Specialty Coffee World Assembles in Minneapolis for SCAA Conference More than 7,300 Attendees, 850 Exhibit Booths Mark the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition Fox Business May 07, 2008 MINNEAPOLIS, (BUSINESS WIRE) ----By most accounts the Specialty Coffee Association of America's ( SCAA ) 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition, held May 2 - 5 in Minneapolis, Minn., was a success. As the world's largest coffee trade association, SCAA assembled 7,321 specialty coffee professionals from more than 40 countries. The international conference featured the Coffee of the Year Competition and the United States Barista Championship, hosted by Krups, and more than 850 exhibit booths spotlighting the latest, most innovative coffee products available. Local company, Caribou Coffee, the second-largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the world, was SCAA's 2008 conference host sponsor. As the world's largest coffee event, the ...