The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), founded in 1982, was a non-profit trade organization for the
specialty coffee
Specialty coffee is a term for the highest grade of coffee available, typically relating to the entire supply chain, using single origin or single estate coffee. The term was first used in 1974 by Erna Knutsen in an issue of ''Tea & Coffee Trade Jo ...
industry. With members located in more than 40 countries, SCAA represented different segments of the specialty coffee industry, including producers, roasters, importers/exporters and retailers.
In 2005, management discovered that former Chief Operating Officer Scott Welker had embezzled more than $465,000. SCAA members contributed a quarter of a million dollars beyond their membership dues to keep the organization running. In 2009, the U.S. Federal Court in Santa Ana, California sentenced Welker to 33 months in federal prison.
In January 2017, the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe merged into one Specialty Coffee Association or simply SCA. The new SCA has more than 10,000 active members.
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' 'Coffee Corner' ', September 26, 2018
See also
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National Coffee Association
The National Coffee Association (NCA) or (National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Inc.), is the main market research, consumer information, and lobbying association for the coffee industry in the United States.
The association has functions and ser ...
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External links
Specialty Coffee Association website
Specialty coffees
Trade associations based in the United States
Coffee organizations
Agricultural organizations based in the United States
Organizations established in 1982
Coffee in the United States
1982 establishments in the United States
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