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Coffee Machines Gave My Life Meaning and Passion: A Story by Pablo Lopez
Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 7/21/21 Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 7/21/21

Coffee Machines Gave My Life Meaning and Passion: A Story by Pablo Lopez

“My biggest challenge is to continue studying and keep up to date with all the new technologies to be able to learn and raise awareness among Argentine customers about the importance of advancing their equipment to provide a better service in specialty coffee.”

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Livelihoods in Coffee Episode #4: Different Approaches to Living Wage and Living Salary in Coffee
Watch, Webinar Specialty Coffee Association 7/20/21 Watch, Webinar Specialty Coffee Association 7/20/21

Livelihoods in Coffee Episode #4: Different Approaches to Living Wage and Living Salary in Coffee

The Livelihoods in Coffee webinar series concludes this Thursday, July 22.

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Meet the 2021 SCA Canada Chapter Committee
Community Specialty Coffee Association 7/19/21 Community Specialty Coffee Association 7/19/21

Meet the 2021 SCA Canada Chapter Committee

SCA members in Canada cast their ballots in the 2021 elections to select their new leadership.

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Announcing the 2021 Milan World Coffee Championships and an Update on the Taipei WCCs
Announcements Specialty Coffee Association 7/19/21 Announcements Specialty Coffee Association 7/19/21

Announcing the 2021 Milan World Coffee Championships and an Update on the Taipei WCCs

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced the 2021 Milan World Coffee Championships, featuring the World Barista Championship, World Brewers Cup, and World Cup Tasters Championship, will take place at HostMilano, Italy, from October 22-26.

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Ask the Pros Episode #23: Flow
Webinar, Watch Specialty Coffee Association 7/19/21 Webinar, Watch Specialty Coffee Association 7/19/21

Ask the Pros Episode #23: Flow

Join us live for Episode #23 on Friday, July 23.

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Build Your Own Coffee Business at the First All-Guild Workshop at Expo 2021
Announcements, Read 7/15/21 Announcements, Read 7/15/21

Build Your Own Coffee Business at the First All-Guild Workshop at Expo 2021

Join the first-ever cross-guild workshop: a hands-on, collaborative team exercise that will challenge you to develop the skills you need to build a coffee business from the ground up.

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Livelihoods in Coffee Episode #3: The Business Case of Living Wage
Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 7/13/21 Read, Community Specialty Coffee Association 7/13/21

Livelihoods in Coffee Episode #3: The Business Case of Living Wage

The Livelihoods in Coffee webinar series continues this Thursday, July 15.

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Ask the Pros Episode #22: Accounting and Your Service Business
Watch, Webinar Specialty Coffee Association 7/12/21 Watch, Webinar Specialty Coffee Association 7/12/21

Ask the Pros Episode #22: Accounting and Your Service Business

Join us live for Episode #22 on Friday, July 16.

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Registration Open for Joint Webinar on Coffee Fermentation in Collaboration with The Fermentation Association
Read, Announcements Specialty Coffee Association 7/9/21 Read, Announcements Specialty Coffee Association 7/9/21

Registration Open for Joint Webinar on Coffee Fermentation in Collaboration with The Fermentation Association

Registration is open for a free webinar on the current state of coffee fermentation science, hosted in partnership with The Fermentation Association, on Wednesday, August 11.

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Submissions Open for The Scientific Poster Session at The Specialty Coffee Expo 2021
Announcements, Read Specialty Coffee Association 7/6/21 Announcements, Read Specialty Coffee Association 7/6/21

Submissions Open for The Scientific Poster Session at The Specialty Coffee Expo 2021

The highly anticipated Scientific Poster Session is back!

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Livelihoods in Coffee Episode #2: Living Wage / Living Income - The Concepts
Webinar, Watch Specialty Coffee Association 7/6/21 Webinar, Watch Specialty Coffee Association 7/6/21

Livelihoods in Coffee Episode #2: Living Wage / Living Income - The Concepts

The Livelihoods in Coffee webinar series continues this Thursday, July 8.

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June's Coffee Retail Summit Videos Now Available
Watch, Talks, Announcements SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks, Announcements SCA Staff 7/5/21

June's Coffee Retail Summit Videos Now Available

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

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A Conversation with Roland Horne, CEO, WatchHouse | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

A Conversation with Roland Horne, CEO, WatchHouse | Coffee Retail Summit

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.

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The Importance of a Strong Team to Support Your Vision | Ximena Pastor and Alexander Zeleniuch | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

The Importance of a Strong Team to Support Your Vision | Ximena Pastor and Alexander Zeleniuch | Coffee Retail Summit

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

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Don’t Be Afraid of Change: Designing Coffee Business Success | Panos Konstantinopoulos | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

Don’t Be Afraid of Change: Designing Coffee Business Success | Panos Konstantinopoulos | Coffee Retail Summit

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.

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Big Brands, Small Companies | Claudia Sans, David Nigel Flynn, and Gabriella Matheny | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

Big Brands, Small Companies | Claudia Sans, David Nigel Flynn, and Gabriella Matheny | Coffee Retail Summit

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?

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The Potential of Sustainable Economics in Specialty Coffee: The Story of Fuglen | Einar Holthe | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

The Potential of Sustainable Economics in Specialty Coffee: The Story of Fuglen | Einar Holthe | Coffee Retail Summit

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.

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Futureproofing Coffee Retail: Making Decisions to Provide for Your Business Tomorrow | Lynsey Harley | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

Futureproofing Coffee Retail: Making Decisions to Provide for Your Business Tomorrow | Lynsey Harley | Coffee Retail Summit

Lynsey Harley’s story provides insight on how to take chances and approach futureproofing your retail coffee business.

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Five Key Takeaways from The National Coffee Data Trends Study - Specialty Coffee Breakout Report | Katie von der Lieth | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

Five Key Takeaways from The National Coffee Data Trends Study - Specialty Coffee Breakout Report | Katie von der Lieth | Coffee Retail Summit

With so many data points in the National Coffee Data Trends Specialty Coffee Breakout Report to consider, what are some of the main takeaways for coffee retail businesses to keep in mind?

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All-Day Store: Utilizing Training and Hospitality to Create Retail Experiences | George E. Loukas | Coffee Retail Summit
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 7/5/21

All-Day Store: Utilizing Training and Hospitality to Create Retail Experiences | George E. Loukas | Coffee Retail Summit

Learn more about the benefits and opportunities of expanding your opening hours and your offerings through coffee, wine, food, and hospitality.

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