The Qantas Group has announced plans to replace its disposable coffee cups with recyclable and compostable options as part of its new waste initiative scheme.
As a major environmental push, the Qantas Group – including Qantas, QantasLink, and JetStar – plans to become the first airline to reuse, recycle and compost 75 per cent of its waste by the end of 2021. Read more
The coffee community is set to reunite once again with StreetSmart Australia’s annual CafeSmart campaign to help combat homelessness, to begin on 9 August 2019.
Participating cafés donate $1 from every coffee sold, directly supporting smaller grassroots homeless charities. Read more
Entries to Almond Breeze Barista Blend’s National Barista Day competition will close at 11:59pm on 28 February.
Through National Barista Day, to take place annually on 1 March, Almond Breeze Barista Blend celebrates the people behind the beans and machines who are keeping Australia’s booming coffee scene thriving, one expert pour at a time. Read more
The New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association (NZSCA) will host its 2019 annual general meeting at the Sherwood Queenstown hotel on 24 May.
The NZSCA says this event is a great time to catch up and network with all members of the New Zealand coffee community. Read more
A new study from Seven Miles Coffee Roasters and a leading Australian university has revealed a myth exists behind using “designer water” in espresso coffee.
Stripping down and manipulating the chemical balance in water is something widely done in elite coffee-making competitions but Seven Miles Coffee Science and Education Centre (CSEC) Dr Adam Carr of the and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have revealed the practice may be moot. Read more
Goda Pangonytè of Ditta Artigianale has won the 2019 Lithuanian Barista Championship at the Vilnius Coffee Festival, held in early February.
At 20 years old, Goda will be the youngest barista to compete in the 2019 World Barista Championship, taking place in Boston, United States from 11 to 14 April.
At 20 years old, Goda will be the youngest barista to compete in the 2019 World Barista Championship, taking place in Boston, United States from 11 to 14 April.
Ona Coffee has announced the release of the coffee Matthew Lewin used in his espresso course to win the 2019 Australian Vitasoy Barista Championship.
The semi-washed coffee from La Montanita, Honduras has tasting notes of blood orange, raspberry, plum, and ruby grapefruit.
The semi-washed coffee from La Montanita, Honduras has tasting notes of blood orange, raspberry, plum, and ruby grapefruit.
Cold drip, ice brew, iced drip, cold brew, kyoto drip, cold extract coffee, Japanese drip, the list goes on. With so many names for these two different brew methods, it’s no wonder there can be confusion about what the difference is, and most importantly, which do I want to drink now?
For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to refer to the two styles as cold brew and iced drip.
For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to refer to the two styles as cold brew and iced drip.
Toby’s Estate has announced that Ever Meister, Managing Editor of Cafe Imports, will be the next Knowledge Talks speaker to tour Australia in March and April.
Meister will present on traceability within the specialty coffee industry – what it means, how it happens, why it matters, what’s so tough about it, and what the future looks like.
Meister will present on traceability within the specialty coffee industry – what it means, how it happens, why it matters, what’s so tough about it, and what the future looks like.
