Intersecting Identities: Understanding Israel's Booming Specialty Market | Noa Berger | Re:co 2022
Make a quick list of the countries you know are experiencing exponential growth of coffee consumption and a blossoming specialty coffee scene: does it include Israel? If not, it should.
Vietnam: A New Vocabulary | Will Frith | Re:co 2022
In addition to being the world’s leading producer of robusta, Vietnam also produces more arabica than Kenya or El Salvador – so why don’t we talk about it more?
The Ethiopian Experience: Learning from the Spiritual Home of Specialty Coffee | Dagmawi I. Eminetu | Re:co 2022
We may be familiar with Ethiopia as the birthplace of coffee, but what can we learn about who engages with coffee and when by more deeply exploring its coffee culture?
Consuming More than Coffee: Emerging Trends, Mediating Taste | Yannis Apostolopoulos | Re:co 2022
As specialty coffee reaches new markets—and the number of individuals making these choices increases—it becomes increasingly enmeshed with our sense of identity.
Functional Flavor: Exploring the Growth of the "Coffee And" Segment | Jim Watson | Re:co 2022
As a move towards the "functional" grips the beverage sector, how might this trend shape opportunities for specialty coffee products and consumers?
New Luxury in Specialty Coffee | Dr. Thomaï Serdari | Re:co 2022
Specialty coffee, although often burdened by coffee's "commodity" status, still needs to compete in the premium market--but is there a way to move beyond?
Brick by (Virtual) Brick: Tapping the Limitless Potential of New Mediums | Morgan Eckroth | Re:co 2022
Despite (most) of our return to coffee spaces, coffee's unprecedented move online during lockdowns forced social media accounts to pivot from a tool to get people in seats to a destination in and of itself.
Exploring the Extrinsic: Opportunities for Added Value | Jenn Rugolo | Re:co 2022
Do we really understand the impact of the attributes-based definition of specialty coffee on what is now "specialty"?
The Power of the Extrinsic | Peter Giuliano | Re:co 2022
"It's what's in the cup that matters," right? But is that actually true?
Not Just Fresh: Expanding Our Concept of Functional Packaging | Dr. Fabiana Carvalho | Re:co 2022
Coffee's interest in understanding multimodal perception on coffee experiences has most recently focused on cup shape, size, and weight or environmental ambiance like color, music, and texture.
On Redefining Sustainable Coffee | Catalina Eikenberg | Re:co 2022
As the word "sustainable" continues to grow in importance to consumers, it is being used in many different ways.
Introduction: A Glimpse of the Future | Yannis Apostolopoulos | Re:co 2021
SCA CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos welcomes attendees to Re:co’s 2021 program and introduces the first session of four: A Glimpse of the Future.
Climate Change, Adaptation, and Coffee Quality | Selena Ahmed | Re:co 2021
Dr. Selena Ahmed shares the findings of a recent meta-analysis, the first of its kind, exploring the impact of climate change on coffee quality.
A Glimpse of the Future: Seven Signs | Bill Murray | Re:co 2021
Bill Murray of the US National Coffee Association offers seven signs that point towards our sector’s future post-pandemic.
From Procurement to Cobranding: A Path to Better Value Distribution | Luis Samper | Re:co 2021
If our industry goal is to have a sustainable coffee supply, we need to take an honest look at relationships, value generation, and appropriation dynamics between origins and brands.
Verified Living Income: Transforming Procurement for Improved Farmer Livelihoods | Grayson Caldwell | Re:co 2021
How can we know we’re paying an equitable price for coffee? Grayson Caldwell explores the idea of verified living income.
Critical Collaboration: It's Not Enough to Just Pay Farmers More | Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian | Re:co 2021
Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian shares a business model to help build more sustainable communities.
USAID & the Coffee Sector: Creating Shared Value for Companies, Smallholders | Melissa Schweisguth | Re:co 2021
Melissa Schweisguth shares examples of the work done by United States Agency for International Development in the coffee sector.
Introduction: Innovating to Meet Opportunity | Jenn Rugolo | Re:co 2021
Jenn Rugolo introduces the third session of Re:co’s 2021 program, Innovating to Meet Opportunity.
Distributing Value More Equitably Through Profit-Sharing | Panel Discussion | Re:co 2021
In this panel, we introduce a new approach: profit-sharing. Join us for a conversation with two coffee entrepreneurs who both (independently!) stumbled upon this business model and use it to get as much profit as possible back to origin, while still making ends meet. We will discuss how profit-sharing works, where it is likely to be successful, and when it can be taken to scale.