Emotional Currency: The Power of Goodwill John Stuart, Chairman of Quaker Oats Company, said circa 1900: “If this business were split up, I would give you the land and bricks and mortar, and I would take the brands and trademarks, and I would fare better than you”. Before the concept of marketing or branding as […]

With an aviation theme this year, I am really looking forward to coming back as Head Wingman/Roastress, guiding the crew as we search for this years’ Top Gun at Golden Bean! I am also looking forward to seeing many new and familiar faces as we navigate our way through the various categories and enormous amount […]

President: Bellissimo Coffee Advisors and the American Barista & Coffee School Bruce Milletto Speakers Session: The State of The American Specialty Coffee Industry and Why Portland Oregon is the Epicenter Bruce’s talk will encompass where and how the specialty coffee movement started in America 20 years ago and where we find the industry today in […]

World Barista Champion Finalist to Judge at the Compak Golden Bean Coffee Roaster Competition The World Barista Championships are over for another year which saw Australian candidate Craig Simon of Think Tank Coffee perform his best ever, with the best coffee he’s ever tasted and reveal a new coffee processing innovation to the coffee world, […]

UPDATE 2014 Another big year for Coffee in Australia, with the highlight surely being World Coffee Events (WCE) holding the World Latte Art, Coffee in Good Spirits, and the World Cupping Championships at Australia’s premier coffee event, MICE, in May. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the previous Executive in landing and preparing […]