Coffee Talk: Blends
By Danny Pinnell, SCAA As the resident “new guy” around the office, I have been asked to chronicle (no pun intended) some of the things I’ve been learning, whether it concerns staff trips to coffee plantations around the world or weekly “coffee talks” held in our staff meetings. The following focuses on the latter. I …
Coffee Kids and the Roasters Guild Grow it Forward for Coffee Farmers
By Kristina Morris Heredia, Coffee Kids For the third year in a row, the Roasters Guild kicked off Coffee Kids’ Grow it Forward campaign to help coffee-farming families grow food, grow income and grow in self-sustainability. Through their Silent Auction during the 14th annual Roasters Guild Retreat, they raised more than $5400 for coffee-farming families. In …
SCAA Board of Directors Approves Slate for 2015 Elections
SCAA is proud to announce that the Board of Directors has approved a slate of candidates, as recommended by the Nominating Committee, for the 2015 Board of Directors Elections! The board has nominated Heather Perry of Klatch Coffee for 2nd Vice President and Guy Burdett of InterAmerican Coffee for Secretary/Treasurer. For the four other director …
SCAA Offers Job Opportunities in Sustainability and Communications
The Specialty Coffee Association of America staff is a small but mighty force of workers who support a diverse and vibrant community of coffee professionals. SCAA membership is growing, event and education offerings are multiplying, and the need for an organization committed to supporting the growth of the specialty coffee industry has become sharply evident …
Global Coffee Treasure Goes Under the Hammer | Portfolio | Issue No. 5 (2014)
One of worlds the largest and most significant Coffee and Tea making collections is about to go under a private online auction hammer for the first time in its existence. The Bersten Collection and Museum is the result of a life long treasure hunt by one man; collector, coffee roaster, author, inventor, entrepreneur and coffee …
Marcus Boni Returns as Opening Ceremonies Host for SCAA’s 2015 Event
SCAA has announced today that Marcus Boni (follow on twitter), Brand Director with Espresso Supply in Seattle WA and well known performer and MC, has been confirmed as the 2015 SCAA Event Opening Ceremonies Host. Boni hosted the Opening Ceremonies once before — in 2014 (watch video). Next year’s Opening Ceremonies are scheduled for Thursday, April 9th …
Coffee Jewelry | Portfolio | Issue No. 5 (2014)
For Coffee Lovers Everywhere! Boost your Holiday (or everyday) sales with this amazing Coffee Jewelry by Lucky Feather. Lucky Feather coffee jewelry is 14k gold plated or sterling plated Coffee Bean necklace and earrings, or Latte Cup necklace and earrings, all at a wholesale price of $5.00ea (MSRP $10 – 12.00). Necklaces are chorded on …
The Love is in the Lid: FoamAroma® and the To-Go Experience
Sponsored content provided by FoamAroma LLC One of the lesser-discussed, yet vitally important, areas of the science of providing coffee doesn’t have anything to do with sequencing the genome, the chemistry of chlorogenic acids, or even the thermodynamics of brewing. Where the rubber really hits the road in terms of determining success in the industry …
Coffee Scientists Unite: SCAA Science Manager Reports from ASIC
by Emma Sage, SCAA Coffee Science Manager (Warning: this is a blog post. Get ready for some super-casual coffee science conversation.) In early September, hundreds of coffee scientists gathered in the remote city of Armenia, Colombia to attend the 25th ASIC (Association for Science and Information on Coffee) international conference on coffee and science. The …
Vertical Integration in the Coffee Supply Chain: Pachamama Coffee Cooperative
By Maria Hill In recent years, the specialty coffee industry has actively focused on the producer. There are two major issues the industry faces when it comes to empowering the farmer: coffee prices are determined by the commodities market and the farmer is far removed from the consumer. In response to these obstacles, several new …
The Barista: A Stepping-Stone or a Destination?
by Lily Kubota, SCAA When I was hired at SCAA, I had been a barista for over a decade, working my way through high school and college. The coffee shop was the world I knew, a world I could relate to—something that was larger than myself. It was a place where I could connect with …
Seeking Baristas: A Call to Action for the Coffee Service Professional
by Colin Whitcomb, Madcap Coffee Recently, much has been said and written about the evolution of specialty coffee’s retail side. Oftentimes the cry to disrupt current models has centered on an argument that diversity in an increasingly competitive retail environment is the key to discovering new modes that will carry us forward. These arguments in favor …