Starbucks has announced it will close its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States on the afternoon of 29 May to conduct racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination.
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Three-time UK Barista Champion John Gordon wins first New Zealand Barista Championship
John from Gorilla Gear in Auckland won his fourth national barista championship title at Wellington’s Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre in Upper Hutt from 14 to 15 April.
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ASCA seeks 2019 regional competition host venues
The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) has announced that the 2019 regional competition season will run from the last week of August through to the first week of December in 2018.
Final dates and locations will be announced by 1 July, and released with any updated rules announcements.
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Ona Coffee to open first Sydney café
Canberra-based Ona Coffee has announced it will open its first Sydney café in the coming months.
The new venue in the inner-west suburb of Marrickville will feature a “simple but purposeful” construction to allow for ease of communication between baristas and customers.
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Victoria Arduino launches Champions’ Hub
Victoria Arduino has launched the Champions’ Hub, a new way for national barista champions to gain access to relevant training information and research, and practice on World Barista Championship (WBC) competition equipment.
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Café sector in spotlight as Fair Work Ombudsman cracks down on workplace basics
The Fair Work Ombudsman has begun auditing 1000 businesses across Australia, as part of a new campaign to ensure employers have the basics right in their workplaces.
The industries and areas of focus selected for the campaign have been informed by the analysis of data obtained from the Fair Work Ombudsman’s intelligence reports, including its anonymous reports, which have identified hotspots of concern.
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What does your coffee choice say about you?
Monin in partnership with Jamaica Blue are celebrating Caffeine Appreciation Month with a fun interactive Coffee Personality Quiz.
Monin and Jamaica Blue are inviting coffee-lovers to discover what their choice of coffee says about them.
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UK Coffee Week helps raise funds for clean water in coffee communities
UK Coffee Week 2018 runs from 16 to 22 April, and this year is set to be the largest to date.
The nationwide celebration of the United Kingdom’s thriving coffee industry aims to raise money to bring clean water and sanitation to coffee growing communities around the world.
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Rabobank: let the milk battle begin
The storm clouds hanging over the global dairy market are expected to clear in late-2018, while competition for milk is set to intensify in Australia as the ‘battle begins’, steering domestic producers towards a profitable 2018/19 season, according to a Rabobank report.
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Meadow Fresh New Zealand Barista Championship on this weekend
The New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association (NZSCA) will host the 2018 Meadow Fresh New Zealand Barista Champion this weekend at Expressions Arts and Entertainment Centre.
New Zealand’s best baristas will compete on stage in an effort to win the coveted Champion title and represent their country on the world stage at the World Barista Championship in Amsterdam in June.
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