Starbucks China has unveiled its first Starbucks Reserve Bakery Café, featuring Italian Princi food.
Starbucks says the in-store experience is dedicated to the Starbucks Reserve coffees served alongside artisanal and made-to-order food prepared by Princi bakers onsite every day.
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On 18 February, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) inaugurated the DMCC Coffee Centre, a 7500-square-metre temperature-controlled facility.
The facility is the first of its kind in the Middle East.
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The Vitasoy #DoubleShotChallenge will see one lucky barista win return flights, five-nights accommodation, and a three-day pass to attend World of Coffee Berlin from 6 to 8 June.
To enter the #DoubleShotChallenge, baristas must make two lattes, one using full-fat dairy milk and one with the new Vitasoy Café for Baristas Oat milk matching the latte art precisely.
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Melbourne-based coffee roaster Maker Fine Coffee has rebranded itself as Maker Coffee, making the change official on 6 February.
Over the past three years, Maker built a strong presence within the Melbourne specialty coffee scene.
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Gina Di Brita of Numero Uno Coffee Roasters has been named the 2019 Eleonora Genovese Australian Coffee Woman of the Year.
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) in collaboration with the Genovese family presented Gina with the award on 9 February at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo.
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Tilly Sproule of Tim Adams Specialty Coffee has been named the 2019 Rising Star in the Eleonora Genovese Women in Coffee Awards.
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) in collaboration with the Genovese family presented Tilly with the award on 9 February at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo.
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The 2019 Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE2019) has concluded with the highest daily record attendance figures in the event’s eight-year history.
Total attendance for MICE2019 across the three-day event from 7 to 9 February was 11,978, an increase over the previous record year in 2018.
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BrewBar’s Energy Bar system has won Judge’s Choice in the Product Innovation Awards, held at the 2019 Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE).
Energy Bar is a software managed system that regulates the output of electricity as required by a coffee machine. It allows electrical equipment with significant electricity requirements to operate from a 240v 10-amp supply. The unit can also be built to run some equipment for three to five hours with no additional power supply.
United Supplies has won People’s Choice for the Milkit Dual Milk Tap system in the 2019 Product Innovation Awards, held at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE).
“We’re beyond excited to have won the people’s choice award for the Milkit Dual Milk Tap system. Being recognised by our peers with this award is a great honour,” says Nicole Saleh, Marketing Director for United Supplies.
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