Australia’s coffee industry is admired around the world, but it also stands out for how milk-based coffees dominate the market. When specialty coffee exploded in popularity in the early 2010s, dairy company Riverina Fresh saw the potential a high-quality and coffee-complimentary milk could offer the industry.
“Riverina Fresh is a 99-year-old business, but it’s only been for the last decade that we’ve really focused on specialty coffee,” says Rob Collier, CEO of Riverina Fresh.
“When I joined the business in 2013, we were already supplying cafés and the specialty coffee industry, but it was mainly through our distributor network and some specific coffee roasters, it wasn’t a strategic decision at that stage. I’d heard our milk was highly regarded in the industry but didn’t have a lot of evidence until I spoke with a variety of roasters and baristas at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo that year.”
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