9th March 2010
To celebrate the launch shortly of the SCAE’s new website, the Online Shop is now offering discounted prices on virtually all of its resource items
8th March 2010
There are only four places left on the SCAE’s upcoming Gold Cup Brewmaster course at the Association's headquarters, now to be held March 18
2nd March 2010
The SCAE is to hold a calibration session for new and existing barista certifiers on March 15 at its headquarters at Bicknacre, Essex
1st March 2010
Colombia has been selected to host the 12th annual World Barista Championship in 2011, the first time the WBC will have been held in a producing country
1st March 2010
After a close contest involving the best 20 baristas in the UK, Australian-born John Gordon triumphed as UK Barista Champion at the beginning of March
28th February 2010
Coffee Culture Days 2010 in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in late February chose both Lithuania’s best Barista and best Latte artist, National Coordinator Vytautas Kratulis reports26th February 2010
The SCAE’s Polish chapter has announced that the Polish Coffee Championships are set for March 24-26 in Warsaw
21st February 2010
Blended coffee being marketed as Kona disadvantages Kona growers at least as much as any benefit gained from blending, a study published in mid-February said
21st February 2010
The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association in mid-February gained its 11th member as the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the organisation
21st February 2010
Giant Seattle-based roaster retailer Starbucks in late February opened its first outlet in Sweden, at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport, local reports said.
19th February 2010
We very much regret to report the death on February 16 of Emilio Lavazza, who led his family roasting company for almost 40 years and oversaw its expansion into a worldwide espresso brand
17th February 2010
Big news for Café Europa in 2010: Each issue will now be read as well by SCAA members, through the special members’ section of the SCAA website
17th February 2010
An audience of over 1,500 visitors came to see the successful Helenic Barista Championships in early February, Greek National Coordinator Mira Gerontonaki reports
15th February 2010
SCAE Past President Max Fabian reports on the presentations and discussions from the first day of EAFCA's 7th African Fine Coffee Conference in Mombasa
15th February 2010
Now available in the SCAE online shop is a selection of Official Preview T-Shirts for the 11th edition of the World Barista Championship
11th February 2010
Attention all quality coffee growers, cooperatives, traders and roasters: the 2010 SCAE World Cup Tasters Championship is requesting samples of the world’s best coffees for use in its final in London10th February 2010
The SCAE's headquarters at Bicknacre, near Chelmsford, Essex, will be the venue for the next Authorised Trainer course, which will run for two days, March 16 -17.9th February 2010
The SCAE will be holding another edition of its popular Gold Cup Brewmaster course at the Association’s headquarters at Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex, on March 18
30th November 2009
As recommended by the SCAE’s Gold Cup Working Group, the SCAE Coffee Refractometer is now available from the online Shop
14th March 2009
Visit Coordinator and SCAE Past President Colin Smith reports in depth on the recent SCAE site trip to Costa Rica and Panama, which offered an ideal opportunity to see the growing and processing—and meet the people behind them—in two important origins
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