?! Thanks, Parched in Portland
As of June 1, 2013, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) will be conducting all knowledge tests for their Certificate programs in a secure online format. This exciting new digital system will allow for easier participant access to tests as well as faster turnaround times for reporting of results and awarding of credits and …
By Mike Ebert, Alterra Coffee Roasters Personally, I was going to be a rock star, but coffee got in the way. Back in the late 80’s, there were few people who set out to make coffee their career, including me. It just wasn’t thought of as a career choice. Yes, you could open a small …
By Erin Meister, Counter Culture Coffee “When I retire, I want to open a coffee shop.” For years, those words rankled me. As a coffee professional with a decade’s worth of experience culled from trial and error (lots of error), I found the suggestion that someone would enter into coffee as a secondary or “for-fun” …
By Lily Kubota, Content & Communications Manager, SCAA The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) is a membership organization that, for the past quarter of a century, has provided its members with resources, education, training, networking opportunities, and business services that allow coffee professionals to do what they do to the best of their ability. …
By Timothy J. Castle, President, Castle & Co. Are you thinking of making your way in the coffee business? If so, why? Can you answer that question? If you can’t, maybe stop reading until you can. What do you want the coffee business to give to you? If you’re still reading this, you may already …