How Do You Contribute to A Greener Coffee World?
Sustainability has become a very global issue and it’s no surprise that the specialty coffee industry has been deeply involved in looking critically at its impact. All across the supply chain, people are changing the way they do business, whether it be through carbon footprint reduction or offset, switching over to more eco-friendly drink-ware, or …
GCQRI: Day One Summary
Tracy GingDeputy Executive DirectorDay one was a context-setting day. We looked at how wine and other agriculture categories view, conduct, fund, and utilize research to promote their industries. One presenter categorized coffee as one of the “orphaned” tropical crops — those products grown in one place and consumed in another; therefore lacking any real commitment …
Update: GCQRI Progress
As previously posted, the Congress for the Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative is currently underway. Over the next three days, we’ll post daily summaries here. If you want more perspectives, James Hoffman is here and blogging regularly, Tom Owen has started a Thread on Coffeed, and please fan GCQRI on Facebook to catch the latest …
The Good News is Sales Momentum is Strong…
The outlook is positive for Q4, according to the most recent SCAA Quarterly Sector Report. However, a hint of a cautiousness was detected. Costs are rising, reportedly up 2-4% among the roasters and retailers surveyed with coffee, milk, and utilities marked as the major factors.The most significant increases were reported for coffee, reflective of tightening …
The Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative and Upcoming Congress
After a series of signals, some of which have been ringing in our ears for years–rising differentials, world consumption numbers outpacing production, land and labor pressures, climate change, and even lesser known threats, such as a limited genetic base—the specialty coffee industry is taking action. The long-term supply and availability of high quality, washed Arabica …
Cool pic from a blog contest winner!
We love this! We got this Twit Pic from one of our blog contest winners @cycloffee who loved his new mug. We wanted to say thank you to everyone who participated in our contest, and congrats to the winners!Do you have a cool photo of you with a SCAA product you love? Send it to …
UAE Barista Championship
Over the days of October 12th to the 14th in Dubai, UAE, the SCAA partnered with International Conferences and Exhibitions to host the annual Middle East Coffee and Tea Convention. The event is the only dedicated coffee and tea trade show in the Middle East and offers attendees a plethora of events, information sessions, and …
“The Birth of Coffee” Exhibit Comes to CAFAM
If you’re interested in the socio-economic impact of coffee throughout the world, then we’ve got an exhibit for you! Award winning photo-journalist, Daniel Lorenzetti and his wife, Linda Rice Lorenzetti, correspondent for The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, are the featured artists in “The Birth of Coffee” exhibit at the Craft and Folk Art Museum …
Caribou Brews Hope in October
One of the distinguishing traits of the specialty coffee industry is its emphasis on community. Despite the increasing pressure to remain competitive in this harsh economic climate members of the coffee community never hesitate to band together and support a good cause and SCAA member Caribou Coffee is no exception to that rule.Coinciding with October …
Illy Café Plays Host to the Food Network
The illycaffe is currently is hosting an interactive “Create Your Own Coffee Bar.” The idea behind the event is that guests can come and select “sundae style” from 20 sophisticated ingredients, which will then be crafted into on-the-spot personalized beverages by illy’s Master Barista, Giorgio Milos. The “Create Your Own Coffee Bar” will be open …
SCAA Leadership Summit 2010 Wrap-up
This past weekend, over 100 coffee professionals from around the world, some of the most involved members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, came together in Houston, Texas for the annual SCAA committee and council meetings, referred to as the SCAA Leadership Summit (SLS). Last year, around this time, the SCAA introduced a restructuring …
Specialty Coffee Associations of America and Europe Announce World Coffee Event Joint Venture
The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) announce the formation of World Coffee Events (WCE), a nonprofit joint venture that will develop and manage competitive events on behalf of both organizations. “The WCE organization will build upon the close partnership established between the SCAA and SCAE from our …