Coffee Technicians Guild: Interview with Samanta Janssen

I had many different plans for a career when I was younger. I actually started school working on an art degree, with plans of pursuing social work. I quickly realized that working in coffee would personally give me so much more. I'll save you from my long sad story, but I think I wanted to do social work because it could give me something I wanted: connect with people in a totally non-superficial way and help them find happiness.

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Coffee Technicians Guild: Interview with Tate Mazar

While studying in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan, I quit my software development internship for a local roastery barista job. I made some great relationships with the east Michigan coffee community.

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Announcing the full line-up for All-Stars Online Season Three, starting next week!

All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild are returning for a third season, with six top-ranking World Coffee Championship (WCC) competitors coming to your screen twice-weekly, beginning next Tuesday, April 6.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2021 SCA Awards

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are proud to announce the winners for the Best New Product Awards, Coffee Design Awards, and Sustainability Awards for this year’s SCA Awards.

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Winners of the 2021 Best New Product

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are proud to announce the winners for the Best New Product Awards.

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Amal Yemen: Inspiring Hope Through Coffee

On April 9th, 2021 people all over the planet will come together to learn about Yemen’s extraordinary history and modern culture alongside leading coffee personalities, internationally acclaimed scholars, scientists, and Yemeni artists.

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Ask a CTG Expert #18: A Look Back at Season Two

In the final episode of season two of Ask An Expert, the producers look back at all 17 episodes in the series (so far), take your questions, and give a little preview of what's coming up in future episodes of this popular series.

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Ask a CTG Expert #17 Brewer Operation and Troubleshooting

In this #AskAnExpert episode, Kaleb Leach and Rich Leeson are back to talk about coffee brewers. View the conversation on basic brewer operation and troubleshooting.

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Ask a CTG Expert #16: Preventative Measure Programs 101

This #AskAnExpert session is all about prevention. Join Clinton Hodnett for a panel discussion on everything coffee techs should take into consideration when setting up preventative measure programs. Learn everything from how to set labor to pricing.

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Recap #27 | March 25, 2021

Kona coffee growers in Hawaii are now eligible for settlements in a 2019 class action lawsuit; Digital Coffee Future will host a series of webinars on the intersection of climate change and technology; Canadian chain Tim Horton’s has announced significant investment into the digital guest experience; UK press outlets cover the staying power of coffee consumption shifts.

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Re:co Fellowship & Scholarship Applications Are Now Open

Today we are delighted to announce that the Re:co Fellowship and Re:co Scholarship programs are now open for applications.

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SCA Poland Interviews Agnieszka Rojewska - SCA Community Spotlight

MARCIN RZOŃCA, Marketing Coordinator for the SCA Poland Chapter, sat down with Agnieszka Rojewska after she picked up two more titles—Polish Coffee in Good Spirits Champion and Cezve/Ibrik Champion at the 2021 National Championships.

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Re:co Is Now Open to More Global Attendees

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce that we have opened the full Re:co experience to more countries globally, with the expansion of Re:co Home Experience Kit shipping beyond the Americas, and the introduction of more opportunities to connect in time zones more convenient to participants outside the Americas.

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How Natural Disasters Impacted Coffee Growers in 2020

ANA VALENCIA speaks with KIM ELENA IONESCU and VERA ESPÍNDOLA about the compounding impacts of natural disasters on coffee growing regions and asks: What can we do to help?

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Announcing the Finalists of the 2021 SCA Awards

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) are proud to announce the finalists for the Best New Product Awards, Coffee Design Awards, and Sustainability Awards for this year’s SCA Awards.

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Recap #26 | March 11, 2021

US coffee roasters have seen significant cost increases in their operations due to shipping and transport logistics; Demetria, an Israeli-Colombian food-tech startup, closed a seed funding round after emerging from “stealth”; Hurricanes devastated more than 200,000 hectares of crops in Central America last year; a new coffee trend is sweeping TikTok.

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Announcing Coffee Retail Summit, a new free virtual event and resource library for coffee retail businesses.

The Specialty Coffee Association has announced Coffee Retail Summit, a new free virtual event and resource library for coffee retail businesses.

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Premier Training Campus Spotlight: Raf & Co

This week Raf Mlodzianowski, founder and CEO of Raf & Co, tells us about the company’s Premiere Training Campus located in Warsaw, Poland.


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Difficult Conditions, Huge Potential: Processing Coffee in Eastern Uganda

SHAKEEL PADAMSEY, DANA SIEDEM, and MICHAEL BUTEERA MUGISHA explore the challenges and opportunities of coffee production in Uganda.

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Ask a CTG Expert #15: What Coffee Techs Should Know About Coffee

This week's #AskAnExpert is all about coffee. What should coffee techs know about coffee quality? Join Kaleb Leach and Marty Roe for a presentation and Q&A on the SCA's standards for green grading, cupping, water, and brewing. 🛠 Powered by the Coffee Technicians Program, an educational curriculum of the Specialty Coffee Association.

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