Coffee News

Callebaut unveils new variety: Ruby RB1

Ruby RB1 is the first new variety of chocolate to be discovered in 80 years. The fourth type of chocolate, is the latest addition to the well-known milk, dark, and white chocolate categories. Callebaut chocolate is the first in the world to launch this new variety. The new chocolate’s sparkling ruby colour occurs naturally from the ruby cocoa bean, and surprises with intense fruitiness and fresh, sour notes.
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Melbourne to host National Good Food Guide Awards for first time

The Victorian capital is set to play host to the Australian food industry’s annual night of nights come October when the national Good Food Guide Awards travel to Melbourne for the first time. The Good Food Guide Awards annually announce and bestow awards and hats, symbolised by a chef’s toque, to the best Australian restaurants. Revealing the best restaurants, bars and chefs from across Australia, the national Good Food Guide Awards 2019 will take place at Crown Melbourne on 8 October, presented by partners Vittoria, Citi and Visit Victoria.
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Ona Coffee to serve John Gordon’s WBC coffee

Ona Coffee Marrickville will serve John Gordon’s 2018 World Barista Championship (WBC) coffee this Saturday 7 July. Early birds to the cafe from 8am will have the chance to try the milk-based coffee John used to place sixth at this year’s WBC final in Amsterdam. The coffee is from Project Origin’s CM Selections from Ethiopia, called Jasper. 
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La Marzocco Local to visit Adelaide

La Marzocco will host its Local event in Adelaide from 9 to 13 July. La Marzocco will host a week of activities in Adelaide, including in-depth technical workshops, home espresso classes, and its traditional Local party.
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BioPak teams up with Perth cafés to launch coffee cup composting service

Perth cafés can avoid sending their takeaway coffee cups to landfill with the launch of BioPak’s national composting service. Under the service, customers will be able to dispose of used BioPak coffee cups and compostable takeaway food packaging in specially designed collection bins placed at local cafés or workplaces in Western Australia. The special compost bins will be collected weekly and sent them to commercial facilities to be composted. In eight weeks, the biodegradable products will be turned into nutritious soil compost for gardens or farms.
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Danilo de Andrade joins Di Bella Coffee

Di Bella Coffee has welcomed Brazilian specialty coffee roaster Danilo de Andrade to the company as Product Manager. “Danilo de Andrade has a wealth of coffee knowledge and expertise across various coffee roasting platforms and multiple award-winning barista competitions. We are excited to welcome him to our Bowen Hills headquarters,” says Darren Dench, CEO of Di Bella Coffee. “Danilo is as passionate about the crop-to-cup process as we are, and this really defines the Di Bella Coffee experience.”
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Study shows coffee drinkers may boost longevity 

The results of a new decade-long study suggest that drinking coffee could lead to a longer life expectancy. The research, published on 2 July in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal, suggests that moderate amounts of coffee a day can improve longevity. Researchers studied a cohort of half a million British adults over a decade: 498,134 women and men aged between 38 to 73 who voluntarily registered with the UK Biobank genetics database. 
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Melbourne bids farewell to Pope Joan

One of Melbourne’s most beloved cafés, Pope Joan, has closed its doors on 24 June after eight years of trade. Its Brunswick East site, at 77-79 Nicholson Street in Melbourne, is slated to become a seven-storey apartment building.
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Lavazza acquires Blue Pod Coffee in Australia

Lavazza Group has acquired Blue Pod Coffee, an Australian company specialising in the distribution of Lavazza espresso systems. For over 10 years, Blue Pod has been Lavazza Group’s exclusive distributor in Australia in the office coffee service (OCS) sector, offering capsule devices and machines that satisfy the specific needs of workplace coffee areas. The Blue Pod Coffee Company, with its Head Office in Melbourne, is a privately owned Australian company that was born from the desire to provide easy, delicious espresso. Founded in 2005, Blue Pod Coffee Company has grown and expanded over the past 10 years into one of the largest workplace coffee suppliers in Australia. 
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