Connecting with the Consumer
By Peter Giuliano In coffee, everything that we do leads up to one single, important moment: when someone drinks a cup of coffee. This is the moment that we all work towards—it’s when the flavors we seek to reveal are appreciated, savored and celebrated. The economic activity that occurs in anticipation of this moment is …
Defining Specialty Coffee and the Case for Standards
By Ric Rhinehart For the past year or so, concerns about the supply of quality coffee demanded by the specialty market have swirled about with varying degrees of intensity. Shortfalls in Colombia and dramatic differential rises throughout Central America have raised the noise level on this topic considerably. The question at the heart of the …
A Question of Quality
Defining specialty coffee: Perspective from the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe By Mick Wheeler I am delighted to give a brief and hopefully succinct update on developments and initiatives being undertaken by the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE). As many of you are aware, the different specialty or speciality (as we in Europe like to call the …
Traceability Q&A: Ben Corey-Moran Thanksgiving Coffee Company
Thanksgiving Coffee Company’s Ben Corey-Moran, a member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), looks at traceability in the global coffee market. Corey-Moran is the president and director of coffee at Thanksgiving Coffee, based in Fort Bragg, Calif., and a past member of SCAA’s Sustainability Committee. The Chronicle chats with Corey-Moran to learn more. …
Traceability & Sustainability
Much Accomplished, But Our Work Continues By Chad Trewick The specialty coffee industry has always been close to our sourcing partners—much closer, it seems, than in many other industries. We recognize that those relationships and our presence at origin lead to mutually beneficial transactions and, most important, the high-quality coffees we seek in the global coffee …
Why is Traceability Important to the Global Coffee Market?
There’s No Sustainability Without Traceability By Juliette Caulkins Strong consumer demand for sustainable products is driving the introduction and expansion of a fast growing market segment: sustainably and responsibly produced and sourced products. The attractiveness of sustainable products gives market players a competitive benefit and last but not least, it leads to better margins throughout …
SCAA is hiring: Sales Associate part time position
POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED JOB DESCRIPTION | sales associate (part-time) Reports to: Marketing and New Media Manager, with a strong interrelationship with the Business Development Manager 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 …
The U.S. Market for Specialty Coffee
There’s a bright spot on the horizon By Tracy Ging As the latte emerged from the financial crises as the emblem of over-consumption, when media report after media report suggested consumers cut back on that particular habit in order to build a stronger financial future, the specialty coffee industry held its breath. Then the National …
Analyzing the World Coffee Market
Is it more challenging for buyers to find constant and reliable sources of high quality coffees? By David Piza C. The world coffee supply is currently under pressure, and the situation for higher quality coffees is even more challenging. Many industry experts warn that quality coffee supplies may be reaching its upper limit. According to …
Critical Concerns Confronting the World Coffee Market
By Judith Ganes-Chase An escalating cost of production, labor shortages and climate change could hinder long term production growth. As it is already, gains in world coffee output have failed to keep pace with rising global consumption the past two decades, resulting in world coffee stocks reduced to cover the ongoing gap in supply. Ill …
The Global Coffee Market: A Forward
By Peter Giuliano I’ve been a member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), or I have worked for an SCAA member, for my entire coffee career. The vision of the specialty coffee community, as expressed through our association, has been a guiding force in my development as a coffee professional and in building …
The McCafé Effect?
Are brewing upgrades at convenience stores and fast food locations, such as McDonalds and McCafe, a reaction to consumer demand, or are they an innovation? By Rob Stephen In 2007, I was hired by a convenience store client of mine to fly to North Carolina on a “secret mission.” My task was to spend the day driving around to …