Matcha may seem like the newest coffeehouse fad, but the truth is that this green tea beverage has been around for quite some time. This tea’s history dates as far back as China’s Tang Dynasty in the 7th Century, though it was really popularized during the Song Dynasty around the 11th Century. It was during…
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is known as the largest foodservice trade association in the world, supporting over 500,000 restaurant businesses, constantly empowering owners and operators to learn and achieve more. Every year, the NRA holds an event, the size and scale of which is comparable to its worldwide reach. This past May marked the…
It may be surprising, but iced tea is a fairly recent development relative to its warmer counterpart. Tea itself has been around as far back as the 3rd Century, first recorded in a medical text written by the famed Chinese physician, Hua Tuo. Although the precise origins are unclear, iced tea was born in 19th…
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is a nonprofit organization representing coffee professionals around the world, from roasters and baristas, to the farmers who start it all. This organization formed in 2017 when the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA, established in 1982) and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE, established in 1998) unified under…
The weekend of October 13th – 16th brought coffee aficionados from around the country to Portland, Oregon for Coffee Fest Portland. Coffee Fest holds three regional shows across the country each year, with shows held in Nashville, Tennessee and Chicago, Illinois earlier this year. Our Sales and Marketing Teams have worked the Coffee Fest Shows,…
We can smell the coffee now in anticipation of attending SCAA in Seattle this week! The Global Specialty Coffee Expo has everything for everyone in the coffee world. We are going to see what’s hot this year and we encourage you to as well. Unfamiliar with SCAA? – “The Global Specialty Coffee Expo was designed to be the…