Voting in the 2020 SCA Turkey Chapter elections is officially open. The nomination stage is closed, and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations. If you are an SCA member based in Turkey, cast your vote today.

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominees to fulfill all open coordinator roles to form SCA Czech Republic Chapter Committee for the 2020-2022 term.

Last week, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) launched Design in Coffee— design.sca.coffee —a new platform showcasing and archiving great design within the coffee industry.

SCA members in Ireland cast their ballots in the 2020 elections to select their new leadership. Today, we are pleased to welcome the SCA Ireland Chapter’s new committee.

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

Registration is now open for the 2020 Re:co Symposium, recast as a global digital experience, and for applications for the Re:co Fellowship Program. The online symposium will take place July 16-17, followed by ongoing content and engagement activities.

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominees to fulfill all open coordinator roles to form SCA Norway Chapter Committee for the term of 2020-2022.

Voting in the 2020 SCA Ireland Chapter elections is officially open. The nomination stage is closed, and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations. If you are an SCA member based in Ireland, cast your vote today.

This map outlines the relationships between key actors and actions in the specialty coffee industry and in doing so illustrates the complexity of this global value-generating ecosystem, while recognizing previously invisible actors and telling multiple stories.

Last week, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) launched New in Coffee— new.sca.coffee — an online platform aimed at consumers and businesses, gathering the latest product launches across the sector’s vast and diverse supply chain.

All-Stars from the World Coffee Championships are coming to your screens in two interactive features this June — All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild!

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve in the United States, specialty coffee businesses are adapting in a variety of ways. Square, Inc. and the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) released the 2020 Square x SCA Coffee Report, outlining the current state of the specialty coffee industry.

Following the 2002 coffee price crisis, our industry turned to solutions focused on delivering greater value to consumers or introducing new market segments, but in hindsight, these have had a negligible impact on addressing the problem of stagnant producer income: only a tiny proportion of the increased value filters down to growers in the current model.

Join the Coffee Roasters Guild on Friday, May 15, for the first in the We Are #StillRoasting series focused on the current experiences of coffee professionals around the world.

Join the Coffee Roasters Guild (CRG) on Friday, May 8, for a conversation with North Central College on their direct trade relationship with coffee farmers in Guatemala.

In this issue, we’re taking a step back and focusing on some big questions that could shape the future of our industry.

Dr. ILJA CROIJMANS explores why the vocabulary we use to describe aromas matters, sharing findings of previous research on the evolution of sensory language from hunter-gathers to wine and coffee professionals.

JENN RUGOLO distils findings of the SCA’s Price Crisis Response (PCR) report and offers some ways we can begin to put some of the report’s recommendations into practice immediately.

Specialty Coffee Association CEO YANNIS APOSTOLOPOULOS shares findings from the recent Coffee Growth Dynamics Report from Euromonitor International.

We know that high-quality coffee comes at a cost, but what are the unseen costs of selling that coffee with a story? EVER MEISTER asks herself this question every day—and now she’s asking all of us.