Links and Resources
Miscellaneous/Forums
- Specialty Coffee Retailer forum
- Forum of the Specialty Coffee Retailer magazine. One of the most used and helpful coffee forums anywhere. Use the "search" feature to look up any question you may have. A great resource!
- "Coffeed" a coffee professional's forum
- Coffeed is a forum for professionals in the coffee industry. Unfortunately they do not welcome newcomers quickly. Some good reading though.
- Coffee Forum
- Coffee Beans, Coffee Chat, Coffee Talk and Java Lounge
- Coffee Geek forum
- Discussions on just about anything in the Coffee Industry.
- Coffee Review
- Coffee Review's goal is to entertain and educate coffee drinkers, food service professionals, and the coffee trade with a credible and easy-to-use coffee guide based on objective, blind reviews from some of the most experienced individuals in the specialty coffee industry.
- Coffee Research
- Coffeeresearch.org comprehensively covers topics ranging from coffee preparation and espresso brewing to more advanced subjects such as coffee chemistry and agriculture.
- Coffee Science Information Centre
- Coffee and related health issues.
- Jacobs Coffee Museum
- Multi-media coffee museum.
- National Restaurant Association
- Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. The Association's mission is to represent, educate and promote a rapidly growing industry that is comprised of 925,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets employing 12.5 million people.
- International Hotel & Restaurant Association
- Founded in 1946, the IH&RA is the only business organization representing the hospitality industry worldwide. Its members are national hotel and restaurant associations throughout the world, and international and national hotel and restaurant chains representing some 50 brands. Officially recognized by the United Nations, IH&RA monitors and lobbies all international agencies on behalf of this industry, estimated to comprise 300,000 hotels and 8 million restaurants, employ 60 million people and contribute 950 billion USD annually to the global economy.