The NCA Annual Convention is the premier event for executives and decision-makers in the U.S. coffee market. NCA was proud to welcome nearly 800 individuals from more than two dozen countries, including 38 sponsoring companies and 53 exhibitors from 30 companies and organizations.
“We were thrilled to finally welcome back the coffee community to their beloved annual event, in person for the first time in three years,” said William “Bill” Murray, NCA President & CEO. “These past few years have been challenging, and I continue to be awed by the strength and resilience our industry has shown. I’d like to thank our delegates, exhibitors, sponsors, award winners, and staff for helping make this year’s Convention one to remember.”
This year’s Convention theme, Resilience & Reinvention, spoke to the industry’s ability to evolve to meet the challenges of the day and thrive despite ongoing economic and public health challenges. Keynote speakers included Cheryl Hung of Dig Insights, who previewed the latest data in the upcoming National Coffee Data Trends tracking survey; G. Scott Clemons of Brown Brothers Harriman, whose session “This Time Isn’t So Different” offered a potential path forward for economic growth; Sarita Maybin, who spoke about turning uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication; and Tim Powell of Foodservice IP, who gave a look into what’s next for C-store coffee.
NCA also presented two awards. The first went to Days for Girls International, NCA’s 2023 Origin Charity of the Year, in recognition of their work improving the health, education, and livelihood outcomes of women and girls in coffee-growing regions around the world. NCA also presented Charles “Charlie” Cortellini with the NCA Distinguished Leadership Award in honor of his over four decades of service and dedication to the NCA and coffee industry.
The next NCA Annual Convention will be held in Nashville, TN, March 7-9, 2024.
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2023 NCA Annual Convention Sponsors
Amcor Flexibles North America
Atlantic (USA), LLC
Baronet Coffee
Brauner International Corporation
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
BUNN
Cadeco Industries, Inc.
Café Bustelo®
CoHonducafe Foundation
Community Coffee Company
Costa Coffee
Eight O'Clock Coffee Company
F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc.
Fetco
Flavor & Fragrance Specialties
Folgers®
Fres-co System USA, Inc.
Hood Packaging Corporation
ICE Futures U.S., Inc.
IMA S.p.A.
Louis Dreyfus Company
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA
Melitta North America
Mercon Coffee Corporation
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee Inc.
Nestlé Coffee Partners
NuZee Co-Packing
Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)
Probat, Inc.
RGC Coffee Inc.
Rothfos Corporation
Scolari Engineering S.P.A.
Starbucks Coffee Company
StoneX Financial Inc. - FCM Division
Sucafina NA, Inc.
The Dupuy Group
Volcafe
Walker Coffee Trading
Westfeldt Brothers Inc.
White Coffee Corporation
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2023 NCA Annual Convention Exhibitors
4C Services GmbH
AluSense
Amano Enzyme USA
Amcor Flexibles North America
American Packaging Corporation (APC)
BKON LLC
Bratney Companies
Days for Girls International
Epac Flexible Packaging
Flair Flexible Packaging Corporation
Fres-co System USA, Inc.
GEA Process Engineering
GPI Solution
Hartley Transportation
Hood Packaging Corporation
ICA USA
iFill Systems
INFICON, Inc.
Intertek Alchemy
iRely
Lilla Roasters
nano-purification
Plitek
Specialty Coffee Association
Smile Beverage Werks PBC dba Smile Compostable Solutions
StoneX Financial Inc. – FCM Division
Tata Coffee/Tata Tea Extractions
TC Transcontinental Packaging
Trécé Inc.
WaterTree Foundation
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