A unity for coffee
Because from seed to cup, quality comes from every stage. An association for the mutual benefit of the entire coffee community.
About Us
What is SCAI?
SCAI is a non-profit organization of like-minded and passionate coffee lovers with the sole intention of spreading the specialty coffee culture in India and letting the world know about Indian coffee.
The objective of SCAI is to learn and share all about coffee from all countries to improve in all possible aspects from farm to cup. SCAI is also actively involved in organizing seminars and any events that pertain to the world of specialty coffees and for the betterment of the coffee culture in India.
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Member Registration
If you are a coffee enthusiast and like the idea of interacting with like-minded coffee communities to exchange ideas and information on quality coffee, this is for you.
Our Members
Growers
If you have a coffee plantation and like to explore more and exchange ideas with other coffee growers, this is the right space for you.
Non-Growers
For all coffee traders, roasters, exporters, brokers, curers, cafe and equipment-manufacturers, this space is perfect for learning and sharing innovative solutions to deliver the best quality coffee to the world.
India International Coffee Festival 2027
Where India’s coffee community comes together with barista championships, live brewing competitions, tastings, and workshops that celebrate Indian specialty coffee. Explore what’s happening and be part of the experience.
Office Bearers
Hamsini Appadurai
President
Lingapur Estates Ltd
Srikanth Rao
Secretary
Bayars Coffee
Komal Sable
Treasurer
Mooleh Manay Estate
~ Mrs. Hamsini Appadurai
Message From The President
A handful of us from the coffee community came together in 1999 with one idea: show the world what Indian coffee could be. None of us knew what we were starting. Two decades on, that idea has grown into the Specialty Coffee Association of India, a community built by the people who live this work, from growers tending the soil to the roasters, baristas, and entrepreneurs who bring it to the cup.
The coffee world looks different than it did five years ago. There’s talk of a “fourth wave,” and India’s coffee story is finally breaking free of being just a commodity line item. Quality and experience matter now in a way they didn’t before, and to me, that’s an opening, not a challenge. It’s why we’ve pushed to bring more roasters, café owners, and industry voices into SCAI, not just growers. The people building what’s next belong in the room.
If you ask me what SCAI is for, it’s this: helping members learn from each other, sharpen their craft, and stay honest about where this coffee comes from and who grew it. I want India to be a place people in coffee seek out, not an afterthought on a list of origins.
Two things I’m proud of: our work adapting global training and standards into something useful here, and the number of women moving into roles this industry once kept closed, running estates, buying green coffee, roasting, building supply chains. That shift is real, and I want SCAI to keep making room for it.
To everyone in this, growers, roasters, baristas, and anyone who loves a good cup: thank you. There’s more to do, and I’m glad to be doing it alongside you.