COFFEE’S NEXT WAVE
Aug 21, 2022
4 minutes
Photography WILL HORNER
Styling
LAUREN DE SOUSA
Here in Australia, we tend to think of ourselves as an egalitarian bunch, with little patience for wonks and wowsers. Except, perhaps, when it comes to coffee. When it comes to coffee, being a snob is a point of pride.
In Melbourne, where one’s coffee order is held as sacred as one’s football team, show director Lauren Winterbottom is preparing for the Melbourne International Coffee Expo; a place where both industry professionals and enthusiastic punters gather to buy beans, sample brews and discover the latest tech.
This year, she says, automation is poised as the next big thing. As hospitality struggles with staff shortages, innovations such as milk texturisers and fancy telemetry
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