Portfolio | Issue No. 2 | Science
Coffee Biology Field Glossary: An Industry Must-Have The Coffee Biology Glossary Handbook is an essential tool to better understand the language of biology as it pertains to the science behind great coffee. Initially developed to accompany a series on coffee genetics for the 2013 SCAA Symposium and curated by science manager Emma Sage, it has …
Portfolio | Issue No. 2 | Sustainability
Green Guide Module 3: Waste Reduction & Recycling Module 3 offers cafe owners offers cost-effective strategies to curb the amount of waste a cafe produces. Tips cover: performing a waste audit, developing a plan, engaging your staff in the effort, recycling, composting, and much more. Available as a PDF.
90+ Profiles: Getting to Know Jason Long, Café Imports
Who are you and what do you do in coffee? I’m Jason Long and I’m a co-owner of Café Imports. I oversee our sourcing around the world. How and when did you get started in the coffee business? How? I walked in the door of Café Imports in the summer of 2001, just wanting …
SCAA 2014 Best New Product Winners Announced
Each year, the Specialty Coffee Association’s Best New Product Competition recognizes new products that represent quality and add value to the specialty coffee and tea industry. Awards were presented at the SCAA’s 26th Annual Exposition, April 24-27, 2013 in Seattle, WA. The Best New Product People’s Choice Award encouraged attendees to cast their votes via …
Changing How We Cope with Climate Change: Inside UTZ Coffee Climate Care
This article is SCAA Collaborative Content in partnership with UTZ Certified Climate change, without a doubt, is the elephant in the room when it comes to specialty coffee. Arabica beans, with the complex web of variables affecting their quality, are known to be the “canary in the coal mine” of the changing face of agriculture. …
On Being a Green Coffee Buyer
by Mike McKim, founder/CEO, Cuvée Coffee When I began building a coffee roasting business over 15 years ago, I wasn’t sure what to expect. To be honest, I didn’t know a lot going in. I just started moving in a direction, and because I tend to act first and ask questions later, it’s been a …
SCAA Announces Results for the 2014 / 2015 Board of Directors Election
The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) has announced the results of the 2014/2015 Board of Directors election. Voting ended March 22, votes were tallied, and SCAA can now confirm that the new board members are: Ben Pitts, 2nd Vice President Aida Batlle, Director Juan Luis-Barrios, Director Rachel Peterson, Director Chad Trewick, Director “We are …
SCAA Election Demonstrates Democracy at its Best
By Andrew Hetzel Winston Churchill once said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all of the others.” Despite its inefficiencies and occasional failings, democracy provides individuals the rights of free expression, equality and the benefits of a peaceful transfer of power between administrations. In short, Democracy works. Democracy is a word that …
SCAA Announces Recipients of 2014 Recognition Awards
Honoring those who contribute their expertise to the coffee industry, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) has announced the recipients of its 2014 Recognition Awards. Each year, SCAA honors outstanding achievements in the specialty coffee industry and unique contributions to the association. These leaders have made contributions to the industry, resulting in the development …
SCAA Volunteer Highlight: Spencer Turer
Name: Spencer TurerTitle: Vice PresidentCompany: Coffee Analysts How long have you been volunteering for SCAA? In 2000 I joined an SCAA committee and have volunteered on a committee every year since. Today, I am Chairman of the Technical Edit and Peer Review Committee and a member of the Technical Standards committee What was the first SCAA event …
A Passage from Out of Africa
by Isak Dinesen Coffee-growing is a long job. It does not all come out as you imagine, when, yourself young and hopeful, in the streaming rain, you carry the boxes of your shining young coffee-plants from the nurseries, and, with the whole number of farm-hands in the field, watch the plants set in the regular …
The Necessity of Being a Producer-Friendly Coffee Buyer
by Peter Giuliano, Director, SCAA The job of coffee buyer is an amazing one. I mean—the job is to taste coffee. What could be better than that? The work of selecting, roast profiling, blending, describing, and selling coffee requires tremendous expertise and dedication, and is one of the most sought-after roles in the industry. Sometimes, …