What if you were told the things you've been experiencing throughout the pandemic—uncertainty and discomfort—are the very things that innovative and adaptable businesses not only tolerate, but embrace?

As consumers' demand for unique coffee experiences grow, so, too, does consumers' concern about the environment and the welfare of actors across the supply chain.

As we grapple with our own definition of “specialty,” Pauline Vicard shares ARENI’s journey of defining “fine wine” and explores opportunities for mutual learnings between industries.

Jessica Yinka Thomas shares a new model of business designed to maximize wellbeing, interdependence, and drive change.

Dr. Mario R. Fernández-Alduenda introduces the fourth and final session of Re:co Symposium’s 2021 program, Defining Specialty Coffee for a New Era.

Peter Giuliano introduces a new way to define specialty coffee through the attributes conception.

Hanna Neuschwander of World Coffee Research shares an update on WCR’s 2015 F1 Hybrid candidates through the specific lens of quality.

To understand American premium chocolate consumer perception of craft chocolate and desirable chocolate product attributes, Dr. Allison Brown conducted a mixed-methods study using focus groups and projective mapping.

Dr. Mario R. Fernández-Alduenda closes the fourth and final session of Re:co 2021 with thoughts on appraising specialty coffee’s attributes.

Showcasing panel discussions, lectures, and market presentations, the live two-day summit offered insights and well-founded, actionable information valuable to green coffee sellers and traders.

The growth of Korea’s specialty coffee market over the past decade has been a subject of much excitement – the country’s consumption has grown quickly in both volume and per capita terms, which leads many observers to wonder whether this rapid development would be possible in other markets.

Specialty coffee consumption in the UK has been on the rise in recent years, and despite steady growth in the number of total cafés – including both chains and independent shops – demand for lower-grade instant coffee has been difficult to unseat.

The landscape of specialty coffee consumption in the United States is a patchwork of many regional and cultural customs.

As Europe's largest-volume importer of green coffee, anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of European specialty coffee markets should examine the country’s purchasing tendencies.

When frost hit some of Brazil's major coffee-growing regions in July of 2021, the price for coffee on the commodity futures market - the “C” price - rose immediately and precipitously.

Smallholder coffee producers face formidable and unpredictable financial risks, particularly related to market prices.

Direct Trade has been Stumptown’s sourcing philosophy for nearly 20 years. During that time, the company observed positive impacts of that model at coffee farm and community levels — but also recognized the limits of its observations.

Confronting Tomorrow's Risks Today: Key Strategies for Reimagining Resilience in the Coffee Value Chain.

The challenges presented to growers by COVID in 2020 have been compounded by shipping bottlenecks in 2021.

Finding your way around in the Processing Revolution | Cómo orientarse dentro de la Revolución de los Procesos.