13 SCA Certified Home Brewers are display for the first time at #CoffeeExpo2018! Join SCA Chief Research Officer Peter Giuliano for a special event tomorrow, April 21, from 1:00-2:00pm in the Skybridge Lobby on Level 4 of the Washington State Convention Center to learn more about the program and get up close and personal with these exceptional brewing machines. Learn more about the SCA Certified Home Brewer program at sca.coffee/certified-home-brewer/.
Are you at #CoffeeExpo2018? Join the members of the ad hoc committees who worked on the Deferred Candidacy Policy and the revision of event site criteria for a meet & greet tomorrow at 2pm in the SCA Member Lounge (booth 639).
Members of the SCA Board of Directors and Coffee China at this morning’s #CoffeeExpo2018 ribbon cutting. Swipe left to cut the ribbon!
The all-new Roaster/Retailer Financial Benchmarking Report is available in the SCA Store at #CoffeeExpo2018. This report presents a detailed roaster and retailer analysis based on the results of a survey that was sent out in May 2017 to roaster wholesalers, roaster retailers, and coffee retailers (non-roasters). The report reflects key operating data, including financial ratios, sales mix data, and company profile information based on the results of the survey. Pick up your copy today at Expo!
The 2018 #SCASustainability Award winners, @manosalagua and @twin_ngotrade, were recognized on the #RecoSeattle stage this Thursday, April 19th. The awards recognize outstanding work in the field of sustainability in the coffee industry. Lear more in today’s issue of the Daily Edition at scanews.coffee/daily-edition.
It was a packed house at last night’s Official Launch Party at the Museum of Pop Culture! So excited to kick off #CoffeeExpo2018 with such a great community. Many thanks to @pacificfoods @baristaseries for making the U.S. Latte Art Throwdown possible, and congratulations to winner @coffee_derrick!
#25Magazine Issue 4 has landed! Collect your copy at #CoffeeExpo2018 this week, and claim your subscription of the print edition to be delivered right to your door: http://sca.coffee/signmeup
Meet our #RecoSeattle Fellows! We're so excited about our Fellowship Program, and loved having the opportunity to hear from some of them at our Re:co Fellows Talks on Tuesday night. Thank you to @illy_coffee for their support of this program and for sponsoring our Fellows Lounge!
The @swisswater Process Sensory Experience features 7 different activities for #RecoSeattle delegates to participate in. These experiences involve pollinator diversity and its importance in coffee agriculture, flavor quality decline caused by aging, aroma perception, coffee cherry tasting, extraction parameters, the effects of climate change on specialty crop quality, and @wcoffeeresearch’s Sensory Lexicon 2.0, including 24 validated FlavorActiV references.
The #RecoSeattle session Changing Tides: Building Diverse and Inclusive Coffee Communities centers on the pivotal social movements that have shifted the calls for change to the forefront, pushing the pendulum towards a more equitable world. With host Colleen Anunu, this session explored the emerging dialog within the context of the coffee industry, highlighting initiatives and resources to help us build resilient communities and businesses for the future. Speakers included Michelle Johnson, Candice Madison, and roundtable discussions with Doug Hewitt, Jenn Chen, Tymika Lawrence, Isabela Pascoal Becker, Kimberly Easson, and Chad Trewick.
SCA Chief Sustainability Officer Kim Elena Ionescu hosts the Sustainability: Changing Everything Except the Goal session at #RecoSeattle with speakers Andre de Freitas, Vava Angwenyi, Alejandro Cadena, Molly Laverty, Lee Wallace, and Merling Preza. #SpecialtyCoffee #RecoSymposium #Sustainability
Just announced at#RecoSeattle: The Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Program, SCA's new scholarship aimed at increasing diversity in coffee by enabling access to professional development resources to people from underrepresented communities. More at www.sca.coffee/LEAD

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