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Exploring the Growth of the “Coffee And” Segment

As a move towards the "functional" grips the beverage sector, how might this trend shape opportunities for specialty coffee products and consumers?

Jim Watson explores the current market categories and trends in the US, specifically the growth of the "coffee and" segment.

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ESG for You and Me

For organizations striving to understand where profitability intersects with non-financial factors, the term ESG may be just as familiar as sustainability. KELLEM EMANUELE offers an ESG primer tailored for the coffee industry. →

 

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Appraising Specialty Coffee Attributes
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Appraising Specialty Coffee Attributes

This is an opportunity for us to examine how we assess, define, and value specialty coffee, to stop and take stock of how things have moved and changed over time, and how they interact with one another. How does a coffee’s attributes impact how we understand its value? And how might that be different from its cup score?

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Designing for Innovation: The Role of Uncertainty | Re:co 2021
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Designing for Innovation: The Role of Uncertainty | Re:co 2021

What if you were told the things you've been experiencing throughout the pandemic—uncertainty and discomfort—are the very things that innovative and adaptable businesses not only tolerate, but embrace? Vaughn Tan explores both concrete examples of embracing uncertainty and abstract thought experiments to inspire exploration of your own business through the lens of innovative uncertainty.

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Designing & Building a Café
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Designing & Building a Café

Explore the most critical issues (and mistakes) owners face during the design and build-out process when opening a new café across floor plan design, health and building codes, equipment, cost estimates, timelines, and more

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The Building Blocks of a Café
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The Building Blocks of a Café

Since 2010, Ralf Rueller and his team at The Barn Coffee Roasters have been doing pioneering work in Berlin’s specialty coffee scene, exploring how to build an audience, lower barriers, and make specialty coffee work in the city.

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The 2019 US Coffee Market Overview

Periodically, since 2009, the SCA has published a US Coffee Market Overview, focused on the retail value of coffee in the US and the places where it is consumed →