SCAA Quarterly Sector Report for January – March 2012
If you are a specialty coffee retailer or roaster-retailer, we kindly request your participation in the following survey: CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE Your responses are requested by this Friday, April 13, 2012. Would you like to receive a complimentary copy of the SCAA Quarterly Sector Report? Your participation in this survey will ensure you a …
Portfolio | Issue No. 2 | Travel
Natvia Are you a barista, a roaster, café owner or simply a coffee lover and dying to be in Vienna for the World’s Barista Championship? Natvia is giving away 8 return flights, accommodations and a chance to hangout backstage with the champions from around the world. All you need to do is go to www.sendmetovienna.com …
Portfolio | Issue No. 2 | Happenings
HAPPENINGS COTECA is the Global Industry Expo for the coffee, tea and cocoa business. It will be held at the Hamburg Fair site from September 20 to 22, 2012 and is Europe’s first trade show for coffee, tea and cocoa, covering the complete process chain from raw material to finished product. The International Trade Show …
Portfolio | Issue No. 2 | Global Issues
GLOBAL ISSUES World Coffee Research is the collaborative research and development program of the global coffee industry to grow, improve, and protect supplies of quality coffee. Managed by the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture of the Texas A&M University System, WCR was created thanks to the support to the Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative (GCQRI) …
Portfolio | Issue No. 2 | Shop
SHOP Barista Bath and Body (b3) is the first full line of coffee-based beauty and grooming products to leverage the benefits of coffee for the hair and skin. We use organic fair-trade coffee in all its forms – brewed, ground, oil and extract. But Why Coffee? Coffee is high in antioxidants – up to 550mg …
Volunteer Highlight: Wendy De Jong, Coffee Buyer/Education Director of Single Origin Roasters, Tony’s Coffees & Teas
Name: Wendy De Jong Title: Coffee Buyer/Education Director Company: Single Origin Roasters, Tony’s Coffees & Teas How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 10 years! What was the first SCAA event you volunteered for and what were your duties? I was recruited by …
In Memory of Michael Sivetz
By Ric Rhinehart The coffee world lost one of its great innovators last month. Michael Sivetz, renowned researcher, inventor and coffee scientist passed away at the age of 90 on March 22 in Albany, Oregon. Sivetz, an SCAA Lifetime Achievement laureate, was perhaps best known for his invention of the fluidized bed roaster, and dedicated …
Volunteer Highlight: Miguel Vicuna, Barista Trainer of Metropolis Coffee and Aviano Coffee
Name: Miguel Vicuna Title: Barista Trainer Company: Metropolis Coffee and Aviano Coffee How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 5 pretty sweet years. What was the first SCAA event you volunteered for and what were your duties? First Mountain Region Barista Competition, I helped …
Roasters Guild Coffees of the Year Competition Top 10 Selected
Coffee Competition Highlights Specialty Coffees from Around the World at The 24th Annual Specialty Coffee Association of America Event This past weekend the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and the Roasters Guild awarded ten specialty coffees with the “Coffees of the Year” title at its 2012 Coffees of the Year Competition, which will be …
USBC Competitor Registration Opens Monday March 19th
Registration for the 2012 USBC will be offered in stages. All regional champions will be offered a spot in the semi-final round. All regional finalists (Ranking 2-6) will be offered a spot in the preliminary round. Regional finalists must respond within 72 hours of a) the opening of USBC registration (Monday, March 19th at 9AM …
Volunteer Highlight: Michael Kearby, Roasting Manager of Intelligentsia Coffee
Name: Michael Kearby Title: Roasting Manager Company: Intelligentsia Coffee Chicago How long have you been volunteering for the SCAA? 4 years What was the first SCAA Event you volunteered for and what were your duties? I volunteered in 2009 as a Roasting Lab Station Lead. What is your current volunteer role and …
Bettr Barista Helps Disadvantaged Women Through Barista Training
Article submitted by Bettr Barista Coffee Academy. Bettr Barista is an Official SCAA International Education Partner. 35-year-old Pamela Chng has set out to empower disadvantaged women in Singapore. She is the founder of Bettr Barista Coffee Academy, a social enterprise that has a triple bottom line of People, Planet and Profit. Central to Bettr Barista’s mission is a 12-‐week program that adopts …