SCAA Announces Honduras as its Portrait Country in 2012 In a formal ceremony held in the Presidential Palace, SCAA Executive Director, Ric Rhinehart, along with the SCAA Board of Directors signed an agreement naming Honduras as the Portrait Country for the annual SCAA exposition to be held in Portland, Oregon beginning on April 19, 2012. …
The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA), in partnership with the Uganda Coffee Federation and the Uganda TOH Committee are pleased to announce the completion of the 2012 Taste of Harvest (ToH) Coffee Competition that was held at the UCDA Quality Lab in Kampala from 16th – 20th January 2012. EAFCA’s ToH is the leading …
Name: Jason Dominy Title: Community Support & Outreach Company: Batdorf & Bronson Coffee How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 5 years. What was the first SCAA event you volunteered for and what were your duties? It was a Skill Building Workshop in Atlanta, …
On March 2 & 3, 2012 Square Mile Coffee Roasters will offer two opportunities to participate in the Instructor Development Program (IDP) in London, England. This popular professional development course allows Coffee Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to be students as they learn about applied adult learning concepts in the workplace, including instructional design (based on the ADDIE …
All of us in specialty coffee understand how special this industry is, yet we also know it is not necessarily easy to translate that story to coffee drinkers. Depictions of coffee flowers, bright red cherries, and roasted beans are routinely used to paint a picture in the consumers’ mind, to present a connection to the …
We invite you to join us for the 4th Annual SCAA Symposium where we will consider the new context for specialty – one where global demand for coffee outpaces production, creating new market pressures and eliciting questions about farmer incentive, margin preservation, and price resistance – and move quickly into the new ideas, solutions, and …
By Christopher Schooley I always thought that one of the most important pieces of information that you could put on a bag of coffee was the roast date. It can identify the contents as something special and it can also be the product’s greatest selling point. Thus, I thought of the roast date as a …
Name: Rob Stephen Title: Senior Trader Company: InterAmerican Coffee How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? About 13 years. What was the first SCAA event you volunteered for and what were your duties? To be honest it’s hard to remember – It’s been a long journey, but …
On February 11th, 2012 Coffee Bean International is hosting an SCAA Instructor Development Program (IDP) at their headquarters in Portland. This will be the perfect opportunity to become a certified SCAA Lead Instructor prior to The Event and qualify to be a Station Instructor at this annual exposition or other regional courses throughout the year. The SCAA Instructor Development Program is …
Roasters Guild Coffees of the Year (COTY) is a competition designed to recognize exceptional coffees from around the world. Winning coffees will be recognized at the farmer or producer group level (if multiple farmers contribute to the submission). Awards will be presented to designated representatives on behalf of the producer(s). The 10 winners of this …