What Happened to Coffee in America?
What Happened to Coffee in America?
In 1982 the Specialty Coffee Advisory Board or SCAB was founded. This original name was soon changed to the Specialty Coffee Association of America. Today, in 2010, SCAA is the world’s largest coffee trade association with members representing more than 40 countries. The SCAA works with every segment of the specialty coffee industry, from growers to roasters and retailers with the aim to improve the livelihood of those involved in coffee around the world.
Starbucks adds its first espresso machine to their coffee makers in their Seattle Roasting shop in 1985. The espresso machine was an automatic Saeco espresso machine, which they had modified for there baristas use. The same year Melitta Coffee becomes its own company, Melitta USA, rather than a subsidiary of Melitta.
Next, another way coffee is prepared in the late 1980s.