Specialty Coffee Association

Coffee Quality Institute Revives Coffee Corps Program

The nonprofit Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) has reactivated its Coffee Corps volunteer program, issuing its first call for volunteers since the program went dormant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coffee Corps,...

2026.04.14

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Scenes from World of Coffee San Diego

San Diego offered a sunny, surfy, baseball-packed backdrop last weekend as thousands of coffee professionals from around the world descended on the Specialty Coffee Association’s World of Coffee trade show....

2026.04.14

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Coffee Circle and Bean Voyage Win 2026 SCA Sustainability Awards

Berlin, Germany-based roaster Coffee Circle and Costa Rica-based nonprofit Bean Voyage are the winners of the Specialty Coffee Association‘s 2026 Sustainability Awards. The SCA announced the winners ahead of...

2026.04.02

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Get Roast Magazine’s “The Inside” Guide to San Diego

As the global coffee community prepares to gather for World of Coffee San Diego 2026, the Roast magazine city guide The Inside is here to help attendees make the most of their...

2026.04.02

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SCA’s World of Coffee Heading to New Orleans in 2027

The 2027 edition of the Specialty Coffee Association‘s flagship U.S. trade show, World of Coffee, is coming to New Orleans April 9-11. The event will mark nearly four decades...

2026.03.31

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CO2 Fermentation Boosts Natural-Process Coffee Scores in Colombian Trial

A sealed container and a dose of carbon dioxide may be enough to nudge certain natural-process coffees into higher-end specialty coffee territory, according to a new Colombian study that...

2026.03.17

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CQI Expands 2026 Global Coffee Fund, Launches Matching Grants

The nonprofit Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) announced an expanded 2026 Global Coffee Fund program, saying it aims to mobilize $500,000 to expand access to coffee quality education and related...

2026.02.06

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UC Davis Library Adds Three Major Collections on Coffee

As the beverage we all know and love, coffee is beautifully fleeting, reflecting seasonality and the specific work of many hands from seed to cup. Yet as an industry, coffee...

2026.02.05

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SCA Announces World of Coffee Bogotá and World Brewers Cup 2027

The Specialty Coffee Association and the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) are bringing the World of Coffee trade show and the World Brewers Cup to Bogotá in 2027. SCA...

2025.10.22

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Jack Simpson of Australia is the 2025 World Barista Champion

Australia’s Jack Simpson was crowned the 2025 World Barista Champion today, capping a remarkable competition run that included a runner-up WBC finish in 2024 and a third-place finish in...

2025.10.21

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