Kansas City U.S. Coffee Championships Results
Find out what went down at this year’s U.S. Coffee Champions, held March 15–17 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Bureaucratic Technicality Could Force Sweden’s Three-Time Barista Champion Out
After seven years of living in Sweden, winning the title of Swedish National Barista Champion three years in a row, and creating the culture-shifting Barista League, Steve Moloney may be forced to leave his adopted country in a matter of days.
Addressing Implicit Bias in Customer Service Opens Doors to New Possibilities and Customers
As the coffee industry begins to re-navigate how they approach customer service, coffee professionals are taking steps to help baristas to best address systemic prejudices.
Fresh Cup Goes to Work in #Café4aDay
Fresh Cup is clocking in to work a shift behind the counter at some of the most innovative cafés we can find for our monthly #Café4aDay social media immersions.
Womxn in Coffee + Barista Education Series
Two innovative events focused on creating dialogue and educating other folks about groups of people who have historically faced discrimination.
Boot Coffee Campus Announces 2019 Tuition Scholarship Program
Applications are now open for Boot Coffee Campus’ 2019 scholarship program. Winners will receive scholarships worth $6,000 to either attend Boot Coffee Campus programs or fund SCA Coffee Skills Program courses.
Barista Guild of America and Barista Guild of Europe Unify
Discover who is on the inaugural leadership council of the newly formed, global Barista Guild.
Kore Directive Gets the Party Started
Held at Volcano Coffee Works in Brixton, South London, the idea behind the Kore Directive is to give women a chance to network, build up skills, and get a sense of belonging in what can feel like a male-dominated industry.
Barista League 2019
The scrappiest, yet deeply knowledgeable, coffee competition around will return to its Scandinavian stomping grounds to kick off 2019.
USA takes WAC Gold
56 competitors from countries including Croatia, Japan, Spain, Qatar, and Turkey competed in a series of coffee brewing rounds using the AeroPress.