Denomination of Origin
Creating Geographical Indications for Coffee By Laura Everage In this Symposium session, Paul Songer of Songer & Associates, Inc. and Luis Fernando Samper of Colombian Coffee Growers Federation presented two separate approaches to…
Traceability Q&A: Ben Corey-Moran Thanksgiving Coffee Company
Thanksgiving Coffee Company’s Ben Corey-Moran, a member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), looks at traceability in the global coffee market. Corey-Moran is the president and director of coffee at Thanksgiving…
Traceability & Sustainability
Much Accomplished, But Our Work Continues By Chad Trewick The specialty coffee industry has always been close to our sourcing partners—much closer, it seems, than in many other industries. We recognize that those relationships…
Why is Traceability Important to the Global Coffee Market?
There’s No Sustainability Without Traceability By Juliette Caulkins Strong consumer demand for sustainable products is driving the introduction and expansion of a fast growing market segment: sustainably and responsibly produced and sourced products….
Critical Concerns Confronting the World Coffee Market
By Judith Ganes-Chase An escalating cost of production, labor shortages and climate change could hinder long term production growth. As it is already, gains in world coffee output have failed to keep pace…
Now Accepting 2012 SCAA Sustainability Award Applications
The SCAA’s Sustainability Award acknowledges individuals, businesses and organizations that have created innovative projects to expand and promote sustainability within the coffee world while inspiring others to initiate similar endeavors. As part of…
Donate to Grounds for Health; enter to win a $200 gift card
image courtesy of Grounds for Health Facebook page. If you’re attending The Event this week, be sure to visit the Monin booth #1617 to pick up an entry form. Fill it out and…
‘After the Harvest’ movie set to premier at SCAA Event
Scroll down to watch the trailer on the You Tube Player. In a recent survey of small-scale coffee farmers in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, over 67% indicated they were unable to maintain their…
Finalists for the Sustainability Award Announced
The SCAA Sustainability Council is extremely proud to showcase four extraordinary finalists for the 2011 Sustainability Award. This year we received a multitude of nominations and we’re excited to see how much passion…
Sustainability Is Off to a Great START
In the last few weeks we’ve been talking a lot about sustainability in the coffee industry. We can all agree that greening the coffee world is something that would benefit everyone in…
