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Welcome to the Barista Guild, a platform for baristas around the world to connect and learn from one another.

Our History

The Barista Guild (BG) was formed in 2018 as a unified guild of two heritage organizations: the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe’s Barista Guild of Europe (BGE) and the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Barista Guild of America (BGA). It is the global trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), made up of members dedicated to the craft of coffee preparation and service.

In 2016, when members of the heritage SCAE and SCAA voted to unify and create the Specialty Coffee Association, the members of the heritage barista guilds were equally enthusiastic about a unified vision for the future.

In 2017, a Unification Committee of volunteers was formed and worked with both guilds to define bylaws, positions, transition documents, and more in preparation to become one global guild. The final step of this process took place in December 2018.