Registration is Open for Re:co 2020 and the Re:co Fellowship Program

Registration is now open for the 2020 Re:co Symposium, recast as a global digital experience, and for applications for the Re:co Fellowship Program. The online symposium will take place July 16-17, followed by ongoing content and engagement activities.

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Recap #11 | June 18, 2020

This week on Recap: An industry-wide conversation about the structural inequity in specialty coffee takes place amid a historic, global Black civil rights movement; coffee communities in Africa are facing unprecedented hardship as they attempt to manage the effects of torrential rain and swarms of locusts amid the ongoing global pandemic.

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Unidos por la Sostenibilidad #4: El consumo interno como alternativa a la exportación

Regístrate ahora a nuestro cuarto seminario de nuestra serie virtual, Unidos por la Sostenibilidad, en el cual hablaremos del consumo del café en países productores como alternativa a el modelo de exportación.

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Unidos por la Sostenibilidad #3: El mercado de cafés especiales y la crisis de precios

Regístrate ahora a nuestro tercer seminario de nuestra serie virtual, Unidos por la Sostenibilidad, y únete a la sesión de preguntas y respuestas en el cual se hablará del estado actual del mercado de cafés especiales y la iniciativa de la SCA en torno a la crisis de precios.

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Unidos por la Sostenibilidad #2: Retos a la producción agrícola por el COVID-19

Regístrate ahora a nuestro segundo seminario de nuestra serie virtual, Unidos por la Sostenibilidad, y únete a la sesión de preguntas y respuestas en torno a los retos que el coronavirus presenta a la producción agrícola.

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Unidos por la Sostenibilidad #1: El impacto del COVID-19

Gracias a quienes nos acompañaron a nuestro primer seminario de esta serie virtual en el cual tuvimos una vista general a los impactos del coronavirus en nuestra industria.

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Unidos por la Sostenibilidad: Una Serie de Seminarios en Español

La propagación del virus COVID-19 en todo el mundo ha causado gran incertidumbre, aislamiento y ansiedad. ¿Cual es la experiencia de los productores de café? ¿Qué información de mercado existe para productores medianos y grandes, organizaciones cúpulas y gremiales, cooperativas y los tostadores, y cafeterías en países productores?

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Roundtable Episode #4: A Conversation with Black CEOs in Coffee

Episode #4 of Roundtable features a conversation with Black CEOs in coffee focused on the Black Lives Matter movement, their experiences as Black professionals in the coffee sector, and what work is required to dismantle systemic racism in the coffee space and the wider culture.

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Presenting the 2020 SCA Norway Chapter Committee

We are pleased to announce that we have received sufficient nominees to fulfill all open coordinator roles to form SCA Norway Chapter Committee for the term of 2020-2022.

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Voting is Now Open in the 2020 SCA Ireland Chapter Election

Voting in the 2020 SCA Ireland Chapter elections is officially open. The nomination stage is closed, and the candidates listed below have accepted their nominations. If you are an SCA member based in Ireland, cast your vote today.

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A Coffee Value Chain Systems Map

This map outlines the relationships between key actors and actions in the specialty coffee industry and in doing so illustrates the complexity of this global value-generating ecosystem, while recognizing previously invisible actors and telling multiple stories.

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Announcing New in Coffee, Your Definitive Guide to New Products in Specialty Coffee

Last week, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) launched New in Coffee— new.sca.coffee — an online platform aimed at consumers and businesses, gathering the latest product launches across the sector’s vast and diverse supply chain.

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Announcing All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild, launching June 30

All-Stars from the World Coffee Championships are coming to your screens in two interactive features this June — All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild!

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Easily Add Matcha to Your Beverage Program

Creating a delicious Matcha Latte is easier and cheaper than you think. Learn how to add this profitable item to your menu and take advantage of the free product offered by Kizuna Matcha.

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Recap #10 | May 28, 2020

This week on Recap: Three coffees scored more than 90 points in the first-ever Ethiopian Cup of Excellence competition; JDE Peet’s has announced its planned initial public offering on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange; Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin will join the board of directors at Indonesia’s Kopi Kenangan; as COVID-19 continues to impact coffee harvests around the world, reports of government aid and agricultural support continue to make headlines.

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Roundtable Episode #3: A Conversation with Coffee Producers

In episode 3 of Roundtable, Yannis Apostolopoulos hosts a conversation with coffee producers and producer representatives from around the world.

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Specialty Coffee Consumption and COVID-19: The 2020 Square x SCA Coffee Report

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve in the United States, specialty coffee businesses are adapting in a variety of ways. Square, Inc. and the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) released the 2020 Square x SCA Coffee Report, outlining the current state of the specialty coffee industry.

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SCA Czech Republic, Ireland, and Norway: Nominations in the 2020 Chapter Elections Open on May 27

Attention SCA members in the Czech Republic, Ireland, and Norway: it is time once again for an election to form a new committee for your local SCA Chapter. Please check your inbox for an email from hello@sca.coffee and get in touch with us here if you did not receive one.

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Roundtable Episode #2: A Conversation with Large Coffee Roasters

In episode 2 of Roundtable, Yannis Apostolopoulos hosts a conversation with founders and CEOs of large coffee roasting companies from around the world.

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SCA Publishes PCR Summary of Work and Recommendations

Following the 2002 coffee price crisis, our industry turned to solutions focused on delivering greater value to consumers or introducing new market segments, but in hindsight, these have had a negligible impact on addressing the problem of stagnant producer income: only a tiny proportion of the increased value filters down to growers in the current model.

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