Marketing Manager, MPM Marketing Services If you were to look in nearly every commercial kitchen or Cafe in Australia and New Zealand, you would be likely to find one of the food packaging products that are designed and marketed by Scott Browning, the marketing manager for MPM Marketing Services. You will more likely recognise the […]

Born in Colombia, Karen Puryicky grew up in the beautiful coffee growing region not far from Bogota called Tolima. Inevitably loving coffee from an early age, it was only upon travelling to Australia to learn English that her true coffee journey began. Her appreciation of the complexity of this seemingly simple beverage grew significantly during […]

Women in Coffee Learn about Farming El Salvador and Tanzania Women in Coffee QLD ended 2016 with Aida Batlle from El Salvador speaking about her innovative farming practices, along with the challenges she faces as a farmer in Central America. Over a dozen different processing methods raised eyebrows, as did the stories about truckloads of […]

Interview with Zach Mazrim, Cafe Culture China How did you first get into coffee, and what was the journey you took before becoming a champion? I started drinking coffee during college, mostly in coffee shops. However, as a college student, I couldn’t afford buying coffee every day. So, I began brewing coffee by myself. Somehow […]

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Andy Easthope of Grinders Coffee to Head up Compak Golden Bean Engine Room We are pleased to announce that Andy Easthope, Coffee Academy Manager at Grinders Coffee will oversee the production of all Espresso and Milk Based coffees at the up coming Compak Golden Bean Coffee Roaster Competition. Andy, originally from Adelaide, started in the […]

Espresso Room, Sydney hosted the inaugural Grand Breezey Masters event in Circular Quay, Sydney earlier this week. This national competition consisted of 8 state qualification rounds and over 150 baristas. Will Priestley of Pilgrim Coffee in Hobart prevailed and held aloft the coveted Reg Barber Grand Breezey Master Trophy and a $10,000 North America trip […]

Anne Cooper is a country girl who has roasted up a great career as a Master Roastress. She has established herself over 23 years in the industry, from barista to cafe owner, to competitor, trainer, roaster, judge and consultant, including a raft of accreditations to back up that experience. Recently she formalised her credentials into […]

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER PENTAIR FOODSERVICE If you could look behind the scenes in a convenience store, café, restaurant or pub, you would more than likely find Everpure, Claris and Shurflo systems filtering and pumping the essential ingredient we can so easily take for granted. And most probably it would be the likes of Flinn Lambert, […]

WILD ONE BEVERAGES This is one guy in the café supply industry that I personally look up to as a master salesperson. Try and break his attention when he is giving a sales pitch, and you will not get past his invisible force field of sheer dedication towards the sales process. He is a true […]