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common grounds

Common Grounds

After years of working in cafés for other people, Szymon Jagus saw moving to Gowrie in the Australian Capital Territory as an opportunity to go into business for himself. Common Grounds not only saw his ambitions come true but also helped him connect with his new neighbours and community.
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The Olive

About 1400 kilometres off the coast of New South Wales, Norfolk Island is home to almost 1800 people, the evergreen Norfolk pine trees, and The Olive, a café that has built strong relationships with the local community. Naomi Thompson became the Owner/Operator of the café in 2010 after discovering a ‘For Sale’ sign during a Christmas holiday the year before.
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retail coffee

Retail coffee on the rise

Supermarkets are welcoming a new wave of specialty coffee and locally roasted beans. With retail sales spiking over the past months, BeanScene asks how these new buying habits will shape coffee drinkers and the wider industry for years to come.
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Campos Coffee releases Summer Haze cold brew blend

Specialty coffee roaster Campos Coffee has released a new blend crafted for cold brew, called Summer Haze. From the way from the selection of beans to how it’s roasted and brewed, Campos says the blend is designed to excel as cold brew.
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Assertiveness training hospitality

Assertiveness training to take place for hospitality workers in Sydney

American coffee podcast Map It Forward and Collective Roasting Solutions will host a full-day assertiveness training workshop tailored specifically to professionals and business owners in the hospitality industry, at UTS Business School on 21 September. Australian Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Jamie Berry and Map It Forward Founder Lee Safar will host the session, titled Assertiveness Training for the Hospitality Industry.
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Campos Coffee partners with Vans Park Series, releases limited-edition blend

Campos Coffee has announced an exclusive partnership with the Vans Park Series park-terrain skateboarding championship. To celebrate the partnership, Campos Coffee will release a specially roasted Vans Park Series blend in a limited-edition bag featuring the 2019 series artwork designed by artist Ben Horton. Horton’s artwork will also feature on a limited-edition MiiR camping mug, both available in Australian through the website.
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Laneway Specialty Coffee

Laneway Specialty Coffee

While Darwin isn’t as well known for its coffee as some major cities, Laneway Specialty Coffee Owner Lisa Heames says there is a growing coffee scene. However, it was not always that way.  “When we opened Laneway there wasn’t a lot of cafés around Darwin, just a few franchises. People would travel interstate to Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, have great coffee, then think ‘why can’t we have this at home?’” Lisa says.  “The community was hanging out for specialty coffee, so we were embraced from the start. The coffee culture has grown since then, but we’ve kept a solid group of regulars who we still see every day.” 
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