Supply chain

Coffee's Journey to Europe: From Ottoman Trade Routes to European Coffee Culture

Coffee's Journey to Europe: From Ottoman Trade Routes to European Coffee Culture

Discover how coffee spread from the Middle East to Europe through Ottoman trade routes, overcame religious resistance, and transformed European social life. Learn about coffee's cultural journey from 'Wine of Islam' to European coffee house revolution.

Supplier scorecards and audits

Supplier scorecards and audits

How to use supplier scorecards and audits to evaluate and improve the performance of coffee suppliers, ensuring consistency, transparency, and long-term partnerships.

Sensory training curriculum

Sensory training curriculum

How to design a sensory training curriculum for coffee tasters, from beginner to advanced, covering theory, practice, and calibration.

Carbon accounting and offsets

Carbon accounting and offsets

How carbon accounting applies to the coffee supply chain, methods of calculating emissions, and the role of offsets in achieving sustainability goals.

Traceability from lot to tank

Traceability from lot to tank

This topic explains how traceability is maintained during wet processing, from cherry reception through fermentation tanks, ensuring transparency, quality control, and market value.

Impact of globalization on coffee identity

Impact of globalization on coffee identity

This topic explores how globalization reshaped coffee’s identity, blending local traditions with global trade, creating both opportunities and challenges in how coffee is grown, marketed, and consumed worldwide.