SCAA Industry Brief: Ethiopian Commodity Exchange
IntroductionSCAA was invited by the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) to attend a working session to enumerate and discuss proposed strategies for specialty coffee trading through the ECX. The meeting was held in Addis Ababa on October 22 and 23 and included representatives from SCAA, CQI, ECX, the Ethiopian coffee trade, and other stakeholders representing a …
Justice prevails-SCAA finally gets closure
The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) announced today that former Chief Operating Officer, Scott Welker, has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling in excess of $465,000.00 from the association. Welker’s sentence includes a 33 month jail term to begin in January, 2010, three years of probation following release from custody, and a restitution …
Our recent trip to the Canadian Coffee & Tea Show
The SCAA exhibited at the recent Canadian Coffee and Tea Show held in Vancouver, BC on October 14-15, 2009. I recently had the chance to sit down and talk about the show with our staff members who attended, Mansi Chokshi Membership Manager, and Cindy Cohn Show Director.TS: How was SCAA involved in the Coffee & …