Riverina Fresh™ has been producing dairy products since 1922, so it knows a thing or two about making consistently good milk.
Tucked away in the lush, temperate farmland of the Riverina region in New South Wales, its milk is sourced from a dedicated group of 21 pasture-based dairy farms.
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The inaugural international Tea Masters Cup to be held in Australia is set to showcase Australian talent in brewing and serving tea.
Initially launched in Moscow in 2013, Tea Masters Cup is an exciting new international competition for tea professionals. National championships have already been held in Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Ukraine, Turkey, Vietnam, South Korea, and soon Australia will be added to the list.
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Sensory Lab’s Ben Morrow and Grinders Coffee’s Shae Macnamara have both made the finals of their respective coffee championship events in Shanghai, China.
Ben will represent Australia in the Final Round of the World Latte Art Championship (WLAC) on 1 April, after passing the Art Bar round with his Hungry Hummingbird design, and then the preliminary round.
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Single Origin Roasters has launched a new training and education facility in South Brisbane.
The new facility, dubbed ’The O Post’, officially opened on 21 March. It is the coffee roaster’s first flagship venue into Queensland, with three other café operations in New South Wales, including Surry Hills, Sydney CBD, and Roast Works in Botany.
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Six new coffee varieties suited to subtropical growing conditions in Australia will be imported from Colombia and Brazil in a bid to stimulate the local industry.
The varieties will be trialled following negotiations between Australian, Colombian and Brazilian coffee industry officials.
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Melissa Caia and Lucy Ward are the first recipients of the Australian Specialty Coffee Association’s (ASCA) Eleonora Genovese Coffee Women Awards.
In conjunction with the Genovese family, ASCA introduced the Eleonora Genovese Coffee Woman of the Year, and Rising Star Award, to honour the legacy of Eleonora and recognise the women following in her footsteps.
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Hugh Kelly of Ona Coffee has been crowned the 2016 Australian Barista Champion.
Hugh has kept the barista title within the Ona family for the second year running after Company Director Sasa Sestic won the event in 2015.
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On the morning of 17 March, Georgina Lumb went to work at Patio Coffee Roasters in Adelaide a Training Manager. That evening, she left Proud Mary Coffee Roasters in Melbourne as the Australian AeroPress Champion.
“How did this happen?” Georgina asked BeanScene post win. “This is crazy. I only get to see my sister in Scotland once every two years and now that I’m going to Dublin I’m so excited I’ll get to see her.”
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Taka Koyanagi is the New Zealand Huhtamaki Cup Taster’s Champion for 2016.
The New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association (NZSCA) hosted the Cup Tasters and Brewers Cup Championship from 11 – 12 March in the last of its coffee competitions for 2016.
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The Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) is currently underway at the Melbourne Showgrounds, with the presentation of the 2016 Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Coffee Champions taking place on 19 March.
The presentation of the Australian Coffee In Good Spirits, Pura Latte Art, Huhtamaki Cup Tasters Championship and Brewer’s Cup will take place on the ASCA stage in the Grand Pavillion at 3pm on Saturday following the final of the Australian Barista Championship.
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