The Krispy Kreme Barista Competition -  30th October 2025 – Design Quarter About the Competition The Krispy Kreme Barista Competition, powered by Avanti Coffee, is a celebration o...

AI is transforming just about every aspect of our lives today and telemetry seems to be the big buzz word in the Industry right now. At the last few International coffee shows we’ve visited...

red espresso® was awarded Runner-Up in the prestigious SAAFoST New Innovative Product Competition 2025. Selected from a competitive pool of 34 entries, our red espresso® Instant Matcha Latte...

When Hostex 2026, the flagship hospitality trade show South Africa looks forward to each year, swings open its doors from 8 to 10 March 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre, the venue ...

By Claire Strydom & Henning Lubbe, Directors on the Education and Training Portfolio, Speciality Coffee Association of Southern Africa Ah, coffee! That glorious elixir that kickstarts our morni...

Our friends at Sucafina have recently made some big moves in Europe. And we love celebrating and sharing wins, especially in today's uncertain times! Sucafina, a leading sustainable...

By Claire Strydom and Henning Lubbe Directors: Portfolio: Education & Training | SCASA A New Era of Coffee Evaluation In November 2024, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) int...

What a weekend! Congratulations to all the competitors and their teams for an incredible effort at the 2025 National Coffee Competitions. And a huge well done to the SCASA Board of Directors, the ...

By Claire Strydom and Henning Lubbe Directors: Portfolio: Education & Training | SCASA As we enter the 2025/26 coffee season, the Specialty Coffee Association of Southern Africa (SCASA) i...

It was so wonderful to have this opportunity for the competitors! My favourite piece of advice from Cole Torode was, "Out on stage you are only competing against yourself, so support you...

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Somewhere in the middle of the crazy month that is April, the SCASA KZN Regionals were held at Ciro's Durban HQ and the space was brimming with nervous anticipation! Congratulations to everyone ...

An exciting weekend of SCASA competition was hosted by the wonderful team at Kushinda Academy, a world class Culinary Education academy in Roodepoort. There was a great vibe and lots of support for ea...

The 21st African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition, hosted by the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA), brought together top coffee professionals, industry leaders, and producers from ac...

During the competition Photography Credits: Arnelle Booysen Winners Announcement images: SCASA Coffee Above all else, the thing we love most about SCASA coffee competitions is the way it bring...

We're in a crazy time in coffee. But, in Dubai, another universe exists where the price of coffee has no limits and exclusivity is valued almost above all else. This is the very pointy end of the ...

Wow. In Dubai, they go BIG and nothing is impossible. In a world first an auction for some of the World's rarest coffees will take place. Auctions are a well-known way of securing top lots of coff...