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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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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.

How to Win with Consumers in the “New Era” | Re:co 2020
How can the specialty coffee industry demonstrate its ethos through exciting integrated marketing initiatives?

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.

Reimagining Coffee: A Wake-Up Call for Specialty | Re:co 2020
Three years from now, when this crisis has passed, will we be changed? What will it mean for specialty coffee?

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?

Investigating Consumer Preferences for Black Coffee
What matters most to coffee drinkers when it comes to black coffee?

Competing Online in a Quickly Changing World
The online economy perpetually changes: what channels and tactics should you utilize to help you increase conversions and keep shoppers coming back?

The Search for Authenticity
What do we mean when we say we want to build “an authentic experience”? Authenticity is a construct: learn more about the ways “authenticity” can mean anything—and nothing.

Building Your Business Culture: A Design Thinking Approach
Review human-centered techniques and explore creativity tools to expand your ability to build the culture you want for your business.

Ask an Expert: Food Safety & COVID-19
Get an overview of the current (and ever-evolving) situation: what we know and don’t know about food safety practices we can employ to avoid COVID-19 transmission.

Getting Into Grocery
While many cafés and coffee businesses have seen a drop in business, grocery is going strong.

Coffee Delivery: How Does It Work?
As many businesses are adapting as quickly as possible to new ways of doing business, takeaway and delivery are becoming valuable options.

The Importance of Communication During Business Interruptions
As many businesses are adapting as quickly as possible to new ways of doing business, communicating these changes makes up a significant factor in moving forward.

Walk-up and Takeaway Business
Hear from Nick Cho, Erica Escalante, and Scott Calendar.

Early Impacts
Key insights from the early stages of the pandemic, including trends in adaptation.

Insight: Independent Cafés
Hear from Anna Tsfasman, Pamela Chng, and Trish Rothgeb.

We Are #StillRoasting
Hear from Areli Barrera Grodski, Gabriel Boscana, Lem Butler, and Nabeel Silmi.

Insight: Small Coffee Roasters
Hear from Asli Yaman, Jen Apodaca, Jake Hu, and Seo Young Youn.

Insight: Chain Cafés
Hear from Bryan Meehan, Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, and Paul Smith.

Understanding COVID’s Impact on Our Community
Explore results of the second community impact survey, covering shales channels, lost sales, future revenue, and business decision-making.

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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 →