Best New Product Awards
The industry's prestigious award for new products within the consumer and commercial fields returns as a show featured at SCA trade shows in 2024. Each year, the Best New Product Competition recognizes new products that represent quality and add value to the specialty coffee industry across ten categories. Entries will be on physical display on the show floor as well as permanent display digitally on the SCA New in Coffee platform.
The 2024 Best New Product Awards Competitions
Competition Categories
Coffee Accessories
For example, mugs, cups, lids, cleaning brushes, dump boxes, tampers, measuring items, etc.
Commercial Coffee Preparation & Serving Equipment
Any equipment used to prepare or serve coffee or tea in a commercial environment. For example, grinders, brewers, espresso machines, roasters, thermal pots, and servers.
Consumer Coffee Preparation and Serving Equipment
Any equipment used to prepare or serve coffee or tea in a non-commercial environment to enhance the quality of specialty coffee and tea beverages in the consumer marketplace. For example, grinders, brewers, espresso machines, roasters, thermal pots, and servers.
Open Class
Open to products that do not fit in any of the above entry categories and align with the current industry trends.
Specialty Coffee Beverage Additive
For example, powdered chocolates, milk substitutes, syrups, creamer, or sweetener that is designed to add flavor to coffee or tea beverages. Entries are limited to one flavor for judging per single paid entry.
Specialty Non-Coffee Beverage Standalone
It is a beverage or beverage mix. Entries are limited to one flavor for judging per single paid entry.