Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative
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The Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative (GCQRI)
- "At the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Symposium in 2009, after a presentation by Dr. Tim Schilling, a group of industry leaders began discussing the problems of supply and potential solutions. After much dialogue, a proposal was unveiled in 2010 that called for an industry-wide initiative to improve, grow and protect the supply of high quality, washed Arabica coffee.
- "Steering partners include the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University (the research partner for this endeavor), and a number of specialty coffee companies who have signed on as genesis partners to get this initiative off the ground. The GCQRI would not be possible without their support."[1]
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Industry Partners
The following are industry partners who helped found this project:[1]
- Allegro Coffee
- Bunn-O-Matic
- Coffee Bean International
- Community Coffee Company
- Counter Culture Coffee
- Cultiva Coffee
- Fair Trade USA
- Fres-co System USA, Inc.
- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
- Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea
- InterAmerican Coffee
- La Marzocco International, LLC
- Mars Drinks
- Nouva Simonelli
- Olam Americas
- Orsir Coffee Co., Ltd.
- P&A International Marketing
- Peet’s Coffee and Tea
- Pinhalense
- Probat Burns
- Royal Cup Coffee
- Songer and Associates, Inc.
- Square Mile Coffee Roasters
- Sweet Maria’s
- Tony’s Coffees and Teas
- Transcend Coffee
- Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
- Wilbur Curtis
"In addition to the Genesis Funding supporters above, companies committed to supporting the ongoing research and development programs of the Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative include the following."[1]
- Transcend Coffee – Edmonton, Alberta
- Square Mile Coffee – London, United Kingdom
- Cultiva Coffee – Lincoln, Nebraska
- Piccolo Coffee – United Kingdom
Contact Information
- Web: http://gcqri.org/
Articles and Resources
Related SourceWatch Articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Industry Partners, Accessed November 28, 2011.
External Resources
External Articles
- Tim Schilling, "GCQRI Mission to South Sudan confirms presence of wild arabica and potential for development," The Borlaug Institute, February 8, 2011.
