Welcome to the Coffee Roasters Guild, a platform for roasters around the world to connect and learn from one another.
Our History
The Coffee Roasters Guild (CRG) was formally announced in 2018 as a unified Guild of two heritage organizations: the Roaster Guild of Europe (RGE) and the Roasters Guild (RG), two Guilds operating under the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). All members of RGE and RG will automatically become members of the CRG, and will renew any membership as CRG membership to maintain active membership status.
In 2016, when members of the heritage SCAE and SCAA voted to unify and create the Specialty Coffee Association, many of the most optimistic voices came from the roasting community, including members of the heritage Roaster Guild of Europe and Roasters Guild. Benefits envisioned with unification of the SCA includes the consistent “one member, one vote” across the guild member communities, a stronger voice for sustainability efforts, and a unified education program.
In January 2017, RG and RGE leadership embraced these benefits and created the Unification Committee to lead the way to bring this vision and values to guild membership worldwide.
In March 2018, the unified Coffee Roasters Guild was officially announced. While the goal to unify two guilds with different histories, cultures, traditions, and languages is surely ambitious, one thing that is a universal truth of Coffee Roasters is that there is something a little different about us- we’re quirky, we’re driven, and we question everything.
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