On Monday, February 6, 2023, the southeast region of Turkey was hit by two powerful earthquakes that devastated the area, affecting not only Turkey but also neighboring countries such as Syria and Lebanon. The earthquakes caused widespread destruction, with thousands of buildings being destroyed, countless lives lost, tens of thousands of people injured, and access to basic necessities being cut off. The harsh winter weather is exacerbating the situation, making rescue efforts more difficult and putting even more people at risk.

The Specialty Coffee Association is proud to announce new qualified sponsors for the 2023 World Coffee Championships; Sanremo Cafe Racer is the qualified espresso machine for the World Latte Art & World Coffee in Good Spirits Championships; Macap Labo 70D is the qualified espresso grinder for the World Latte Art & World Coffee in Good Spirits Championships; and Cafetto is the qualified cleaning sponsor for the World Latte Art Championship and World Coffee Roasting Championship.

The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), in collaboration with the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), has opened registration for the October 2023 intake of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Coffee Excellence.

The 2023 SCA Austria Chapter Election has started! That means that it’s time to make your voice heard by nominating and voting for the volunteer committee who will be leading the chapter's activities for the next two years.

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Submissions now open for the 2023 Coffee Design Awards taking place at Specialty Coffee Expo in Portland, Oregon, USA from April 21-23, 2023.

Submissions now open for the 2023 Best New Product Awards taking place at Specialty Coffee Expo in Portland, Oregon, USA from April 21-23, 2023.

In this series, SCA Sustainability Director, ANDRÉS MONTENEGRO, explores different sustainability frameworks in relation to the SCA’s sustainability agenda of equitable value distribution, beginning with “climate justice.”

In Autumn 2022, the Barista Guild, the Coffee Roasters Guild, and the Coffee Technicians Guild all nominated new members for their respective Leadership Councils. We’re pleased to welcome new faces to the guilds from February 2023!

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association released updated Rules & Regulations for the 2023 World Barista Championship (WBC), World Brewers Cup (WBrC), World Cup Tasters Championship, and Cezve/Ibrik Championship. The WBC and WBrC updates mark the largest competition changes since before the pandemic, opening up new service possibilities for competitors and major changes in how judges score and evaluate performances. 

"When I first ventured into the world of coffee in 2007, in my final year at Ashesi University in Ghana, I like many others had no idea that any coffee was produced in Ghana. There was no access to coffee education, no introduction to green coffee courses, or any training on processing methods, roasting, or barista training. Fast forward 15 years and the African coffee landscape has completely evolved. With the rise of global coffee chains and artisan roasteries, coffee education and barista championships have finally come to Africa."

The Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) is excited to announce the launch of a new research project, “Sweetness in Coffee: Sensory Analysis and Identification of Key Compounds,” in collaboration with the Flavor Research and Education Center (FREC) in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

On December 8 at 9am PST/5pm GMT the Specialty Coffee Association will host a webinar discussing the latest SCA Research report in collaboration with Whittier College entitled “Carbon and Coffee: GHG Emission Reductions Progress and Strategies Across the Value Chain”

MARIO R. FERNÁNDEZ-ALDUENDA, PhD explains the learnings of the evaluation phase of the SCA’s Coffee Value Assessment System work as well as an update on the pilot process at the heart of the project’s ongoing evolution phase.

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We’re thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the 2023 Sustainability Awards! The deadline to submit an application is January 13, 2023. There are three categories in the 2023 Sustainability Awards: Business Model, Individual, and Project.