Posts in Announcements
Junio 26 - #StillRoasting en Español: Una charla virtual con tostadores mexicanos

Únete a nosotros para la tercera sesión de nuestra serie #StillRoasting centrada en las experiencias actuales de los profesionales de tostado de café en todo el mundo. Esta sesión se llevará a cabo en español.

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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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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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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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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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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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Introducing Roundtable, A New Video Series Featuring Conversations with CEOs in Coffee

In Roundtable, a new video series from the SCA, CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos hosts conversations with leaders in the coffee industry from around the world with a view towards the future.

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May 15 Coffee Roasters Guild Webinar - We Are #StillRoasting: A Conversation with Coffee Professionals in Taiwan

Join the Coffee Roasters Guild on Friday, May 15, for the first in the We Are #StillRoasting series focused on the current experiences of coffee professionals around the world.

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May 7 Webinar: Become an Authorized SCA Trainer for the New Coffee Technicians Program

Register now to join us on Thursday, May 7, for an informational webinar on the application process for professionals interested in becoming Authorized SCA Trainers (ASTs) for the new Coffee Technicians Program.

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May 8 Coffee Roasters Guild Webinar - Relationship Coffee: 15 Years of Collaboration with Guatemalan Farmers

Join the Coffee Roasters Guild (CRG) on Friday, May 8, for a conversation with North Central College on their direct trade relationship with coffee farmers in Guatemala.

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A Time to Reflect - 25, Issue 12

In this issue, we’re taking a step back and focusing on some big questions that could shape the future of our industry.

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Announcing #ExpoWeekend

While we can’t join together in Portland as planned, we've been working hard in the background to bring some of Expo's features to all of you online throughout something we're calling #ExpoSeason.

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Webinar Series on COVID-19 Impact on Specialty Coffee

Join us for the first webinar "Survey Results and Key Learnings" in a series covering the results of this survey, hosted by Heather Ward and Peter Giuliano on Friday, April 3, at 8am PDT / 4pm GMT.

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United by Sustainability Webinar Series

The SCA Sustainability & Knowledge Development Department is hosting a webinar series for our community in this time of change and uncertainty. The series will take place over several weeks with multiple webinars per week.

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A Message from SCA President Christina Meinl

We will feel the effects of the current dual crisis everywhere in the speciality coffee value chain, and we know challenging times are ahead. What can we do to support you?

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2020 Expo and Re:co Canceled, Both Return to New Orleans in 2021

After many weeks of discussions with our partners regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on SCA events, today we are sad to announce that the 2020 Re:co Symposium and Specialty Coffee Expo scheduled to take place in Portland in April will be canceled.

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2020 Expo y Re:co cancelados, ambos regresan a Nueva Orleans en 2021

Después de muchas semanas de discusiones con nuestros socios sobre los impactos de COVID-19 en los eventos de SCA, hoy nos entristece anunciar que Re:co Symposium 2020 y la Specialty Coffee Expo programados para realizarse en Portland en abril ahora están cancelados.

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Ask an Expert: Mental Health and Stress

Join us on Friday, March 27, at 8 am PDT / 3 pm GMT for a webinar with licensed marriage and family therapist and self-care coach Courtney Muir and representatives of all three guilds.

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