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Mahlkönig’s Kyle Ramage is the 2017 United States Barista Champion
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SEATTLE, U.S. – About 12,000 people attended last week-end SCA’s Global Specialty Coffee Expo. For the first time this year, the expo on Sunday was also open to coffee enthusiasts among the general public. The pros attending Friday could sit in classes on espresso and milk steaming fundamentals or introduction to sensory ...
SCA announces new brewing fundamentals research at UC Davis Center
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DAVIS, California, U.S. — The fundamentals of coffee brewing are critically important to the coffee industry- the basic principles of extraction are the basis for widely used tools and resources like the Coffee Brewer’s Control Chart and the Coffee Brewer’s Handbook. These widely embraced tools are based primarily on scientific research led in ...
Daylight Mind Coffee Co.announces all-Hawaiian signature drink contest
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KAILUA-KONA, HI, U.S. – Daylight Mind Coffee Company, in conjunction with the Hawaii Coffee Association, is hosting an all-Hawaiian signature drink contest at the annual Specialty Coffee Global Expo in Seattle. The contest will be a celebration of Hawaiian coffee and creative use of Hawai‘i-produced products.
Urnex Brands, LLC announces hiring of industry veteran Dan Janson
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ELMSFORD, NY, U.S. – Urnex Brands, LLC announced earlier this week the hiring of Dan Janson as Sales Director – Eastern US & Canada. Dan is a Specialty Coffee industry veteran, with over 20 years of experience working with roasters and equipment manufacturers.
Myanmar coffees approach 90 points at Annual Coffee Quality Competition
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YWANGAN, Myanmar – This year’s top scoring coffee at the Third Annual Myanmar Coffee Association (MCA) Coffee Quality Competition won with a record-breaking 89.58 points. The Ywangan micro-lot entered by MCA member Mandalay Coffee Group bested last year’s winner of the event by more than two points on the Specialty Coffee Association ...
Kenya targets specialty coffee symposium in Seattle to double US sales
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya is eyeing the upcoming Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) symposium to double the sales to the US by tapping the premium price that the American market pays for the beverage. The SCAA exhibition, which will bring together over 15,000 people across the world will be held in Seattle, US next month.
Brandon Bir of Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea certified as SCA Lead Instructor
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Brandon Bir (PICTURE), coffee sourcing and education director for Columbus, Ohio coffee roaster Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea, has been certified...
BWT water+more appointed Event Sponsor of World of Coffee Budapest 2017
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MILAN - The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is delighted to announce that BWT water+more has been appointed headline sponsor of the World of Coffee...
Colombia is to host talent Barista & Farmer in 2018
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RIMINI, Italy – Applications to take part in the new Barista & Farmer, the only international talent show promoting the production and sale of...
SCAE and SCAA unify to form SCA, the new Specialty Coffee Association
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As of January 2017, the Specialty Coffee Association of America, established in 1982, and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe, established in 1998, have...