Day: October 2, 2024

Roastery Breakdown: Alma Coffee in Canton, Georgia

Alma Coffee’s mixed cafe and roastery space is designed to feature and showcase the brand’s bean-to-cup model of sourcing, roasting and serving coffee.
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Fairtrade study finds small-scale coffee farms more sustainable

Image: Marcelo/stock.adobe.comSmall-scale coffee farms in Latin America are on average more environmentally friendly than large-scale plantations, new Fairtrade research has revealed. However, large plantations, which often produce coffee using unshaded monoculture, mechanisation and chemical inputs, are in a better position to quickly respond to market and legislative changes. The Fairtrade study, Understanding the Climate and Environmental
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SCA and SFCC announce partnership

Image: Specialty Coffee AssociationThe Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the Slow Food Coffee Coalition (SFCC) have announced a new partnership, looking to create positive change in the global coffee industry.   The collaboration commenced at the beginning of 2024 but was not formalised until the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding during Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, Slow
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CQI launches industry-wide skills survey

Image: Coffee Quality Institute.Non-profit organisation Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) is conducting an industry-wide skills survey as part of its re-evaluation of the Q Grader certification. This initiative aims to assess the practices of cuppers in the field and provide insights to inform potential updates to the certification curriculum. “This is an important part of the 20th anniversary of the
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