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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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New Year, New Relationships—Same Cup of Coffee?
As the world enters its third year living with COVID-19, it turns out even a global pandemic can’t disrupt some universal truths about coffee consumption.
Functional Flavor: 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.
US Market Overview 2020
Get an estimate of the US coffee market and the value of selected segments, including place of consumption, channels, categories, and brands in 2020.
Making Sense of Macro Data: Using the US Market Overview Report | Kim Elena Ionescu | Coffee Retail Summit 2022 (US)
Kim Elena Ionescu shares insights from the US Market Report and what we can learn from it.
A Glimpse of the Future: Seven Signs | Re:co 2021
Bill Murray of the US National Coffee Association offers seven signs that point towards our sector’s future post-pandemic.
Five Key Takeaways from The National Coffee Data Trends Study
With so many data points in the National Coffee Data Trends Specialty Coffee Breakout Report to consider, what are some of the main takeaways for coffee retail businesses to keep in mind?
2020 European Market Overview: Retail Sales
Just how much did the pandemic impact the overall retail sales of coffee-focused shops and cafés in Europe? Find out in this overview infographic, created with data from Euromonitor International.
2020 European Market Overview: Number of Cafés
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the coffee retail sector, how did this affect the number of cafés and coffee-focused businesses in Europe? Get an overview here.
Ric Rhinehart | The Future for Specialty Coffee
We have a little tradition at Re:co, when Ric gives an annual talk on the State of Specialty Coffee. We’ve given that talk a number of names over the years, like ‘Ric’s Fireside Chat’ and ‘Ric’s Doom And Gloom Warning’, but it’s become one of the most anticipated and valuable parts of our conference.
Janice Anderson | The State and Future of the Business of Coffee
Janice Anderson, CEO of Premium Quality Consulting, LLC., shares her research into the future of specialty coffee consumption, with a particular focus on the up-and-coming Generation Z.
The NCA Specialty Coffee Report, in Collaboration with the SCA, Available Now
In April 2021 we announced our exciting collaboration with the National Coffee Association (NCA) to support the NCA’s biannual National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report and publish a special report on data relating to specialty coffee. We’re pleased to announce that the report, Specialty Coffee Consumers & Trends, is now available for coffee professionals and businesses to read at no cost.
The State and Future of the Coffee Economy
David Griswold moderates a panel with Lindsey Bolger, Phyllis Johnson, Teddy Esteve, Christine Condo Umuhoza, and Kent Bakke at Re:co Symposium in Seattle in April 2018.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Specialty Coffee Community
In this talk, Peter Giuliano and Katie von der Lieth discuss results from the SCA’s third and most recent Community Impact of COVID-19 survey.
Retail Reboot: Coffee After COVID
National Coffee Association President & CEO William "Bill" Murray explores how COVID-19 has impacted coffee consumption and consumer purchasing habits, which changes may be temporary and which are here to stay, and opportunities for retail coffee to thrive in this new landscape.
COVID-19 Could Not Stop the Premiumization of Coffee | 25, Issue 14
Many market shifts across 2020 pertain to a premiumization of coffee and upgrades across both coffee and its consumer experience.
2019 US Coffee Market Overview
Periodically since 2009, the SCA has published a US Coffee Market Overview, focusing on the retail value of coffee in the United States and the places where it is consumed.
New Models for the Future | Re:co 2020
COVID-19 has changed both consumer buying patterns and how large retailers are approaching their offerings – a phenomenon affecting not just coffee, but all beverages.
COVID-19’s Market Impact | Re:co 2020
How did COVID-19 affect market shifts at the start of the pandemic, and what implications does this have for the future?
Understanding the Specialty Coffee Consumer
What does “specialty” mean to coffee consumers? What generational preferences exist? What are the opportunities for growth?
Roaster/Retailer Benchmarking Report (2017)
Based on voluntarily-shared business data, this report identifies leading business practices and key performance indicators for specialty coffee roasters and retailers.
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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 →