Website Re-Launching 31 March 2023
Training & Consulting
We have made some changes and created new training, learning and consulting tools!
Learning With Us In Your Space

With Skill Building Kits
A series of curated kits delivered to you and discussed with us. They are designed to interactively teach specific concepts in roasting, sensory analysis & green coffee.

With Your Team Or Group
Custom developed content for your needs and paired with industry leading training that can be delivered at your facility to an individual, small group or large group.
Learn With Us In Our Space

Botanica Laboratorio De Cafe - Quito, Ecuador
The coffee lab is owned and operated by professional coffee women who share their knowledge and experience with those who want to learn about the coffee industry from a credentialed WBC Sensory Judge, Q Grader or Q Instructor.
- Courses and workshops open to industry and the public in barista skills, sensory analysis skills and roasting skills.
- Green lot evaluation and optimization services for producers and exporters.
Consulting With Us

Todd Arnette is the owner of the Academy of Coffee Excellence. He is a CQI Q Instructor for Arabica and Robusta, an SCA AST for
Roasting, Sensory Analysis & Green Coffee, and an FDA PCQI for Food Safety &
Foreign Supplier programs.
Mr. Arnette is a consultant for:
- FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act
- Hazard Analysis
- Roastery Plant Design
- Operations & Quality Control
- Coffee Profile Creation & Migration
- Coffee Education Content & Catalog Development
- Green Coffee Evaluation & Lot Optimization
He has been in the specialty coffee industry for more than 27 years and has worked and consulted at every level of the specialty coffee supply chain and in many countries.
Anywhere We Go

Come By And Say Hi
You can taste samples in our booth from our Skill Building Kits.
You can attend our SCA Expo Workshop - Green Coffee Defects: Perceiving The Impact On Cup Quality on Friday, April 21, 2023 from 1:30 PM 4:30 PM
A Sneak Peak At Some Of The New Things:
Early Registration Package Special Robusta Q Grader Skills Workshop & Q Grader Course
now $ 1,875.00 $ 2,000.00
Ecuador 10 Jul 2023 Robusta Q Grader Combo Training & Exam
from $ 1,500.00
Early Registration Package Special Arabica Q Grader Skills Workshop & Q Grader Course
now $ 1,875.00 $ 2,000.00
Ecuador 24 Jul 2023 Arabica Q Grader Combo Training & Exam
from $ 1,500.00