Posts in Features
Coffee and a Doughnut: Understanding “Circular Economy” Frameworks

In the second in a series of features on sustainability frameworks and their relationship to the SCA’s sustainability agenda of equitable value distribution, SCA Sustainability Director ANDRÉS MONTENEGRO explains the concept of the circular economy through the use of a doughnut-and-coffee metaphor.

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The Coffee Science Foundation and Keurig Dr Pepper Partner for Farmer Prosperity Research

The Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), in their continuing partnership, have announced this new research project.  Together, we will support an extensive literature review, which will endeavor to understand the impact of interventions on farmers’ incomes and whether such interventions can improve the livelihoods of the millions of resource-poor around the world.

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Submissions open for the 2023 Coffee Design Awards Portland

Submissions now open for the 2023 Coffee Design Awards taking place at Specialty Coffee Expo in Portland, Oregon, USA from April 21-23, 2023.

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Submissions open for the 2023 Best New Product Awards Portland

Submissions now open for the 2023 Best New Product Awards taking place at Specialty Coffee Expo in Portland, Oregon, USA from April 21-23, 2023.

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Registration Now Open for 2023 Specialty Coffee Expo & Re:co Symposium!
It’s All in the Mind(set): Understanding the “Climate Justice” Approach

In this series, SCA Sustainability Director, ANDRÉS MONTENEGRO, explores different sustainability frameworks in relation to the SCA’s sustainability agenda of equitable value distribution, beginning with “climate justice.”

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The Coffee Science Foundation Announces New “Sweetness in Coffee” Research with The Ohio State University

The Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) is excited to announce the launch of a new research project, “Sweetness in Coffee: Sensory Analysis and Identification of Key Compounds,” in collaboration with the Flavor Research and Education Center (FREC) in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

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Evolving the SCA Cupping Protocol and Form: An Overview of the Pilot Testing Process

MARIO R. FERNÁNDEZ-ALDUENDA, PhD explains the learnings of the evaluation phase of the SCA’s Coffee Value Assessment System work as well as an update on the pilot process at the heart of the project’s ongoing evolution phase.

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Sensory Analysis of Full Immersion Coffee: Q&A with Peter Giuliano and Lead Author Mackenzie Batali

Coffee Science Foundation Executive Director PETER GIULIANO sat down with DR. MACKENZIE BATALI, lead author of a recent milestone study, “Sensory Analysis of Full Immersion Coffee: Cold Brew Is More Floral, and Less Bitter, Sour, and Rubbery Than Hot Brew,” of the Coffee Science Foundation’s project, “Towards a Deeper Understanding of Cold Brew” to learn more about the process and the results of the study.

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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Sustainability Awards

We’re thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the 2023 Sustainability Awards! The deadline to submit an application is January 13, 2023. There are three categories in the 2023 Sustainability Awards: Business Model, Individual, and Project.

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The Coffee Science Foundation Announces New Cold Brew Extraction Research: Sensory Analysis of Full Immersion Coffee

The Coffee Science Foundation is excited to announce this output from the Cold Brew Extraction research project. This project is underwritten by Toddy, LLC and the research related to this publication was performed by a research team led by DR. MACKENZIE BATALI, at the University of California, Davis.

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Exhibitor and Visitor Registration is Now Open for World of Coffee Dubai 2023!

Exhibitor and visitor registration is now open for the 2023 World of Coffee Dubai taking place January 11-13, 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Center in the United Arab Emirates.

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Call for Contributors, Nominations, and Pitches

We are actively seeking pitches from and nominations for academics, industry leaders, journalists, writers, researchers, and other contributors of all backgrounds, especially those whose voices are often underrepresented in our industry.

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Content Generation: Results from the Spanish, English and Korean-Language Surveys

PETER GIULIANO and MARY BASCO share the results of the Korean, Spanish and English language editions of the survey, highlighting interesting findings and making comparisons between subject matter interest.

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Visitor Registration is Now Open for World of Coffee Milan!

Visitor registration is now open for the 2022 World of Coffee taking place June 23-25, 2022 at the Milan Convention Center in Milan, Italy!

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Congratulations to the 2022 Best New Product Awards Winners!

Find out who the winners of the specialty coffee industry’s most prestigious awards for new products were, which was announced today at Specialty Coffee Expo 2022.

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Congratulations to the 2022 Coffee Design Awards Winners

We have just announced the winners of the 2022 Coffee Design Awards—the prestigious award for great design in the coffee industry. Find out who the winners were!

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Registration Is Now Open for the 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo

Registration is now open for the 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo taking place April 8 – 10, 2022 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts

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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2022 Sustainability Awards

We’re thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the 2022 Sustainability Awards! The deadline to submit an application is January 7, 2022. There are three categories in the 2022 Sustainability Awards: Business Model, Individual, and Project.

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Acids in Coffee: A Review of Sensory Measurements and Meta-Analysis of Chemical Composition

PETER GIULIANO, Chief Research Officer of the SCA and Executive Director of the Coffee Science Foundation, interviews lead author SARA YEAGER, Coffee Scientist at Toddy, about the newly published article, “Acids in coffee: A review of sensory measurements and meta-analysis of chemical composition,” authored by Sara E. Yeager, Dr. Mackenzie E. Batali, Professor Jean-Xavier Guinard, and Professor William D. Ristenpart.

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