Jérôme Perez | A New Coffee Origin: South Sudan
Can Coffee Shippers Hit the ‘Reset’ Button for Supply Chain Risks?
Sponsored content provided by Rekerdres & Sons Insurance Agency, Inc. By Adam C. Rekerdres Reksons is a family-owned insurer specializing in origin-forward insurance of coffee traders since 1953. We have found that there are three classes of coffee shippers: Shippers who finance their supply chain risk Shippers who took their exposure to supply chain risks …
Chad Trewick | The Clarity of Hindsight
To understand the risks and challenges facing the coffee supply chain, you have to understand the risks and challenges facing coffee-growing communities. Chad Trewick, a longtime green coffee buyer and founder of Reciprocafé, shares his insights on how tackling these challenges head on, and communicating them honestly to consumers, can better address coffee supply risks.
Roasters Guild Trierside Chat: SCA Education Program
Streamed live on Apr 26, 2017 Join us for a #TriersideChat on the Specialty Coffee Association Education Program!
Honoring the 2017 Sustainability Award Winners
By Kim Elena Ionescu The year was 2005, Expo was in Seattle, and the first sustainability award was given by the SCAA to a project of Starbucks and Portland Roasting named Las Nubes Sustainable Coffee. Twelve years later, we’re back in Seattle and it’s another especially significant year for the Sustainability Award. In 2017, the …
SCA Certified Home Brewers
SCA’s Certified Home Brewer program has long been the recognized mark of excellence when it comes to home brewing machines. The program recognizes brewers that meet SCA’s longstanding rigorous technical requirements which are based on decades of industry knowledge and research by the Coffee Brewing Center. All SCA Certified Brewers have met these requirements, which …
Spring Changes at Grounds For Health
By Justin Mool Spring is in the air and it’s been a time of rebirth at Grounds for Health. We’ve been working hard on a new organizational strategy that could change the way the world thinks about cervical cancer prevention. We are close to launching an exciting new campaign that will leverage existing technologies and …
What Does Community Mean to You?
With millions of people around the world earning their living through coffee, the community that supports the industry is more important than ever. At SCA, the coffee community is at the heart of what we do every day. With chapters around the world, we have a team of people who are charged with making sure …
Coffee Education & Collaboration
By Mike Ebert One of my first educational experiences involving the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) occurred in the mid-nineties. One of the earliest “pathways” (even though that term would come more than a decade later) was the Golden Cup Technician class. This was the first class I took that was not offered by …
Sensory Experiences at Re:co Symposium
By Steven Lee Over the last couple of days, something was going on at Re:co—something to stimulate the senses, promote discussion, and open up the world of possibilities. The Swiss Water Sensory Experience at Re:co has been a fixture of this event since the Boston symposium in 2013. Each year we try to explore and …
Fairtrade and Beyond
By Kyle Freund Specialty coffee is a leader in sustainability. From the world’s first fair trade coffee landing on store shelves more than 30 years ago, farmers, traders, roasters, and consumers have pushed the concept of sustainability a long way. In North America, there are a variety of approaches to Fairtrade—but only products with the Fairtrade …
Interactive Exhibits At Global Specialty Coffee Expo
Tech Pavilion In an age when technology can mean so many different things to different people, SCA’s goal is to introduce members to the hardware, software, and services that empower coffee bar owners and staff to deliver a new and fresh experience to their customers. It’s not just about automation or flashy electronics—technology can and should …