The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is thrilled to announce the locations for the 2025 World Coffee Championships (WCC), to be held in four cities across three continents. These championships highlight unique skillsets within the coffee industry, providing a platform for thousands of coffee professionals worldwide to demonstrate their expertise, style, and passion for specialty coffee [...]
The world’s premier competitive coffee event — the World Barista Championship — is coming to Milan, Italy, taking place at HostMilano, October 17-21, 2025. HostMilano, held at Fiera Milano (Rho), is the global epicenter for the Horeca and Food Service industry, offering an unparalleled platform for innovation, networking, and showcasing the latest trends in hospitality. [...]
The second World Coffee Championship of the season has concluded, after four days of fierce competition at the World of Coffee trade show in Busan, South Korea. The full rankings for all rounds are now available at the link below, along with the update on ranking released on May 4. See the full rankings Read [...]
We would like to offer more details about the semi-final round of this year’s World Barista Championship, in which the competitor from Ireland, Ian Kissick, was not initially announced as a semi-finalist. Following a comprehensive review by scorekeepers, staff, judge operation leads, and the Competition Strategic Committee, it was determined that Ian’s Round One scores [...]
The 2024 World Coffee Championships season is about to kick off, with competitors around the world progressing through qualifying events and eagerly preparing their presentations for the world stage. Especially exciting is this year’s World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS), which will be held alongside three other competitions at the Copenhagen World [...]
Giving a hand at industry events is a great chance to grow your global coffee network, while learning some new skills in a fast-paced environment. The World Coffee Championships are coming to the Specialty Coffee Expo in Chicago this April, World of Coffee in Busan in May, and World of Coffee in Copenhagen in June [...]
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is proud to announce that Stronghold is the Official Production RoasterSponsor for the 2024-2027 World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC), with the Stronghold S9X provided for the 2024 WCRC. The production roaster is a vital piece of WCRC equipment, with national champions [...]
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is proud to announce that the Thermoplan Black&White4 CTS is the Qualified Espresso Machine for the 2024-2027 World Latte Art Championship. This marks the first time that a fully automatic espresso machine has been qualified for use in the World Coffee [...]
Today, the Specialty Coffee Association is releasing updated rules & regulations for the 2024 Copenhagen World Coffee Championships; including the World Latte Art Championship (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS), World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC), and Cezve/Ibrik Championship (CIC). These four world championships take place at World of Coffee Copenhagen, Denmark, June 27-29. [...]
Join the team putting on the World Coffee Championships in Chicago (April 2024) and Busan (May 2024) as a lead volunteer. The SCA is looking for people who would like to contribute more time and skills by holding lead roles for the event. These positions require a greater time commitment but are perfect for specialty [...]
