Dean Merlo of Merlo Coffee on taking many first steps in the Queensland coffee industry and how the market has evolved over the past 20 years.
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Ona Coffee Melbourne
Sustainability is truly at the core of Ona Coffee Melbourne, the new Brunswick flagship of the acclaimed roaster. From the solar panels and water tank that run the venue to its recycled materials and reusable cup policy, every precaution has been taken to reduce the café’s impact on the environment.
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Campos Coffee launches in Woolworths nationwide
Campos Coffee has made its signature Superior Blend available in 990 Woolworths stores nationwide.
These supermarkets join the more than 700 cafés across Australia serving coffee from the Australian International Coffee Awards 2020 Roaster of the Year.
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Mocopan Coffee experiences unprecedented growth
Mocopan’s commitment to quality, consistency, and its customers has led to unprecedented growth with no signs of slowing down, thanks to the expansion of its Preston roastery.
When Agostino Monici, Sergio Coperchini, and Vic Panatieri formed Mocopan Coffee in Preston, Victoria in 1954, it’s doubtful the Italian immigrants could have predicted how large the coffee roaster would become. Mocopan has continued to play a key role in the Melbourne coffee scene for more than 60 years.
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Westpac predicts small business growth on the horizon
Financial insecurity fear has led to 33 per cent of small business owners in Australia taking up a second job or “side hustle” to help support household expenses, according to new research from Westpac.
Though the Westpac report reveals growth is on the horizon and small businesses could be the ones to profit. It says a stable political climate, paired with an improving economy, means that the future is looking bright.
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Califia Farm’s plant power
In 1980, Greg Steltenpohl bought a box of oranges and borrowed a couple of hundreds bucks to buy a hand squeezing machine so he could sell fresh orange juice out of a van around San Francisco.
“That was my first taste of business entrepreneurialism in the beverage industry,” Greg describes.
The small start-up would one day form the basis of Odwalla, a multimillion-dollar US supplier of fresh juice and nourishing healthy beverages, which Greg founded. The brand, later purchased by Coca-Cola, remains one of the fastest growing beverage ranges in the company’s suite of products.
“Odwalla was a huge education in the business world of beverages,” Greg says. “I built it from scratch into a medium-size business. We were a publicly-owned company for a while and it became one of the first natural food companies that broke out into American mainstream culture. I’m extremely proud of that.”
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NZSCA on growth and evolution
The NZSCA welcomes a new staff member and refl ects on the importance of having a progressive association committed to growth.
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