Podbiotic, the world’s first Nespresso-compatible coffee-plus-probiotic capsules, will be launched on the Coffee Roasters Australia (CRA) Technology stand at Host Milano from 18 to 22 October.
Podbiotic contains 25 billion good bacteria in every capsule, is compostable, and has no implications on taste. Read more
From 18 to 22 October, Italian trade fair Host Milano is set to host the entire Hotel, Restaurant, and Catering (HoReCa) industry in one exhibition.
Host Milano says this is backed up not only by the figures, which confirm the continual growth of the sector, but the number of companies exhibiting at the show. A total of 2249 exhibitors, 1360 Italian and 889 international from 55 countries, will be on display. Read more
Fast food chain Hungry Jack’s has announced the launch of Jack’s Café in Canberra, offering barista-made coffee and beverages through drive-thru and in restaurant at five locations.
The chain’s Kambah, Belconnen, Fyshwick, Gungahlin, and Queanbeyan store will lead the launch, with further roll out plans to be announced later in 2019. Read more
Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand hosted a cupping event to promote Papua New Guinean coffee and assist the growth of the nation’s coffee scene in Auckland, New Zealand, on 10 October.
Stuart Hargie, a certified Q grader from the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), recently travelled to PNG with Fairtrade to run a coffee grading with farmers in September. He has been supporting Fairtrade ANZ’s coffee quality program for more than 18 months. Read more
New Zealand speciality roaster Ozone Coffee has opened its second London location in October, a roastery and all-day eatery in Bethnal Green.
Ozone began 21 years ago in New Plymouth, and opened its first roastery and eatery in the United Kingdom in 2012. In 2019, Ozone also opened a new roastery and eatery in Auckland. Read more
Jet Technologies and coffee roaster Di Stefano have partnered to expand into the luxury hotel market in Australia. Read more
Roasting plant and equipment manufacturer Probat will launch its new Px 120 drum roaster at HostMilano, from 18 to 22 October.
Almost all machine components of the Px 120 are completely redesigned and available as 3D data for the creation of a full virtual plant. The roasting system has been optimised using computational fluid dynamics analytics to increase coffee quality and energy efficiency. Read more
Tilly Sproule of Tim Adams Specialty Coffee has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Northern Region Barista Championship for the fifth year straight.
Zhuolu Xie of TonyJ Lab placed second and Sarah Jin of Extraction Artisan Coffee placed third in the 2020 Northern Region Barista Championship, which took place at Latitude Coffee from 5 to 6 October. Read more
Enzen Liu is the winner of this year’s Almond Breeze Breezy Masters competition.
The specialist latte art event, now in its fourth year, sees baristas from across Australia and New Zealand showcase their latte art skills using Almond Breeze Barista Blend. Read more
Victoria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s largest state, São Paulo on 1 October, as part of the Andrews Labour Government’s trade and investment strategy for Latin America. Read more