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Industry notice concerning green coffee freight costs
A recent industry change by the National Motor Freight and Transit Association (NMFTA) has affected the classification of green coffee. Going forward, price will be determined by a density calculation of the actual…
Deepening Our Resolve
There was a slightly more intense tone at Symposium this year that I can only attribute to a deepened resolve. Specialty may be challenged by a weakened economy, significant consolidation of the market,…
The North East Regional Barista Competition on CNN iReport
Check out this great news piece on CNN from our recent North East Regional Barista Competition held in Massachusetts over the weekend. Congratulations to Danielle Glasky of Stumptown Coffee!
Adventures in Membership…New York
Mansi and Maria have once again hit the road to spread the specialty coffee gospel and reach out to members across the country. This time, their travels took them to New York to…
Western Regional Barista Competition: Winners and Wrap Up
The WRBC was a huge success this past weekend in Hollywood! Hosted by the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and held at the ultra swanky Siren Studios, it was truly a competition to…
Lem Butler wins 2010 SERBC!
The 2010 South East Regional Barista Competition was held February 19-21 in Atlanta GA. This year’s SERBC champion was Lemuel Butler from Counter Culture Coffee winning the final round with a score of…
And the MRBC winner is…..
Congratulations to the winner of the Mountian Regional Barista Competition Gref Lefcourt of Ozo Coffee!Finalist #1 10:45 AM – Greg Lefcourt, Ozo Coffee Finalist #2 11:12 AM – John Piquet, Caffe d’Bolla Finalist…
A truly moving member testimonial
We received this amazing letter from one of our members recently, Michael S. Abrams of Flavor Waves, and we had to share it with you: “Good Morning Mansi or evening if you read…
The Specialty Coffee Association of America Board Nomination Announcement
The SCAA Board of Directors has approved the following slate of nominees, selected by the nominating committee, for election to the board of directors. The election will be conducted March 8 – March…
