Starbucks to Sponsor Specialty Coffee Events in Seattle
Hot off of the wire, Starbucks will sponsor the next two Specialty Coffee Association of America shows in Seattle, in 2014 and 2015. Peru has been confirmed as the Official Portrait Sponsor Country in 2014. It's an exciting development and I'm pleased to see Starbucks...
Sydney’s Single Origin Coffee Roasters goes Solar
Single Origin Roasters in Sydney, Australia have announced completion of upgrades to their coffee roastery in Botany that make them nearly-all (about 90%) solar powered. Read all about it and see more photos from SO's blog. I'm uncertain if this is first in Sydney or...
Barista Nation comes to LA
Get ready for the coffee event of the century of September! Barista Nationis coming to Los Angeles on September 28th and this show's theme is coffee MythBusters, so be there or be forever regretful. Check out the full event card on Sprudge.com. Your $10 donation to...
Hawaii Coffee Postcard
The latest issue of Australia's Cafe Culture Magazine includes an article that I wrote for them about the Hawaii coffee industry, called "A Postcard from Hawaii." I've lived in Hawaii now for about 10 years and like others who have spent any amount of time here,...
SCAA 2013 Annual Meeting on Youtube
In case you missed it, we just completed the 2013 Annual General Meeting for members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which is a 45 minute overview of everything happening at the association and what's coming next. Check out the full video below and be...
Brazil Coffee Initiative Promotes Direct Trade
A push is underway this year by the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association to link specialty coffee buyers directly with new Brazil coffee sellers at next month's Espaço Café Brasil, part of a weeklong series of coffee festivities in Belo Horizonte next month. Though...
Sethuraman Estates Awarded More Q Robusta Certifications
Congratulations goes out to Nishant Gurjer of Sethuraman Estates and coffee exporter Kaapi Royale Coffee for becoming the only producer of CQI certified Q Robusta coffee for a second consecutive year! Two new Robusta coffees from Sethuraman Estates have become the...
Sydney Q Grader Courses Added for 2013
I'm barely back from the amazing 2013 Melbourne International Coffee Expo and touring that city's vibrant coffee and food scene and find myself already making plans to go back to Australia. That's right, I'm excited to announce two new Sydney Q Grader courses and at...
SCAA Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
Dear Specialty Coffee Association of America Members, Thank you so much for your support, I look forward to serving you over these next two years. See you all in Boston! - Andrew From today's SCAA Chronicle: The SCAA membership has voted to approve the slate of...
USAID Returns Yemen to Specialty Coffee Map
Industry and government leaders representing the Republic of Yemen will be in attendance at the 2013 Specialty Coffee Association of America expo in Boston to inaugurate a new drive for specialty coffee production in the historic origin. The effort and Yemeni Coffee...
Michael Palin Goes to Brazil Coffee School
Though he will forever be best known for his television and film work as a member of the world's greatest comedy troupe, Monty Python, Michael Palin also has a not too shabby second career. For the past 25 years, he has traveled the world, creating some of the most...
R Certified in Roast Magazine
he March / April issue of Roast Magazine includes a thoughtfully-written feature by Neil Balkcom of Swings Coffee that discusses the R (Q Robusta) Coffee system, its purpose and impact of Fine Robusta on the specialty coffee marketplace. Neil eloquently summarizes the...