Announcing World of Coffee Busan 2024
We are so excited to announce World of Coffee Busan 2024, produced and delivered by licensed partner Exporum. World of Coffee Busan will take place at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) May 1-4, 2024, and will feature the 2024 World Barista Championship. This inaugural World of Coffee in Asia will run in addition to the SCA's annual World of Coffee trade shows in Dubai, scheduled for January 21 to 23, 2024, and Europe in June 2024.
Beta Version of the Coffee Value Assessment Protocol and Forms Unveiled at Re:co Symposium
Earlier today, SCA CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos formally introduced the beta version of the SCA Coffee Value Assessment on the Re:co Symposium stage, a thought leadership event that takes place prior to the Specialty Coffee Expo in Portland, Oregon. Yannis also unveiled an Early Adopter program designed to help the SCA refine the system’s protocol and forms through community feedback before it moves through the SCA’s standards development procedures.
SCA Greece Chapter Election: Nominations Now Open
The 2023 SCA Greece 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.
Two New Bonavita Coffee Brewers Join the SCA Certified Home Brewer Lineup
Two New Bonavita Coffee Brewers Join the SCA Certified Home Brewer Lineup
Just Released: The Value of Specialty Coffee Cuppers SCA White Paper
The new SCA White Paper: The Value of Specialty Coffee Cuppers: Perspectives, Roles, and Professional Competencies describes the various roles cuppers currently hold within coffee’s value chain, the value of these roles, and the competencies required to successfully operate as a cupper in each context.
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Meet Primavera Green Coffee: 2023 Sustainability Award Winner, Business Model Category
For 2023, the Sustainability Award Business Model Category winner is Primavera Green Coffee. Primavera Green Coffee is a coffee exporter and importer specializing in excellent coffees from Guatemala, along with new coffees from other origins such as Colombia.
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.
Meet RENACER Coffee Training School: 2022 Sustainability Award Winner, Project Category
Learn all about the 2023 winner of the Sustainability Award in the Project Category, RENACER Coffee Training School by Catholic Relief Services.
Meet José Rivera: 2023 Sustainability Award Winner, Individual Category
Meet one of the two 2023 Sustainability Award Individual Category winners: José Rivera.
Meet David Griswold: 2023 Sustainability Award Winner, Individual Category
Meet one of the two 2023 Sustainability Award Individual Category winners: David Griswold.
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.
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.
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.
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.⠀
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Quest for Coffee Perfection
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