Portfolio | Issue No. 4 | Shop
Choice Organic Teas made its debut in 1989 as the first exclusively organic tea company in the United States. As North America’s #1 selling organic tea line, Choice Organic Teas has promoted the growth and development of organic agriculture in tea estates worldwide and offers more than seventy-five varieties of teas and herbal infusions available …
Portfolio | Issue No. 4 | Event
Barista Nation provides a grass roots forum for coffee professionals to discover and develop the necessary coffee and business skills to succeed in the specialty coffee market. The theme for the Barista Nation LA event is Coffee and Beyond. We have a great line-up of coffee professionals and sessions for the LA event, here is …
Portfolio | Issue No. 4 | SCAA Event
The first SCAA coffee science origin trip is designed to build an understanding of the technical, agronomic, and scientific techniques utilized at origin to advance specialty coffee. SCAA Coffee Science Manager Emma Bladyka will lead this trip, which will include lab and university settings as well as farms of varying sizes. All farm visits will …
2013 Board of Directors Nominations
2013 SCAA Board of Directors | Call for Recommendations to the Nominating Committee Recommendations must be received by September 10, 2012 Recommendations to the Nominating Committee for the SCAA Board of Directors for 2013 are now being accepted. The Nominating Committee will be evaluating candidates and creating an election slate for the following: Directors: Four Seats …
Starting a Small, Simple, Coffee Shop
By Jonathan S. Jarrow, Harbinger, The Coffee Spot I am a coffee person. I am a barista, trainer, manager, roaster, and all around coffee enthusiast. After almost nine years in the business of making coffee, I found myself needing to decide what my long term career plan should be. The business of coffee hooked me a long …
SCAA Job Listing: Event Marketing Manager
REPORTS TO: Director of Marketing & Communications with a strong interrelationship with Events Send resume and cover letter to tshenson@scaa.org. OVERVIEW & ROLE DESCRIPTION: We are a rapidly growing non-profit organization operating in the highly interesting and energizing world of coffee. While we offer a casual and flexible work environment (i.e., we have a lot …
SCAA Job Listing: Sales Coordinator
JOB DESCRIPTION | sales coordinator (full time) Reports to: Business Development Manager Submit resume & cover letter to: kgoulding@scaa.org OVERVIEW & ROLE DESCRIPTION: We are a rapidly growing non-profit organization operating in the highly interesting and energizing world a coffee. While we offer a casual and flexible work environment (i.e., we have a lot of …
SCAA Annual General Meeting 2013
We invite you to join our first web-based Annual General Meeting for the SCAA membership. This is an important opportunity to learn about the financial status of the Association, progress against the strategic plan, and understand more about how SCAA is working to promote, recognize and develop the specialty coffee industry. We’ve switched to a …
Request for Presentation Proposals for The 25th Annual SCAA Event
Request for Presentation Proposals for The 25th Annual SCAA Event 25th Annual Exposition & 5th Annual Symposium Boston, Massachusetts April 10 – 14, 2013 DEADLINE AUGUST 27th Are you a coffee industry expert? Are you an engaging speaker with cutting edge information to share? If so, SCAA’s Professional Development Committee is now accepting presentation proposals …
Barista Guild Camp Pull-A-Shot East Coast Recaps!
Camp-Pull-A-Shot East Coast | 2012 from Wilbur Curtis on Vimeo. Check out a fantastic video recap of Barista Guild of America’s recent Camp Pull-A-Shot in Pembroke, VA by our friends at Curtis. Another great recap by BGA Executive Council member Colin Whitcomb can be found on the Barista Guild blog, click here to view this post. West …
Roasters Guild 2012 Silent Auction Accepting Donations
The 2012 Silent Auction will be held at the 12th Annual Roasters Guild Retreat at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington, August 16-19, 2012. To learn more, visit www.roastersguild.org. The Roasters Guild is pleased to announce that this year’s beneficiary for the annual Roasters Guild Retreat Silent Auction will be Coffee Kids! Coffee Kids, Inc., is a …
Differing Perspectives, Common Goals: Demystifying Specialty Coffee
By Lily Kubota, Communications Specialist, Specialty Coffee Association of America Specialty coffee is deeply rooted in a complex and intricate value chain, made up of individuals whose passion and dedication to quality is evident. The specialty coffee industry hopes to communicate this commitment to quality at each step in the supply chain, to distinguish specialty …