The membership roll of the Specialty Coffee Association of America is made up of coffee retailers, roasters, producers, exporters, and importers, as well as manufacturers of coffee equipment and related products.

The specialty coffee industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the food industry worldwide. Specialty coffee is sometimes referred to as “gourmet coffee” or “premium coffee.” These are not products that are usually found on the shelves of your local grocery store or your local chain discount store. These specialty coffees are sold at specialty coffee stores in the real brick-and-mortar world, and they can also be found in abundance on the Internet.

 Specialty coffee begins with special coffee beans. Specialty coffee is made from coffee beans that are grown only in climates that are ideal for producing exceptional coffee beans. The perfect soil and the optimal growing conditions combine to produce coffee beans that have very distinctive flavors.

Producing specialty coffee then requires special roasting techniques that use a multistep process. Beans are first roasted to a temperature of about 160 degrees to achieve the “first *****.” There is a pause, and then the beans are roasted again to achieve the “second *****.” The cooling of specialty coffee beans is done very quickly, using either very cold air or water so that taste is preserved.

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Specialty (gourmet or premium) coffee is grown and processed so that it really is special.

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