If you are a specialty coffee retailer or roaster-retailer, we kindly request your participation in the following survey: –SURVEY CLOSED– Your responses are requested by January 18, 2012. Would you like to receive a complimentary copy of the SCAA Quarterly Sector Report? Your participation in this survey will ensure you a complimentary copy of this …
By Emma Sage The idea behind this questionnaire about chemistry and coffee was to assess the level of understanding and interest within the SCAA community. In the future, we have the opportunity to incorporate more or less chemistry into our class and certification materials, depending on what we hear from our members. This questionnaire allowed us …
SCAA invites 2012 Expo Attendees and other coffee lovers to announce to the world what specialty coffee means to them. Create a 1 minute video message that finishes the sentence “Specialty coffee is…” with emotion, humor or perhaps a little of both! You have 60 seconds to convince our digital audience that your video is …
The Roasters Guild is continuing their efforts to raise funds for the 2011 Roasters Guild Retreat beneficiary, Partners in Health. On behalf of Partners in Health, we are auctioning off a 12 kilo (26.46 lbs) vacuum packed box of the #1 COE Lot from Colombia. The coffee details are as follows: Farm: Primavera Farmer: Arnulfo Leguizamo …
By Tara Shenson, Marketing & New Media Manager, SCAA Technology is front and center this year at the SCAA Event with the launch of our first ever Event App! Offered as a free app download to iPhone users and as a free mobile website to Android and BlackBerry users, the app will literally put the …
Are you planning on attending the 2012 SCAA Event in Portland, Oregon? Do you consider yourself ‘above average’ when it comes to using mobile technology? Would you like a way to offset your registration fees? Well then, you might just be a perfect candidate for the App Squad! For the first time ever, the SCAA will …
The SCAA Board of Directors has approved a slate of candidates as recommended by the Nominating Committee for the 2012 Board of Directors Elections. The names below are the nominees for the positions listed: 2nd Vice President Shawn Hamilton, Java City | Shawn Hamilton is the Vice-President of Operations and Coffee Buyer for Java City, located in Sacramento, California. …
By Ildi Revi, CPT, M.Ad.Ed., SCAA Education Manager You may have seen the SCAA’s new tag line: “Because great coffee doesn’t just happen.” Accordingly, we spend a lot of time, money and energy training our people to produce exceptional coffee and related products. Training, however, is just one part of employee support. Did you know that …
For the second year, the SCAA will be exhibiting and participating in the Seoul Cafe Show held in Seoul, Korea. The show is about one month away, and we’ll of course be sharing photos and updates from the show on our Facebook and Twitter pages but if you’re interested in attending read the official Cafe …
It is our pleasure to introduce our new Coffee Science Manager, Emma Sage. With a Masters of Science in Botany from the University of Wyoming and a Bachelor of Arts in Ecology, Emma comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience in science and research. In this position, Emma will develop goals and …