OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City-area gas station and convenience store, Star Fuel's All Star Stores, was recognized for excellence in brewing coffee with the Golden Cup Award from the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA).
The honor is awarded annually to a few select retailers and restaurants whose specialty coffee is properly ground and brewed. To be eligible for the award, the retailer must prepare its coffee according to the SCAA's precise brewing standards.
Star Fuel is a gasoline and c-store retailer with 53 stores [image-nocss] in the Oklahoma City area. SCAA is the world's largest coffee trade association with member companies from more than 40 countries.
To celebrate the award, Star Fuel executives and team members will personally serve free cups of Bella Supremo to customers on February 21 between 8:00 a.m. and noon at the Star Fuel store. Star Fuel will also offer free samples of pastries and goodies, and answer questions about Bella Supremo and the specialty coffee difference.
Mike Ferguson, SCAA chief of staff, said, Star Fuel is serving up a great cup of coffee that adheres to the association's strict brewing standards. They are also educating the public about specialty coffee, which refers to the highest-quality green coffee beans roasted to their greatest flavor potential by true craftspeople and then properly brewed to well-established standards.
Alan Wilkerson, Star Fuel's COO, applied for the Golden Cup Award by submitting a sample of his company's water and brewed coffee for laboratory analysis by the SCAA. The association chemically analyzed the samples to ascertain the amount of minerals in the water, as well as the ratio of water to coffee.
SCAA members represent every segment of the specialty coffee industry, from coffee growers to coffee roasters and retailers.
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