Australia’s shift-based workforce is increasingly mobile and less loyal according to new data from employee management solution, Deputy. Read more
Campos Coffee to open first US café in Utah
Campos Coffee is opening its first permanent café outside Australia in Utah, United States.
Announced on 18 November, the store will open in mid December in Party City ahead of the world-famous independent film festival, the Sundance Film Festival. Read more
The Coffee Man film available for digital download
In May 2016, The Coffee Man film made its world premiere. The movie has since been screened 192 times in 37 countries, and counting. Read more
Seven Miles Coffee Roasters hosts Industry Forum
The newly transitioned Seven Miles Coffee Roasters (formerly Belaroma) hosted an Industry Forum event on Thursday 10 November in Sydney, asking one of the industry’s most discussed topics: how to define specialty coffee. Read more
St ALi buys Melbourne’s Auction Rooms
St ALi has announced it is the new owner of Melbourne café Auction Rooms.
“The deal is done. We’ve signed on the dotted line,” says St Ali Founder Salvatore Malatesta. Read more
Record attendance to see SCAA’s Peter Giuliano at Knowledge Talks
Peter Giuliano of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Counter Culture Coffee has completed a whirlwind tour of Australia’s East Coast as the guest speaker for Toby’s Estate’s Knowledge Talks. Read more
Festival of the Espresso Martini hosts inaugural event
From 4 – 6 November, Melbourne celebrated its love for coffee and liquor at Mr Black’s inaugural Festival of the Espresso Martini Festival. Read more
Higher Ground wins Best Café Design at Eat Drink Design Awards
Australasia’s best-designed hospitality venues have been named in the annual Eat Drink Design Awards, celebrating design excellence and innovation. Read more
Reduce waste activity on National Recycling Week
From 7 – 13 November, Planet Ark is celebrating National Recycling Week, and is encouraging cafés and home coffee users to ramp up recycling efforts.
Recent research from Planet Ark shows more than 75 per cent of businesses agree reducing waste and recycling is part of being a sustainable and ethical business, yet 58 per cent keep virtually no records on their waste management. Read more
Nespresso assists rebuilding of South Sudan coffee initiative
Despite ongoing conflict, South Sudanese coffee farmers are making progress in reviving the country’s coffee industry. Read more