We've had the privilege to go to each of the World Of Coffee Dubai events and it has been incredible to see how the platform has grown. With direct flights from so many cities around the world, th...

Congratulations to the newly elected SCASA Board Members.  These are your elected Coffee Industry people tasked with the leadership of the Association for the next two years. Amongst ...

The shortlist for the Specialty Coffee Association of Southern Africa Board of Directors has been released.  Why is the BoD important?  These elected officials will determine the futur...

An interview with Craig Smith, the man behind new green coffee importing company, Ikusasa Coffee Trading. Tell us a little about your background in coffee before Ikusasa?  Before coffee, ...

World of Coffee Copenhagen Achieves Historic Attendance As always there were some delicious coffees to taste! This was the COE tasting from Guatemala. World of Coffee Copenhagen welcomed a re...

This year Bootlegger Coffee Company celebrates 10 years of being in business and their growth has been incredible. Bootlegger is now one the most recognisable franchise coffee brands in the South Afri...

Sucafina, a leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company globally, is pleased to announce the opening of Sucafina Guatemala.  “Sucafina Guatemala will benefit the supply c...

Addressing the skills shortage: collaborative solutions for a thriving hospitality industry James Khoza is an executive chef at Southern Sun’s Sandton Sun & Towers and Sandton Co...

The Sample Coffee Roaster Linking Origin with Roasteries It’s no secret that specialty coffee roasteries, cafes and consumers are interested in exceptional flavour experiences. All these ...

2023 was a big year for moving and shaking things up within the South African industry, but none were bigger than the merger of three Cape Town roasters, who had all blossomed out from Origin Coffee R...

Everybody knew Gianni and that's because he made a point to get to know you. Gianni Cassatini was a regular and memorable feature at coffee events around the world through his work with Nuova S...

EXPERIENCE, KNOW-HOW, TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNITY. Another interesting Academy Day was held on October 18, 2023, after the HOSTMilano Exhibition, at the IMA Coffee Lab: a day of sharing and training a...

HOSTMilano is one of the biggest Hospitality Shows in the world. It happens every two years and IMA Group are proud to be unveiling new technology at this world-renowned event! The IMA Coffee H...

Coffee and Exercise: How Can Your Café Build on the Connection? Whether it’s a takeaway espresso before a 7am workout class or a post-run flat white on a Saturday morning, it’s u...

One of our favourite coffee 'celebrities' on Instagram is Morgan Eckroth, she recently posted this scrumptious looking cold brew with this indulgent cream that she had whipped it up. It defini...

We're seeing a very interesting shift in the green coffee market in South Africa and it's extremely exciting. Only a couple of years ago we could count on one hand the number of green coffee...

Words and images by Kate Burnett The coffee supply chain. This conjures many different images for each of us coffee drinkers: the slick café in East Berlin, the polished roastery in Scandi...

Hello Roasters! We are partnering with MoreFlavour to host an AeroPress Competition with the big finale at Creative Coffee Week 2023, 26-28 July  We will be running a virtual preliminar...

The first Green Coffee Academy: an all-round training course on green coffee specifically targeted at coffee professionals. An experiential journey that started off in the plantations of Honduras and ...

You know that we're getting to a mature place in our coffee industry when mergers are happening! And the merger between Seam Coffee and Beethoven Coffee is certainly one that makes sense. Tha...