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Meet José Rivera: 2023 Sustainability Award Winner, Individual Category

Meet one of the two 2023 Sustainability Award Individual Category winners: José Rivera.

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Meet David Griswold: 2023 Sustainability Award Winner, Individual Category

Meet one of the two 2023 Sustainability Award Individual Category winners: David Griswold.

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Take the 2023 Specialty Coffee Education Survey

The SCA Knowledge Development team needs input from coffee educators to help shape future education programs. Tell us your thoughts in this 5 minute survey.

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Realice Nuestra Encuesta de Educación sobre Cafés de Especialidad

El equipo de Desarrollo del Conocimiento de la SCA necesita aportes de educadores del sector café para ayudar a dar forma a futuros programas educativos. Cuéntanos tu opinión en esta encuesta de 5 minutos.

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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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Welcome to Four New Licensed Competition Bodies

Coffee champions from Egypt, Qatar, Bolivia, and Venezuela will be joining the World Coffee Championships in Athens this year. We are so excited to be working with four new independent partners in each of these communities and we can't wait for you to meet them.⠀

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SCA Austria Chapter: Meet the New Committee

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominations to fulfil five open coordinator roles to form the SCA Austra Chapter Committee for a new term.

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SCA Canada Chapter: Vote Now in the 2023 Election

If you are an SCA member based in Canada, cast your vote for the new National Coordinator for the SCA Canada Chapter now.

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Applications Open for the October 2023 Intake of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Coffee Excellence

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), in collaboration with the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), has opened registration for the October 2023 intake of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Coffee Excellence.

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SCA Austria Chapter Election: Nominations Now Open

The 2023 SCA Austria Chapter Election has started! That means that it’s time to make your voice heard by nominating and voting for the volunteer committee who will be leading the chapter's activities for the next two years.

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The Quest for Coffee Perfection

Water filtration is the answer, but how does it work and how can you use it to your unique advantage? Sponsored Content by BRITA

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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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Welcome to The New Guild Leadership Council Members

In Autumn 2022, the Barista Guild, the Coffee Roasters Guild, and the Coffee Technicians Guild all nominated new members for their respective Leadership Councils. We’re pleased to welcome new faces to the guilds from February 2023!

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The African Youth Barista Championship

"When I first ventured into the world of coffee in 2007, in my final year at Ashesi University in Ghana, I like many others had no idea that any coffee was produced in Ghana. There was no access to coffee education, no introduction to green coffee courses, or any training on processing methods, roasting, or barista training. Fast forward 15 years and the African coffee landscape has completely evolved. With the rise of global coffee chains and artisan roasteries, coffee education and barista championships have finally come to Africa."

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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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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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SCA France Chapter: Meet the Committee

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominations to fulfil five open coordinator roles to form the SCA France Chapter Committee for a new term.

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SCA Czech Republic Chapter: Meet Your New Committee

The nomination stage is closed and five candidates have accepted their nominations. This means we have an uncontested election for SCA Czech Republic!

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