Specialty Coffee Expo (Expo) North America’s largest B2B event for the specialty coffee industry will debut two new features at the trade show and conference taking place for the first time at McCormick Place in Chicago from Friday, April 12 – Sunday, April 14.   The Green Coffee Connect program, sponsored by Barista Attitude, will offer interactive programming for anyone selling or buying green coffee. In addition, the coffee industry retail buyers who attend from around the world have an opportunity to gain access to a new Retail Buyers Lounge designed to provide a dynamic opportunity for retail buyers to network, conduct meetings, and explore potential business partnerships with exhibitors.  The trade show and conference are owned and operated by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA).

In 2024, the SCA will introduce the first major overhaul to its membership program in decades. The new model will focus on providing value and connectivity to the growing international community, enhanced features for companies, and new pricing structure.

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are proud to announce the 2024 Sustainability Award finalists.

Visitor registration is now open for the 2024 World of Coffee trade show taking place June 27-29, 2024, at Bella Center Copenhagen in the historic city of Copenhagen, Denmark. World of Coffee is Europe’s premier coffee trade show, organized by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and proudly supported by Host Sponsor BWT water+more.

A number of sponsorship positions for the 2024 World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship are available, including Official Espresso Machine, Espresso/Filter Grinder, Signature Cocktail, Liqor Sponsors, and more.

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is proud to announce that the Thermoplan Black&White4 CTS is the Qualified Espresso Machine for the 2024-2027 World Latte Art Championship. This marks the first time that a fully-automatic espresso machine has been qualified for use in the World Coffee Championships.

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association is releasing updated rules & regulations for the 2024 Copenhagen World Coffee Championships; including the World Latte Art Championship (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS), World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC), and Cezve/Ibrik Championship (CIC). These four world championships take place at World of Coffee Copenhagen, Denmark, June 27-29.

We’re thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the 2024 Sustainability Awards! The deadline to submit an application is January 31, 2024. The 2024 Sustainability Awards will recognize for-profit and non-profit organizations that advance sustainability in the coffee sector while inspiring others to design and initiate similar endeavors innovations.

Registration is now open for 2024 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place in Chicago, USA next April. Expo is North America’s largest B2B event for specialty coffee professionals and will be taking place at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago from April 12-14, 2024.

On December 11, 2023, at an inaugural signing at the Panama Convention Center in Panama City, Panama, Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Chief Executive Officer, Yannis Apostolopoulos joined a welcoming crowd alongside The Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) President, James Hunter Tedman, and The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama President, Adolfo Fabrega, to solidify the expansion of the World of Coffee Tradeshow to Panama in 2026.

Join the team putting on the World Coffee Championships in Chicago (April 2024) and Busan (May 2024) as a lead volunteer. The SCA is looking for people who would like to contribute more time and skills by holding lead roles for the event. These positions require a greater time commitment but are perfect for specialty coffee professionals who are open for leadership roles and would like to be more involved with the behind-the-scenes support of the event.

The Specialty Coffee Association is now accepting applications for the World Coffee Championships Competitions Strategic Committee (CSC). The CSC is a volunteer leadership group with wide-ranging experience of competitions and the industry that collaborates on initiatives to foster & support the competition community and keep the World Coffee Championships moving forward.

The SCA is delighted to announce a momentous collaboration with the International Coffee Organization with a mutual commitment to advancing global coffee industry cooperation and reaching new heights in specialty coffee sustainability, education, and outreach.

We are proud to announce two important new developments in the SCA Coffee Value Assessment (CVA); a global introductory and immersive events initiative and a Patrons program to facilitate philanthropic support for the continued growth and development of the initiative.

SCA is proud to announce the third edition of Green Coffee Summit, a free-to-attend virtual event for anyone involved in the green coffee trade. Mark your calendars for December 5-6, 2023, and prepare for two days filled with insightful presentations, lectures, and panel discussions.

If you’ve been following along with the SCA’s project to evolve the 2004 cupping system into a Coffee Value Assessment, there’s a good chance you’re already aware of the importance of extrinsic, or symbolic, attributes.

As presented to SCA members on August 31, the SCA Board of Directors, led by President Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, nominated a group of four professionals from a pool of dozens who responded to our annual call for nominations made in June. As the number of candidates this year is equal to the number of open seats, there is no need to proceed with a voting process, and the SCA Board has confirmed the four professionals listed as members of the SCA Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 7.4(h) of the SCA Bylaws.

If you are an SCA member based in Germany, cast your vote for the SCA Germany Chapter committee now.