Urban Blends Conducting SCAA C-Member Event
Posted: 11-04-2003 :

Raleigh, NC – Urban Blends™ is pleased to announce that they will be conducting a C-Member Event at the headquarters of their roaster, Stockton Graham & Co.™ on Saturday, November 22, 2003 from 9:00am until 6:00pm. The C-Member Event is sponsored by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), and is targeted towards coffee aficionados who home roast their own coffees. A C-Member is a membership category of the SCAA; however, you do not have to be a member to attend. The event is $25 for SCAA members and $40 for non-members. The day-long event will include roasting and cupping workshops, competitions, awards and much more. Staff from Counter Culture, located in Durham, NC, will be attending to help conduct the workshops and judge the competitions. “We are excited about this opportunity to be working with Urban Blends™, a company dedicated to providing the highest-quality roasted and green specialty coffees and beverage products to specialty beverage lovers everywhere,” says Jeff Vojta, president of Stockton Graham & Co.™ “We are proud to be able to offer our facilities to the C-Members of the SCAA and are pleased to work with them and other outstanding companies, such as Urban Blends™ and Counter Culture. We, at Stockton Graham & Co.™, believe this spirit of cooperation among SCAA members and those dedicated to coffee excellence will help to further increase consumers’ awareness of the value of specialty coffee.” For more information on the C-Member Event, please email events@urbanblends.com or contact Thom Swain at Stockton Graham & Co. by calling 919 881 8271 or 866 849 1685. If you are interested in registering, print the registration form found at www.urbanblends.com, and fax it to 919 881 0746. About Urban Blends™: Urban Blends is an online specialty beverage retailer. When you are looking for the perfect blends, brews, cocoas, mochas and chais, head to www.urbanblends.com. Urban Blends™ is the hippest, swankiest place to go for your favorite liquid libations and cool concoctions! About Stockton Graham & Co.™: Stockton Graham & Co.™ is a locally-owned wholesale specialty beverage and accessory supply company. The company provides high-quality, custom-roasted coffees and specialty beverage products and turnkey services to coffeehouses, restaurants, smoothie bars, specialty grocery stores, natural food markets and health clubs. They currently provide hundreds of retailers across the country with the ability to provide fresh, custom-roasted coffees and to create unique specialty beverages for their guests. For more information about Stockton Graham & Co.™, visit www.stocktongraham.com. About the SCAA: The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) is a national trade association that focuses on quality coffee. Its members include retailers, roasters, producers, exporters, importers and more. The mission of the SCAA is to provide a forum for the development and promotion of coffee excellence and sustainability through their commitment to quality, dedication to continuing industry-related education and sensitivity to the environment. For more information on the SCAA, visit www.scaa.org. Urban Blends and the Urban Blends logo are trademarks of Urban Blends. Stockton Graham & Co. and the Stockton Graham & Co. logo are trademarks of Stockton Graham & Co.