When cafés closed their doors to dine-in customers at the beginning of the pandemic due to state-wide lockdowns, so too did coffee training centres, which not only affected baristas but those behind the scenes: the roasters.
Training is something Anne Cooper has always been passionate about throughout her 27 years of experience in the coffee industry. Initially honing her skills training baristas, for the past six years Anne has been coaching roasters of all levels through her Melbourne-based business Equilibrium Master Roasters (EQMR).
EQMR offers roasting education in the form of a two-day comprehensive roasting course, private online consulting sessions, and a combination of private roasting consultation and training at client venues.
“My focus is to give my clients
