Each year, the Specialty Coffee Association's Best New Product Competition recognizes new products that represent quality and add value to the specialty coffee and tea industry. Awards were presented at the SCAA's 24th Annual Exposition in Portland, Ore. April 19 to 22, 2012. New in 2012 was the Best New Product People's Choice Award which encouraged attendees to cast their votes via text message; over 3,000 votes were received by expo attendees. The SCAA Best New Product Awards for 2012 went to:
Best New Product - Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment (Commercial)
Company: Alpha Dominche Limited
Product: STEAMPUNK Coffee Brewer
People's Choice Award - Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment (Commercial)
Company: Wilbur Curtis Co.
Product: Curtis Gold Cup Brewer
Best New Product - Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment (Consumer)
Company: Offero
Product: Coffee & Tea Cups
Best New Product - Coffee or Tea Preparation & Serving Equipment (Consumer)
Company: Behmor Inc.
Product: Brazen Coffee Brewer
Best New Product - Specialty Beverage
Company: Monin Gourmet Flavorings
Product: Monin Fruit Smooth Mix
People's Choice Award - Specialty Beverage
Company: Dr. Smoothie Brands
Product: FIT-Lyte Smoothie Pre-mix
Best New Product - Packaging
Company: Pacific Bag, Inc.
Product: 12-16oz. Natural Kraft Biotre® Side Gusseted Bag
People's Choice Award - Packaging
Company: uVu Lid Company
Product: Innovative hot beverage lids
Best New Product - Open Class
Company: CoffeeTalk and the Daily Dose
Product: www.coffeetalkpress.com
People's Choice Award - Open Class
Company: Hood River Coffee Co.
Product: Eco-friendly burlap messenger bag, 100% profits to Las Mujeres Cooperativa, roasting cooperative in Honduras
Best New Product - Sustainability
Not Awarded.
People's Choice Award - Sustainability
Company: Fres-co System USA, Inc.
Product: New can replacement for BJ's Wholesale Club for Private Label
Best New Product - Equipment for Origin
Company: Cropster GmbH
Product: Cropster C-sar Online Tools
People's Choice Award - Equipment for Origin
Company: Cropster GmbH
Product: Cropster C-sar Online Tools
Best New Product - Food
Company: Cleveland Organics, LLC
Product: Caffeine Crunch
People's Choice Award - Food
Company: Cleveland Organics, LLC
Product: Caffeine Crunch
Photos of the 2012 SCAA Event are available for download at: http://scaaevent.org/?p=photos. More details about the Best New Product and other SCAA award recipients can be found at http://scaaevent.org/?p=awards.
