https://www.coffeenexus.co.uk/contact-us daily 0.75 2023-06-08 https://www.coffeenexus.co.uk/sca-courses daily 0.75 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/5be3bfe0-0f6d-42b3-a7b7-88e6db390796/11012502_874086515998261_4097274102611651687_o.jpg Courses - SCA Premier Training Campus The SCA Premier Training Campus certification sets standards to ensure that coffee education is delivered in excellent facilities. Our Edinburgh lab is certified for green coffee, roasting, and sensory skills and these are the courses that Coffee Nexus most commonly runs. To see the latest course calendar you can find out more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/898e1ea1-c67e-4f0f-90b6-ff85442c4360/cqi+courses.jpg Courses - CVA Courses We host certification in the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA). Delivered as part of the evolved Q Grader pathway, this two-day programme is designed for professionals across the value chain. It provides practical, research-based training in sensory analysis and green grading. Build the skills to assess coffee with greater clarity, support transparent sourcing, and engage confidently with the future of specialty coffee. Please contact us for information on upcoming course availability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/16e4848b-43e0-41e2-a8be-cfdf844c2ef3/15384581_1259540930786149_8897263800505565301_o.jpg Courses - Bespoke Training Training in your own lab or roastery with your own equipment can be an extremely effective way of transferring training programmes into future good practice. 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Our founder John, is a Head Judge for the Cup of Excellence, has developed education curriculum content for SCA, and is a dual certified Q Arabica and Robusta Grader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/c9b0aae8-2bc8-4896-aa70-d71465554280/11012502_874086515998261_4097274102611651687_o.jpg Home - We have been teaching certified SCA coffee courses for over a decade. SCA’s coffee skills programme is an ideal way to gain comprehensive combined theoretical and practical skills across a range of subject fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1678459645846-NXABSEYHMBA9RHC4H1D4/image-asset.jpeg Home SCA Courses The professional coffee training programmes run by Coffee Nexus help people develop their skills and realise their potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/c3f2e406-39c3-439d-abfa-8b3cab4fe696/IMG_5687+%281%29.jpg Home Coffee Consultancy Whether you are a start up or are looking for advice on your current business we will take time to listen, understand, and offer unique, confidential solutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/a84c7827-2b28-4fec-bf73-00c41cbfe447/15326101_1259532974120278_8239517748418701358_o.jpg Home Product Development Developing and launching new, innovative products that speak to customers is central to the success of all coffee businesses. We can manage your new product development from inception to release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/9ba14b5b-795d-474f-b1d9-8bc79df93652/11222444_928976393842606_5964145697405288706_o.jpg Home Product Testing Our coffee quality assurance services support the full value chain, covering all elements from green coffee pre-purchase, through roasting to finished coffee products on shelf. Our expertise can confidentially monitor your products to ensure they achieve the highest levels of product performance and consistency. https://www.coffeenexus.co.uk/coffee-consultancy daily 0.75 2023-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/acb7dc77-ba52-46d6-a989-e84017ae4608/commodity+sample+cupping.jpg Coffee Consultancy - Green Coffee Sourcing and Supply Chain Management Every company has unique requirements for the source, quality and volume of coffees they need. We can manage either the whole supply chain or individual parts for clients including: Identifying and sourcing the right coffees for your business Managing your supply chain on an ongoing basis Reviewing and revising current green coffee sourcing strategies Quality analysis of green coffee by a licensed Q grader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/8044d30c-627a-444f-b2cd-dec7dc823484/brambati.jpg Coffee Consultancy - Roasting Systems Our company has worked with roasting operations of all sizes on a range of projects. Our coffee consulting for roasteries covers the following areas: Analysing your current roasting and manufacturing systems Optimising the roasting process Developing roast profiles Defining roast product standards Refining and improving manufacturing systems Sourcing the right equipment for your roastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/fd3454a0-47b2-4ebb-812b-43100fb831bd/JT+aroma+2022.jpg Coffee Consultancy - Strategic Product Testing Awareness of where your coffee product range is positioned in the marketplace and how it compares to that of your direct competition gives your business a strategic advantage and an insight into how your offering can be developed further. Coffee Nexus carries out product analysis in these areas: Benchmarking and assessing competitor products Analysing the quality criteria of your current coffee portfolio Evaluating the diversity of your current coffee portfolio Coffee consulting to identify new opportunities for new product development https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/850e5283-d1c0-4e5c-ad65-3f923fc18524/84445396_3450441515029402_4380378411512627200_n.jpg Coffee Consultancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/0d1a4e2c-9f4c-4588-a53e-85341e7e62d7/73381369_3129433923796831_7038701359415164928_n.jpg Coffee Consultancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/37936f95-1f38-46dc-aed7-fcd22cfca5f0/big+bags.jpeg Coffee Consultancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1eced169-b525-41c6-9fa0-ba942c2f0479/apronsquare.jpeg Coffee Consultancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/9ace467c-c356-4788-8fb8-1accd45e776e/67363303_2848906061849620_4319810705395023872_n.jpg Coffee Consultancy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/87fb70b3-5544-4cb2-b026-dcda8fba53ac/gesha.jpeg Coffee Consultancy https://www.coffeenexus.co.uk/product-development daily 0.75 2023-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/90b5e33c-bd1d-4415-9ba1-a13819e081ea/cupping+glasses.jpg Product Development - Developing Blends and Product Ranges If you have a blend idea in mind, would like to match an existing product in the marketplace, or develop an entirely new product range we can develop, test and refine your concepts into unique and distinct products. As certified Q Arabica and Robusta graders we can identify the quality aspects of green coffee ideal for your products whether it is commercial or speciality coffee. We offer support beyond the selection of components and can sourcing green coffees, and build value chains for your products for blends and ranges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/0657c4cc-6739-4854-b35c-4ae13d516b77/Roasting+exit.jpg Product Development - Defining Roast Profiles on Your Roaster Once products have been created in the laboratory the transition into full industrialization is it critical step in the journey of any product to success. We have a vast experience in this manufacturing phase and have worked on many common roast profiling systems found in roasteries optimising the roasting curves of the final products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/b0a35956-5b58-4e5b-b57a-7bbbcf267719/checking+green+grading.jpg Product Development - Setting Quality Standards To ensure any coffee product is successful after launching, defining underlying quality standards is a crucial step in supporting success. We offer services to help build product specifications either within your own business or with white label coffee roasteries, defining attributes to monitor product consistency and achieve consumer satisfaction. After launching coffees into the marketplace we offer support services to check products are achieving specification and delivering the vision of the original product development. 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With our on-site certified Q Arabica and Q Robusta grader, we offer expert coffee grading services using globally recognised standards to define quality. You might be looking for third party grading of coffee for a number of reasons, including: Understanding the quality produced on your farm Selecting the highest quality for competition or auction submission Confirming pre-shipment sample quality Checking the quality of landed samples Pre-arbitration quality review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/51e00401-ce43-461b-8548-fed70841a0b6/sinar.jpg Product Testing - Testing Services Our analytical coffee testing services enable businesses of all sizes access affordable tests to support decision making and manage quality assurance. Our services include: Oxygen testing of finished packs Green coffee moisture testing Water activity measurement Destructive moisture analysis of roasted coffee Roast colour analysis pH analysis Single serve extraction analysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/b3cac1e4-36cd-4304-9e00-dceb206dc837/15272099_1259532594120316_4011062978777065975_o.jpg Product Testing - Sensory analysis The final taste and flavour of any coffee can be the ultimate defining factor in its success or failure, and for this reason sensory quality control of coffee is a crucial method of testing. Coffee Nexus team are trusted partner of many businesses for independently verifying coffee quality to product standards. We work for producers, exporters and importers, roasters and brands offering cost effective and confidential testing solutions: Sensory profiling of green coffee components Taste and flavour monitoring of finished products Independent product monitoring of coffee to sensory standards Assessment of inventory to company standards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/a8733a8d-977a-44c6-bde1-949aca662007/landed+assessment.jpeg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/6f07c1d6-e32b-4af3-b938-d93bc1d233be/sample+trays.jpeg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/41650f97-40a4-45ac-8af6-b9ecfdd28b45/coffee+screens.jpeg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/a479c7d1-1ea9-4224-a163-90b0a3fbe74b/164120_118556141551306_4679001_n.jpg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/bcf684fd-8c2c-4f54-9f3c-41d8fe57a7ab/465558_326933557380229_1859405968_o.jpg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/9294a6b5-d938-4cf7-8e2d-990d0c7852b9/163192_118554671551453_4101836_n.jpg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/e4030912-b443-45f3-9dde-3533546b8e3b/168004_118554574884796_5350921_n.jpg Product Testing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/2a456fcf-68fb-4df6-9e4c-ec311ab98242/308893_185299948210258_2778099_n.jpg Product Testing https://www.coffeenexus.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2023-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1680092804687-401NZPBIZ6BYS2AO74KO/ace+member+2023.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1678883692545-GDCCFE5HS2CK66538VU9/620c63798b7a7853b4c064da_cqi-logo-color.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1678883693269-4O4TQFBE0X465E5PZEUB/AST-Logo-2017-2020-white%2Bcopy.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1678883694148-EEIA73EDW1EOWHDE7FGO/SCA_logo.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/1678883694181-LS092C3RHSE1PI1W6LS3/WCR-Logo-White.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/6f0619f0-da1d-466d-92ce-9695834250c3/32191651_1943438265729742_2205157611311988736_n.jpg About - John’s career in speciality coffee started in the 1990's and since then he has worked on projects from field through roasting to retail. His work at origin has spanned several continents, and he is fortunate to work closely with coffee growers in several countries to develop long term purchasing relationships and sustainable buying programs, and advise on product diversification and quality improvement initiatives. In addition to his work in the coffee field and at the wet mill John is also a Head Judge for the Cup of Excellence. John has extensive manufacturing experience meaning that not only does he hold a practical and working knowledge of coffee laboratory equipment, but also of a range of roasting and packing systems used in food production. He has developed products for major speciality coffee brands and supermarkets and continues to develop new products for the clients of Coffee Nexus. He has been involved in the development of the SCA coffee diploma and CSP since the program’s launch and has helped develop the curriculum content of the green coffee, roasting and sensory skills module. https://www.coffeenexus.co.uk/quality-assurance daily 0.75 2023-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/a3bc6598-6319-476e-bf36-4f222b6a68a8/jt+indo+cuppingjh.jpg Quality Assurance - Retailers and Brands If you are a retailer or company who rely on sub-contracting roasting we offer third party post production quality assurances services that offer an independent objective view of coffee quality outside of the procurement relationship. We can work in partnership with your white label roaster to define standards for monitoring coffee that meets your product goals. Our third party coffee quality assurance commonly involves: Defining key quality criteria for coffee product testing Monitoring product quality and consistency at regular intervals Supporting strategic reviews of product quality with your roasting partner Benchmarking your product offering directly to your key competition Monitor the freshness of your products through their shelf life Calibrate your roastery sensory team on inherent coffee quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640b362f9fbe6b60246b77ed/508e7036-717c-4bf8-ad30-92ec62ee26dc/Diedrich.jpg Quality Assurance - Roasting Businesses If you are a new roastery looking to set up quality assurance systems or an existing business looking for advice and support in refreshing your quality assurance Coffee Nexus can help. We can define product standards, develop coffee quality assurance systems and maintain the calibration of sensory teams for your roasting business. 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