SCAA Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
The SCAA membership has voted to approve the slate of candidates as recommended by the Nominating Committee for the 2013 Board of Directors Elections. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and membership of the SCAA, it is my pleasure to officially welcome these dedicated individuals to the Board of Directors of the association …
Coffee with a Cause: SCAA Aims to Give Back to Industry Charities
Multiple Fundraisers planned in conjunction with Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Annual Event, to be held April 11-14, 2013 Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association will be providing a forum for multiple charitable events and fundraisers at its 25th Annual SCAA Exposition, The Event, April 11-14, 2013 at the …
2013 Roasters Guild Executive Council Election Results
A Message from the Chair I would like to extend a warm congratulations to the four newly elected and re-elected members of the Roasters Guild Executive Council! Each of them embodies the many things that make the Roasters Guild community so strong and I am excited to see how they put those talents to work …
Welcome to Your Community
By Rob Stephen, Senior Trader, InterAmerican Coffee When people get to know me, it usually comes up that I’ve been a long-time volunteer and member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. I’m a very public and unabashed cheerleader for the SCAA, and as the annual Event comes up, I find myself answering inquiries about …
The Online Coffee Community
By Brian Jones, Founder/Editor, Dear Coffee, I Love You offee is loved by many both for the intimate atmosphere it can create, and its’ ability to bring people together, in-person, over a cup. But for those working in the coffee industry, there is also a vibrant coffee community online who actively engage with each other …
Coffee People Who Need People
Navigating Relationships Within the World of Specialty Coffee Retail By Erin Meister, Customer Support, Counter Culture Coffee Of course we’re in the field of specialty coffee for the coffee, right? We breathe deeply over our mugs to capture that intoxicating aroma, and we relish the warming first sip from a cup of something that was …
Coffee Scientists From All Over the World Gather in Costa Rica
By Marino Petracco, Senior Research Scientist, illycaffè We humans are social animals. Actually, our ability to participate in teamwork is one of the main factors that allow humans to command the planet. A primordial example of joining forces to achieve greater purpose might be had by visualizing prehistoric hunters gathering to surround and capture a mammoth, …
Get it Together
By Christopher Schooley, Coffee Roaster, Coffee Shrub/Sweet Maria’s I remember very clearly what it felt like to walk into my first coffee event. I certainly went into it with some preconceived notions, but of course that all went up in smoke. There was so much tasting, lecture, discussion, and tinkering happening with the tools of …
How Symposium Fosters Leadership
By Peter Giuliano, Director of Symposium, Specialty Coffee Association of America When the occasion warranted, the ancient Greeks—the ones who invented science, philosophy, and the arts—used to get together for a symposium. The word literally meant “drinking together”, and it was a time for people to gather for discussion, music, or debate. The important thing …
World Coffee Research at Work
By Emma Sage, Coffee Science Manager, Specialty Coffee Association of America Update on the South Sudan C. arabica Conservation Project Back in April of 2012, World Coffee Research led an expedition trip to South Sudan, where we hunted for and collected samples from wild C. arabica accessions. This was a multi-purpose trip, partially to train …
The Power of a Trade Association
By Ric Rhinehart, Executive Director, Specialty Coffee Association of America Trade associations have a long and storied history in the world. The first trade associations were organized as guilds dating back to the Middle Ages. These groups organized to promote the interests of their members—ranging from craftsmen to students—and largely replaced the religious fraternities that …
90+ Profiles: Getting to Know David Griswold
Who are you and what do you do in coffee? My name is David Griswold and I’m the CEO of Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers. We sell green coffee to roasters in the US and Canada, and source certified (Fair Trade, Rainforest, etc.), organic, high-quality coffee from countries around the world. We pioneered the Relationship Coffee …