Australian Barista Champion

Riverina Fresh Gold

Riverina Fresh Gold

Riverina Fresh knows that making great coffee requires great ingredients, so it has on-site staff testing the quality of its milk for consistent functional performance every day. Riverina Fresh has a smooth, full-bodied flavour and an unmistakably rich mouthfeel. It also knows that not all coffee blends are the same, which is why it developed Riverina Fresh Gold.
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Matthew Lewin

Matthew Lewin prepares for World Barista Championship

Matthew Lewin of Ona Coffee is getting ready to represent Australia at the 2019 World Barista Championship (WBC) in the United States from 11 to 14 April. Matthew won his first Australian Barista Championship title at the 2019 Melbourne International Coffee Expo in his sixth time competing. He is currently finishing his training with two-time Australian Barista Champion and Ona Coffee co-worker Hugh Kelly before heading to the US at the end of the week.
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Craig Simon

2018 Australian Barista Champion Craig Simon has a game plan

Competitions are one of the most rewarding growth experiences available to a barista. They’re scary, fun, tough, and competitive, but highly worth trying to benchmark your skills and putting yourself in a challenging position.  The hardest part about starting your competition campaign is knowing where to start. Competing can be quite a daunting process: standing up in front of a panel of judges, displaying your skills to professionals and in some cases, presenting a speech with the countdown clock and flashing cameras in your peripheral. The key to starting your competition preparation, however, is to do just that – start. 
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Veneziano Coffee’s Craig Simon set for third attempt at WBC

Craig Simon of Veneziano Coffee is ready to make his third attempt at the World Barista Championships (WBC) in Amsterdam from 20 to 23 June. Craig won the Australian Barista Championship in 2012 and 2014, and placed a career high of fourth in the 2014 WBC. After winning the Australian Barista Championship at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) in March after a four-year hiatus, Craig will compete against 60 national barista representatives, using a connection of wine and the sommelier profession to impress the judges. Read More

Australian Barista Champion Hugh Kelly hosts Road to Seoul national tour

Australian Barista Champion Hugh Kelly is going on tour in February. Thanks to the Australian Specialty Coffee Association and Ona Coffee, the fifth place 2017 World Barista Champion and two-time Australian Barista Champion will talk to audiences about competing in the Australian specialty coffee industry, and what it takes to compete on the world stage. Read More