Milk based coffee is still the Hero!
In Australia we still love our milk, especially in coffee. Our last Café Pulse Survey reported that 96% of retail coffee sold in Australia were milk-based and the Flat White has passed the Latte and Cappuccino as the preferred drink. Milk coffee became popular in Australia in the seventies by…
Australia is the best coffee country in the world!
Australia has just won the World Barista Championship in Melbourne, supporting the strength of the Australian Coffee Industry. Congratulations to Anthony Douglas from Axil Coffee for taking out the World Champion Barista title for 2022. I would also like to congratulate David and Zoe Makin, founders of Axil coffee on…
Making jackfruit jump off the supermarket shelves
Australian jackfruit is a tropical treasure: a fruit rich in vitamins, minerals and many phytochemicals that are known to have positive health benefits, and it is incredibly versatile in its culinary uses. When ripe, its sweet fruit segments are akin to the tropical tastes of banana, mango and pineapple and…
Plant-Based Milk Summit Interview Series – Week 2: Natalie Latimore and Tom Dusseldorp
We are very excited to be launching the first ever Plant-Based Milk Summit in Australia in September. We have some of the world’s largest suppliers and distributors on board. The aim of the conference is to discuss critical issues and trends that will affect the growth of this new market.…
Australian alternative protein start-up, All G Foods raises initial $25m in Series A
Australian owned and made alternative protein start-up, All G Foods today announced the raise of $25m to accelerate the production of its next-generation milk and plant-based alternative technologies. Agronomics Limited and their affiliate investment vehicle New Agrarian Company is leading this A round supporting All G Food’s mission of designing…
Love Buds Launches BUDSbassador program at Sydney Uni
Leading plant-based food company Love Buds recently launched their BUDSbassador program at the Sydney Uni on Monday 1 August and Tuesday 2 August. The BUDSbassador program enables ambassadors of Love Buds to financially reward when introducing the Love Buds products into their favourite cafes. This pseudo sales force is driven…
Recall of Lyons Products Including Oatly (USA), Intelligentsia, Stumptown Due to Contamination
Important update: This only affects USA-based Lyons Magnus manufactured products and does not affect Australian Oatly products. Numerous products from Oatly and many other brands have been recalled. Lyons Magnus today announced that the company is voluntarily recalling nutritional and beverage products due to the potential for microbial contamination, including…
Little Hideout Café wins Australia’s Best Avo Toast Competition!
Avocados Australia has found Australia’s Best Avo Toast dish! The Australia’s Best Avo Toast competition commenced in June and today Avocados Australia is pleased to announce the winner just in time to celebrate National Avocado Day that happens on Sunday 31 July. Little Hideout Café, based in Balmoral in Brisbane…
Market interest peaks for single-serve products as Birch & Waite add three new products to range
New research1 has revealed that key decision makers in hospitality businesses are hungry for premium, Australian-made food products that help businesses with three key challenges. Time pressure, hygiene and wastage were identified as the three top reasons why 78% of industry professionals said they were interested in using single-serve condiments.…
Welcoming Asia into Golden Bean Competition
We are very excited to announce a new chapter in the Golden Bean Roasters competition we are expanding the Australian/New Zealand event to include Asia. We have been waiting for the right time to grow the competition into our neighbouring countries, but Covid put a major hurdle in front of…
