Helpful coffee connections

Fresh Roast Systems participates actively in advancing the common cause of the industry as a whole. Here are a few links to important resources you may find useful.

• Roaster Guild of America The Roasters Guild is a trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America consisting of specialty roasters dedicated to the craft of roasting quality coffee. roastersguild.org
• Specialty Coffee Association of America The SCAA is the trade association for the specialty coffee industry, one of the fastest-growing food industries in the world. Specialty coffee — sometimes called "gourmet" or "premium" coffee — is grown in the world's most ideal coffee-producing climates and prepared according to exacting standards. scaa.org
• Eatnotwait Providing custom iPhone and website ordering applications to cafes and restaurants. eatnotwait.com
• CoffeeTalk Magazine The most trusted source in Coffee from Crop to Cup coffeetalk.com
• Fresh Cup MagazineProviding specialty coffee and tea professionals with unique insight into the trends, ideas, products and people that shape their world. freshcup.com
• Tea & Coffee Trade Journal The international voice of the tea and coffee industries since 1901.teaandcoffee.net
• TheShot Blog The too-much-espresso guy in San Francisco, Greg Sherwin and his irreverent rants and raves, news and reviews on Espresso.theshot.coffeeratings.com
• Coffeeratings.com An immense database of San Francisco's best espresso ratings and detailed reviews.coffeeratings.com
• CafeMakers A coffee industry consultancy providing business counseling, operations support and quality improvement services for coffee retailers, roasters and agriculture businesses worldwide. cafemakers.com
• Coffee Universe Everything you want to know about coffee...and more.coffeeuniverse.com
• Sweet Maria’s Coffee Pages A virtual coffee university. sweetmarias.com
• Artisanal Premium Cheese Born from New York City restaurants Picholine and Artisanal Fromagerie & Bistro, Artisanal Premium Cheese makes the world's finest cheeses available and will soon offer fresh roasted coffee!. artisanalcheese.com
• Uptown Gourmet Uptown Gourmet provides specialty food retailers a source for unique, distinctive and rare gourmet food brands including fresh roasted coffee! uptowngourmet.net

• Coffee Review Since 1997 Coffee Review has offered coffee drinkers, food service professionals, and the coffee trade with a credible and easy-to-use coffee guide based on objective reviews from some of the most experienced individuals in the specialty coffee industry.coffeereview.com
• A Matter of Taste David Michael Cane is the knowledgeable host of the syndicated radio show "A Matter of Taste". A 25-year veteran of the wine and food industry, David is an accomplished cook, collector of fine wines and a coffee connoisseur. amatteroftaste.com

Forums

• Coffee Forums Coffee Beans, Coffee Chat, Coffee Talk and Java Loungewww.coffeeforums.com
• Barista Guild Forums A trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America www.baristaguildofamerica.org
• Specialty Coffee Forums Talk about coffee-related business issues and find information that you’ve always needed to know! specialty-coffee.com/forum/
• The Roaster’s Guild Forums This is a forum that anyone can post topics regarding coffee roasting and is open to the public. roastersguild.org/forums/
• Coffeed coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee forum.coffeed.com
• Motorsports
• Fresh Roast Systems and many of their partners are active sponsors, supporters and avid fans of various forms of motorsports and motorsports racing teams.
• BERG Racing bergracing.com
• RacingWest racingwest.com
• MB Duncan Motorsports mbduncanmotorsports.com
• Eric Richardson Racing ericrichardsonracing.com
• KT Racing NASCAR Promotions ktracingnascar.com
• Sports Car Club of America scca.org