The Alternative Dairy Co is revamping its Barista Almond Milk while highlighting the sustainability and quality that come with Australian made ingredients. Read more
Genovese Coffee embraces sustainability
Genovese Coffee is leaving a sustainable legacy for the next generation – going carbon neutral, supporting farmers and projects at origin, and finding a better way of doing things. Read more
Cocoa to save the Amazon
The Amazon is under threat from illegal deforestation, but Minas Hill Cocoa has emerged to help the communities that live off the rainforest protect their natural resource. Read more
Monin’s family values
Martin Monin is set to one day take the reins of the family syrup business, breaking new ground in Asia and ensuring the sustainability of Monin for years to come.
Martin Monin hadn’t always intended to join the family business. He began his professional career in the tech start-up arena, however, having a child of his own at a young age opened his eyes to the importance of continuing the legacy. Read more
Toby’s Estate redefines coffee tasting with new grid tool
Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters has developed a new grid tool to focus on aligning expectations and making coffee tasting more accessible.
Tasting coffee can be intimidating to people new to the industry, especially if what they taste is different to what someone more experienced is describing. Read more
Fit for the grind: Discerning the raw qualities of coffee
A remarkable coffee experience is contingent on the raw materials used. And for three-time Australian Barista Champion Craig Simon, there’s much joy to be had in the exploring of coffee.
“The flavours of coffee are so varied and unique, and sometimes you just have that truly amazing experience, which you wouldn’t have had without continuing to explore,” says Craig, who is also Head of the Australian Roaster’s Guild. “It’s the raw materials you’re essentially drinking. So, invest in a great piece of equipment and then spend the rest of your time exploring those great raw materials and how to get the best out of them in the coffee making process.” Read more
Australian International Coffee Awards celebrate the craft of roasting
The 2020 Australian International Coffee Awards provides roasters a chance to put their brand on the map in a rigorous judging process that celebrates the complexity and craft of roasting.
Australia is considered a leader in the global coffee industry. That high regard is brought to the fore every year in the Australian International Coffee Awards. Read more
Shinsaku Fukayama shares the secret to his success
Shinsaku Fukayama of St Ali approaches latte art with the same discipline he brought to snowboarding, and hopes to share this with the wider coffee community.
It often takes people many years to master a discipline. For Shinsaku “Shin” Fukayama, it took less than five years to go from drinking his first coffee to performing on the 2018 World Latte Art Championship stage. Read more
Coping with COVID-19
The coronavirus has hit the coffee industry hard. But true to its strength and resilience, many businesses are finding creative ways to stay afloat that could extend beyond the pandemic. Read more
New Zealand specialty coffee industry bands together
The New Zealand specialty coffee industry bands together in the face of a complete café and hospitality lockdown.
Back in mid-March, few could have predicted a complete lockdown of New Zealand for five weeks, followed by two weeks of operating a business at level three restrictions. Overnight, the hospitality industry was halted. Read more