Drawing upon advances in sensory science, the global expansion of specialty coffee, and a commitment to making specialty coffee a thriving, equitable, sustainable activity for the entire value chain, SCA speakers Kim Elena Ionescu, Dr. Mario Fernández Alduenda, Peter Giuliano, and Jenn Rugolo make the case that the coffee industry's understanding of value has evolved over the past two decades and our tools - like the SCA Cupping Form - must evolve, as well.

In 2019, Colombia-based Azahar Coffee Company launched “A Sustainable Coffee Buyer’s Guide” to address the information asymmetry between green coffee buyers and sellers over the value of coffee. In this presentation, Vera Espindola Rafael will introduce the Guide and the methodology for data collection, reflect on how it has been used since it was published in 2019, and discuss with Summit attendees how green coffee buyers can use data to make ethical purchasing decisions that recognize the value that is created by specialty coffee producers and rewarded by specialty coffee drinkers in North America (and beyond).

Is impact investing just a buzzword, or are there concrete opportunities for operators in the coffee value chain? What approaches and synergies are best suited to access new sources of financing for sustainable coffee trade and production?

This session pairs high-quality national data with the personal experiences of specialty coffee professionals for an overview of coffee consumption in North America in 2022: who is drinking coffee, how their preferences are changing, and which companies are growing fastest to meet that demand.

The Algrano market report is a once-annual analysis of coffee sourcing and production trends, and to date has focused on the European market. Over the course of one hour, the panelists will discuss how the trends they identified at the end of 2021 and at the beginning of 2022 have evolved over the course of the past year, and they will provide insight into what these evolutions might mean for the coffee sector going forward.

Smallholder coffee farmers face unique challenges in improving their coffee production and productivity. Recognizing this, the coffee sector has rolled out a variety of interventions and programs over the past decade (or more) aimed at enhancing productivity, profitability, and eventually, the income of these smallholder farmers. But have these programs worked?

This session pairs high-quality national data with the personal experiences of specialty coffee professionals for an overview of coffee consumption in the UK and Europe in 2022: who is drinking coffee, how their preferences are changing, and which companies are growing fastest to meet that demand.

The growth of Korea’s specialty coffee market over the past decade has been a subject of much excitement – the country’s consumption has grown quickly in both volume and per capita terms, which leads many observers to wonder whether this rapid development would be possible in other markets.

Specialty coffee consumption in the UK has been on the rise in recent years, and despite steady growth in the number of total cafés – including both chains and independent shops – demand for lower-grade instant coffee has been difficult to unseat.

The landscape of specialty coffee consumption in the United States is a patchwork of many regional and cultural customs.

As Europe's largest-volume importer of green coffee, anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of European specialty coffee markets should examine the country’s purchasing tendencies.

When frost hit some of Brazil's major coffee-growing regions in July of 2021, the price for coffee on the commodity futures market - the “C” price - rose immediately and precipitously.

Smallholder coffee producers face formidable and unpredictable financial risks, particularly related to market prices.

Direct Trade has been Stumptown’s sourcing philosophy for nearly 20 years. During that time, the company observed positive impacts of that model at coffee farm and community levels — but also recognized the limits of its observations.

Confronting Tomorrow's Risks Today: Key Strategies for Reimagining Resilience in the Coffee Value Chain.

The challenges presented to growers by COVID in 2020 have been compounded by shipping bottlenecks in 2021.

Finding your way around in the Processing Revolution | Cómo orientarse dentro de la Revolución de los Procesos.