Too often as designers we meet potential café operators who, at the commencement of a project, think once they have their outlet ready they will throw open their doors and customers will just rush in. This is not the case at all, and operators need to work hard on creating a clearly communicated point of […]

A really common theme on the Coffee Snobs forums are people frustrated trying to get the best from their coffee making equipment. CafÉ owners and domestic baristas can find themselves chasing their tail in ever decreasing circles trying to find the perfect coffee. Take this scenario: We just changed to a new single origin coffee […]

In 2012, Café Culture ventured up to Kingscliff in northern New South Wales and discovered an old but rather significant project by Benjamin Haymes. We now catch up with Ben again to find out how his inventions have been progressing. In the Beginning My brothers and I grew up in an extended family of book-dealers […]

This year’s Compak Golden Bean Coffee Roasters Competition hosted the inaugural Coffee Roasters Industry Choice Award.  This is a national award across three categories (small, medium and large roasters) with a holistic approach to the judging criteria based on the success of the coffee roaster across all facets of their business. The industry panel short-listed […]

Slow cooked for up to 10 hours; ready to eat in just seconds. Introducing the new Hans Pulled Meats range, consisting of pork, beef, chicken and turkey, offering terrific time-saving solutions. Not only are they convenient and versatile – their quality is the best available on the foodservice market, as Hans uses only premium meat […]