James Park possesses one of those extraordinary voices that invoke powerful human emotions. He is the owner of Groove Café, situated in the southern Gold Coast town of Tugun, a hidden treasure of the Gold Coast’s rising cultural music scene. The locals all know James as the Singing Barista, and his love of singing and […]

In November last year Joe and Gloria Nascimento’s beautiful and courageous daughter Cass lost her battle to Brain Cancer at just 19. Joe is a Director at Global Coffee Solutions and has been involved in coffee for many years, warmly described as a friend to all in the industry. Cass’s amazing mother Gloria is the […]

In conjunction with the annual SCAA 2014 Event in April this year, Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company (SWDCC) invited its customers to their operation plant in Vancouver, Canada. As Bennetts is the exclusive distributor of SWISS WATER® Process products to the Australian market, we were eager to take the opportunity to attend an “access all […]

Procal Dairies launched the much anticipated SILK soy milk for baristas at the recent Melbourne International Coffee Expo. The response was overwhelming from the baristas, roasters and café patrons.  Procal identified a gap in the market for a high performance soy milk which provided a creamy, flavour balanced coffee. Market trends confirm the continued increase […]

to kick-start the NSW hazelnut industry The planting of more than one million hazelnut trees has started on a new $70 million investment near Narrandera, NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, announced earlier this month. The trees are being planted on a new 2,000-hectare farm owned by Agri Australis Pty Ltd, which is an […]