Posts tagged COVID-19
COVID-19 Entry Requirements and Safety Protocols for #CoffeeExpo2021

Will you be joining us at Expo? Please take a minute to read our updated Entry Requirements for all 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo exhibitors and attendees, our Safety Protocols and answers to and for answers to frequently asked questions related to Expo and the U.S. Coffee Championships.

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Community Impact of COVID-19: Results from the Korean- and Chinese-language Surveys

KATIE VON DER LIETH and KYONGHEE SHIN share the results of the Korean and Chinese language editions of the survey, highlighting interesting findings and making comparisons between language groups and geographies.

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Third Community Survey: The impact of COVID-19: One Year Later

It’s now been about a year since lockdowns began, and coffee businesses are still having to adapt to an ever changing situation. We have reopened our short poll, The Impact of COVID-19, for a third time - with the aim to document and understand the impact of COVID-19 on the evolving specialty coffee industry.

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2021 World of Coffee Trade Show in Athens Canceled Due to COVID-19

Today we are announcing the cancellation of the 2021 World of Coffee (WOC) trade show, scheduled to take place in Athens this June, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We are continuing to pursue an alternative solution for the 2021 World Coffee Championships (WCC), which were to take place at the WOC trade show, and we will have more information on that subject in the coming weeks.

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Update on 2021 World of Coffee and World Coffee Championships in Athens

We are in conversations with our partners, assessing the viability of moving forward with hosting the 2021 WOC and WCC events in Athens this June. Our community and staff's health and safety remain our top priority. We are committed to communicating a firm decision to you regarding these important events by Friday, February 26.

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2020 World of Coffee Warsaw Trade Show Canceled Due to COVID-19

Today we at the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are sad to announce the cancellation of the 2020 World of Coffee trade show scheduled to take place October 15-17 in Warsaw, due to ongoing health and safety concerns.

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Second Community Survey: Continued Impact of COVID-19

Help us document and understand the impact of COVID-19 on the evolving specialty coffee industry.

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Recap #10 | May 28, 2020

This week on Recap: Three coffees scored more than 90 points in the first-ever Ethiopian Cup of Excellence competition; JDE Peet’s has announced its planned initial public offering on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange; Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin will join the board of directors at Indonesia’s Kopi Kenangan; as COVID-19 continues to impact coffee harvests around the world, reports of government aid and agricultural support continue to make headlines.

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Recap #9 | May 14, 2020

This week on Recap: April 2020 saw the highest amount of interest in the search term "coffee" since 2004; coffee shops and roasters face difficult decisions without access to rent relief; as hospitality demand for specialty coffee continues to fall, its future is called into question; an unmanned café design announced in January may offer a blueprint for socially-distant café operations.

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Recap #8 | April 30, 2020

This week on Recap: Root Capital releases the results of a survey examining the impact of the pandemic on rural farming communities; reports of losses in Yunnan, China foreshadow a bleak result for coffee-producing countries entering their harvest under social distancing measures; the SCA has released a summary of work for the Price Crisis Response Initiative; a national coffee campaign in Indonesia encourages domestic coffee consumption during lockdown.

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COVID-19 and Specialty Coffee Survey Response #6 | Getting Into Grocery

While many cafes and coffee businesses have seen a drop in business, grocery is going strong. In the sixth and final webinar in this series, we brought in several experts to discuss how businesses can break into grocery.

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COVID-19 and Specialty Coffee Survey Response #5 | Coffee Delivery: How Does It Work?

As many businesses are adapting as quickly as possible to new ways of doing business, takeaway and delivery are becoming valuable options. We brought in several experts to discuss how businesses can successfully add or highlight delivery in their business model.

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Recap #7 | April 17, 2020

This week in Recap: the ICO released a preliminary assessment of COVID-19 on global coffee consumption; reports of disruption to coffee's supply chain increase; anticipating its largest-ever harvest, Brazil may not have enough field hands to pick coffee; the FNC released a protocol for coffee growing families to help avoid the spread of COVID-19; the VOICE network has issued a call to action to mitigate the impacts of the global pandemic on farming families.

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COVID-19 and Specialty Coffee Survey Response #4 | The Importance of Communication During Business Interruptions

As many businesses are adapting as quickly as possible to new ways of doing business, communicating these changes makes up a significant factor in moving forward.

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COVID-19 and Specialty Coffee Survey Response #3 | Walk-up and Takeaway Business

Many coffee businesses don’t have online presences or are struggling develop them during this time. Hear from experts in online commerce, including platform developers and coffee companies with strong online sales.

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COVID-19 and Specialty Coffee Survey Response #2 | Pivoting to Online Sales: What Are Best Practices and Opportunities?

Many coffee businesses don’t have online presences or are struggling develop them during this time. Hear from experts in online commerce, including platform developers and coffee companies with strong online sales.

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COVID-19 and Specialty Coffee Survey Response #1 | Survey Results and Key Learnings

From March 18-23, the SCA ran a survey among the specialty coffee community designed to assess the impact to businesses throughout the supply chain. In a recording of the first webinar in the series, Heather Ward and Peter Giuliano go over the results of the survey, along with key insights from respondents, including respondents’ suggestions for business adaptation in the new environment.

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Recap #6 | April 3, 2020

This week on Recap: La Marzocco mourns Honorary President, Piero Bambi; the C market price of coffee has risen as large companies "stockpile" coffee ahead of expected decreased freight capacity; specialty coffee companies around the world continue to innovate new products and ways to work as the pandemic continues; a recent survey by the National Coffee Association USA has found that US Americans drink more coffee than ever; the second academic paper of the SCA's Brewing Fundamentals research project with the UC Davis Coffee Center, supported by Breville, was published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

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Webinar Series on COVID-19 Impact on Specialty Coffee

Join us for the first webinar "Survey Results and Key Learnings" in a series covering the results of this survey, hosted by Heather Ward and Peter Giuliano on Friday, April 3, at 8am PDT / 4pm GMT.

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A Message from SCA President Christina Meinl

We will feel the effects of the current dual crisis everywhere in the speciality coffee value chain, and we know challenging times are ahead. What can we do to support you?

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