In 2019 coffee prices reached 12 year lows and although the last year has seen a welcome reversal of this trend, producers need to find ways of improving their resilience to market forces beyond their control.

Bridget Carrington, International Coffee Consultant, Emilio Lopez Diaz with Finca El Manzano, Eva Muthuuri of Eva's Coffee, and Stean Fasol of Stean's Beans explore different strategies for economic resilience that producers can employ to insulate themselves from the fluctuations of a volatile market.

The presentation will address how ABICS, the Brazilian Soluble Coffee Association, has been branding its products to appeal both to the different consumer segments, from quality to price sensitive, from specialty to conventional, and to the supply chain that provides the products to them.

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Beyco: Beyco is a platform that uses blockchain technology to facilitate the buying and selling of coffee, access to finance, and data management.

There are big questions facing specialty coffee sellers and buyers.

ITC Green Coffee Exporter's Guide is the world's most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade.

René León-Gómez presents “A Perfect Storm: Navigating the Effects of COVID-19 on Coffee Producers” at Re:co 2020.

This session lays out a path to build a more resilient specialty coffee industry by respecting those relationships, workers, and the community at its core, whose vulnerabilities and value have been laid bare.

Vava Angwenyi speaks on Race, Specialty Coffee, and the Urgent Need for Progress at Re:co 2020.

Mbula Musau speaks on Race, Specialty Coffee, and the Urgent Need for Progress at Re:co 2020.

Many of us in coffee innovate in an attempt to improve the livelihoods of coffee producers: from Direct Trade to social programs, from certifications to traceability. But how do we know if these innovations work?

In this talk, Kim Elena Ionescu introduces the SCA's recently debuted Coffee Systems Map.

Chris McAuley and Cydni Patterson brew their favorite coffees together and talk about their shared experiences as young Black folks in the coffee industry.

Now available in the Coffee Retail Summit resource library: nine videos from June’s summit offered in the CEST timezone.

Stephen Morrissey speaks with Roland Horne about WatchHouse’s rapid expansion and diversification, the challenges this poses, tactics for standing out, and the reason for the brand’s inception in 2014.

Specialty coffee thrives on big visions, but successful retail coffee businesses thrive on more than vision alone.

Growing from a specialty coffee takeaway shop to a 500 shops in seven countries requires learning as you go, designing customer experiences, and—of course!—not being afraid of change.

Branding, events, digital engagement, packaging, anchor visuals in the design of the space: is investing in all these things critical for success in a market more accustomed to the novelty of latte art?

Einar Holthe, Founder and CEO of Fuglen, shows us how retail can serve as a model for ways to improve cityscapes and build sustainable value chains beyond coffee.