SCA Research Is Conducting a Survey to Assess the Overall Health of the Specialty Coffee Industry

Tell us about the state of your business to help us better understand the overall health of our industry in this 5 minute survey conducted by the SCA Research Development team.


About the Specialty Coffee Business Sentiment Survey:

As a part of our commitment to develop effective listening mechanisms and amplify our community’s voices, the SCA Research and Content Development group has designed a variety of surveys aimed at gathering specific information from our communities. The first was our Content Generation Survey, launched in late 2021, and the second is our Specialty Coffee Business Sentiment survey.  

The aim of the Specialty Coffee Business Sentiment Survey is to understand how coffee businesses are feeling about their business prospects, whether their revenues are growing or shrinking, and what obstacles to business success they may be facing. Through this, we hope to assess the overall health of the specialty coffee industry, both in a global sense and also through the lens of our local specialty coffee communities. 

We recently engaged in three such studies during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we seek to continue the process, tracking business success and challenges in the coming years. We plan on using this information to help guide the SCA’s efforts to support the businesses that make up the specialty coffee community, and help develop tools, education, and events that benefit the needs of specialty coffee businesses worldwide.  

Our hope is to get as many participants as possible, from as many links in the coffee supply chain as possible, and from coffee communities worldwide. We seek responses from anyone who owns or manages a business within the specialty coffee community- this includes roasters, producers, equipment manufacturers, importers, exporters, and more.

In gratitude for respondents’ participation, all respondents will be entered into a raffle to win a gift box of selections from the SCA store: including handbooks, merchandise, and more, valued at $150!

The English version of this survey is closed as of July 25, 2022. Spanish and Korean respondents must complete the survey by August 5, 2022.

By responding to the poll, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Survey Monkey for processing. Learn more about Survey Monkey’s privacy practices here.