We have a winner!
This year’s Golden Bean goes to Coffee Tech from New Zealand. Alan Zuo and his team not only won the overall champion, he also took out the Small Franchise trophy. Alan will now take Coffee Tech to represent Asia Pacific in the World Finals against North America in Hawaii. The…
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…
2022 Pacific Region S.Pellegrino Young Chef finalists announced
10 talented bright young chefs have been selected for the 2022 Pacific Region S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition. The winner, who will be announced in Sydney on Monday, 17th October, will then go on to compete at the Grand Finale in Milan in 2023, an opportunity that provides young stars…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Reigniting our global coffee scene
Hi to our coffee industry. I like it when the vision becomes so clear and business concepts slowly come to fruition. I am talking about the Golden Bean as we step closer to the next phase of our global project without the worry of being locked down and shutout. Golden…
Who is Australia’s Cold Drink Alchemist?
The Australian climate lends itself to be one of the largest nations of café cold drink consumers per capita. We love our café iced coffees and banana smoothies. Our grandparents grew up on vanilla malted milk shakes and the branded iced coffee in the carton out-sold Coca Cola in the…
Hello Summer! Alternative Cold Drink Competition
Hello Summer... Register now for your chance to win. Cafe Culture and The Alternative Dairy Co (ADC) are proud to announce a brand new competition to welcome the Australian heat - The Alternative “Hello Summer” Competition. The vision for this competition is to showcase the important revenue area of the…
