July 2018 in National Coffee Competitions: A Recap of New Champions from Around the Globe
Here is our recap of the winners of national coffee competitions from around the world in collaboration with World Coffee Events (WCE) for the month of July 2018. These dedicated coffee competitors have earned the right to represent their country in coffee competitions at the international level. For more information on upcoming world championships and …
Improve Quality, Consistency and Control Using the Coffee Data You Already Create
Sponsored content provided by Cropster. As an artisanal industry, specialty coffee’s complex supply chain and specialized production create and collect a considerable amount of data. Understanding what data can be collected, and how it can help coffee businesses improve, change, and deliver quality is the first step toward gaining real benefits from all that data. …
Get Involved in the SCA Webinar Series #1: Wednesday, August 8th
As announced in June, the elections process for the 2019-2020 SCA Board of Directors is in full swing. These elections are the first to take place at the board level since the unification of the SCAA and SCAE in 2017. Dozens of SCA members responded to the call for nominations, and over the last month, the …
In Memoriam: Erna Knutsen
Above: Erna Knutsen, accepting her second lifetime achievement award from the SCAA in 2014 (her speech begins at around the 9:10 mark). It was with great sadness that we at the Specialty Coffee Association learned of the passing of Erna Knutsen. All around the world, Erna is known as the godmother of specialty coffee. She …
June 2018 in National Coffee Competitions: A Recap of New Champions from Around the Globe
Here is our recap of the winners of national coffee competitions from around the world in collaboration with World Coffee Events (WCE) for the month of June 2018. These dedicated coffee competitors have earned the right to represent their country in coffee competitions at the international level. For more information on upcoming world championships and …
#22: Re:co Podcast – Andrea Illy on the Global Economics of Coffee
This week’s episode of the Re:co Podcast features Illycaffè Chairman Andrea Illy speaking at Re:co Seattle in April 2018. Over his long career, Andrea has established an identity as a leader, thinker, and creative mind in coffee. We asked Andrea to contribute a talk on the complex economics of coffee and the future of coffee …
Andrea Illy | The Complex Global Economics of Coffee
Andrea Illy, Chairman of Illycaffè, speaking at Re:co Seattle in April 2018. Over his long career, Andrea has established an identity as a leader, thinker, and creative mind in coffee. We asked Andrea to contribute a talk on the complex economics of coffee and the future of coffee to this year’s Re:co, and he generously …
Exploring The Process Of Coffee Extraction – Chahan Yeretzian – Part 1
Chahan Yeretzian speaking at Barista Camp Poznan 2017 – Part 1 Chahan is a professor of Analytical Chemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry and Diagnostics at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Switzerland. He is head of the Coffee Excellence Center and of the section for Analytical Technologies at the ZHAWand has published around 90 papers …
Destination Berlin!
Berlin will host next year’s World of Coffee from 6-8 June 2019, where the world’s top coffee artists will come together in the exhibition halls of Germany’s capital to award distinction to their World Champions. Water optimization specialist BWT water+more – a long-standing event host sponsor of the World of Coffee – has already signed …
The Best New Products at World of Coffee Amsterdam
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. Ten different product categories are evaluated using the “Best I.D.E.A.S.” criteria set out by the SCA, with a winner declared in each category. The World of Coffee Amsterdam 2018 …
Rare Beauties: The Henk Langkemper Collection
Like most of us at World of Coffee, Henk Langkemper had his first memorable experience with coffee at a relatively young age – he was only 14 when a friend’s mother served him coffee from an Italian percolator from her home in The Hague. Slowly but surely, his interest in “Italian coffee” would grow as …
Congratulations Team Steam!
Congratulations to Team Steam, winner of the 2018 World Barista Championship Team Competition! The Team Competition, introduced in 2016 in recognition of each champions existing support network (coaches, roasters, producers), puts each competitor on a team with 4-5 competitors from other national bodies for support and camaraderie. Each team is equally weighted based on the …