Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Romania Chapter Election
Voting in the 2020 SCA Romania Chapter elections is officially open. The nomination stage is closed and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations.
The SCA Publishes Updated Coffee Map of Europe
The landscape of coffee is continuously evolving and changing, with factors varying by country, region, and even continent.
India's First SCA Premier Training Campus: Araku Originals Coffee Campus
The SCA has recognized the first Premier Training Campus in India—Araku Coffee, a certified organic luxury global Indian coffee brand.
Meet the Members of the 2020-2021 SCA Board of Directors
Members of the Specialty Coffee Association have cast their ballots in the elections to fill six seats on the Board of Directors in the 2020-2021 cycle.
Athens Confirmed as Host City for World of Coffee 2021
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announced today a partnership with the Athens Metropolitan Expo to host World of Coffee in the Greek capital June 24 - 26, 2021.
Registration is Now Open for the 2020 Specialty Coffee Expo
Now in its 32nd year, the Specialty Coffee Expo is the largest gathering of specialty coffee professionals in North America, attracting over 14,000 visitors and featuring dozens of lectures, workshops, courses, and coffee competitions.
Nominations Now Open for 2020 Sustainability Award
Nominations are now open for the 2020 SCA Sustainability Awards. The deadline to submit an application is December 20, 2019.
Voting Opens Today in the 2019 SCA Board of Directors Elections
The 2019 SCA Board of Directors elections will open Friday, November 1, and close on Saturday, November 30, 2019.
US Coffee Market Grew to US$87-88 Billion in 2018 - New Report
The SCA's US Coffee Market Overview 2018 offers a large-scale understanding of coffee retail sales.
SCA Co-hosts Webinar: Learnings from Next-Generation Landscape Approach
Join the SCA, COSA, Farmer Brothers, and the Inter-American Development Bank for a webinar to share learnings from their joint undertaking to develop a landscape assessment framework for Jinotega, Nicaragua.
SCA Announces First Event of the 2020 Sensory Program: Sensory Summit at UC Davis
Sensory Summit, a two-day conference designed to educate, inform, and inspire the specialty coffee sensory professional, will return to the purpose-built Sensory Theatre inside the Robert Mondavi Institute at the University of California Davis January 30 – February 1, 2020.
Simonelli Group Partners with Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) for New Espresso Research
The SCA Coffee Science Foundation (CSF), launched by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) in April 2019, has announced that Italian coffee machine manufacturer Simonelli Group will become the first major partner of the organization, beginning a new four-year research project.
Update on the Slate of Candidates for the 2019 SCA Board of Directors Elections
The slate of candidates, presented last month by the Nominating Committee of the SCA Board, led by Heather Perry, has been joined by a petition candidate.
Designing a Map of the Global Coffee Sector | Part 1
This piece is the first of a series by KIM ELENA IONESCU exploring the systems map developed as part of the SCA’s year-long Price Crisis Response (PCR) initiative.
The Six Stages of the Coffee Price Crisis
By now, many readers will have heard about the coffee price crisis and the SCA’s response team, dubbed the Price Crisis Response Initiative. If you are among them, you likely understand that the price crisis is a complex issue and that there’s no easy, quick solution.
Presenting Slate of Candidates for the 2019 SCA Board of Directors Elections
On behalf of the SCA Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates for the 2019 SCA Board of Directors elections.
2019-2021 Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholars Announced
The staff and volunteers at the Specialty Coffee Association are pleased to introduce the recipients of the 2019-2021 Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Scholarship Program.
2019’s Best New Products at World of Coffee Berlin
Each year, the Specialty Coffee Association’s Best New Product Competition recognizes new products that represent quality and add value to the specialty coffee and tea industry. Eight different product categories are evaluated using the “Best I.D.E.A.S.” criteria set out by the SCA, with a winner declared in each category.