Caitlin McCarthy-Garcia of Equator Coffees Wins Roasters Guild’s 2013 Roasters Choice Competition
Prestigious Honor for Coffee Roasters Awarded at SCAA’s 25th Annual Event in Boston, MA The Roasters Guild, a trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s coffee knowledge leader…
Pete Licata Wins 2013 United States Barista Championship and Erin McCarthy Takes the 3rd Annual US Brewers Cup
Pete Licata of Parisi Artisan Coffee in Kansas City, Missouri took the top spot at the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 2013 United States Barista Championship (USBC). Licata beat out other top baristas…
2013 SCAA Event Best New Product Winners Announced
Awards Given at SCAA’s Annual Exposition in Boston, MA Each year, the Specialty Coffee Association’s Best New Product Competition recognizes new products that represent quality and add value to the specialty coffee and…
First Impressions of The 25th Annual SCAA Event in Boston, MA
By Chérmelle D. Edwards Boston. It is a behemoth. I speak not of the city Boston in its known sense. Rather, I am speaking of Boston, as a name-signifier-moniker of the all encompassing…
SCAA Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
The SCAA membership has voted to approve the slate of candidates as recommended by the Nominating Committee for the 2013 Board of Directors Elections. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and…
Coffee with a Cause: SCAA Aims to Give Back to Industry Charities
Multiple Fundraisers planned in conjunction with Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Annual Event, to be held April 11-14, 2013 Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association will be…
2013 Roasters Guild Executive Council Election Results
A Message from the Chair I would like to extend a warm congratulations to the four newly elected and re-elected members of the Roasters Guild Executive Council! Each of them embodies the many…
Welcome to Your Community
By Rob Stephen, Senior Trader, InterAmerican Coffee When people get to know me, it usually comes up that I’ve been a long-time volunteer and member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. I’m…
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By Brian Jones, Founder/Editor, Dear Coffee, I Love You offee is loved by many both for the intimate atmosphere it can create, and its’ ability to bring people together, in-person, over a cup….













