August 2022

BeanScene

A World Class Coffee Magazine

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BeanScene Covershoot
Covershoot location: Barista Attitude headquarters, Susegana, Italy Covershoot product: Barista Attitude’s Tempesta espresso machine: www.barista-attitude.com Australian distributor: Coffee Works Express: cwe.com.au BeanScene has attempted many cover
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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Christine Clancy christine.clancy@primecreative.com.au MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Baker sarah.baker@primecreative.com.au JOURNALIST Hayley Ralph hayley.ralph@primecreative.com.au ART DIRECTOR/DESIGN Daz Woolley ART DIRECTOR Blake S
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Contributors
Chloe Tathem is the Queensland/Northern Territory Barista Trainer of Mocopan. She joined Mocopan in 2021 and is based in the Brisbane/Gold Coast region and travels through QLD/NT-wide providing coffee training to corporate customers and independent c
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Keep On Moving
The envy of Australians escaping to Europe for some summer sun has been a constant struggle to watch from the sidelines, but on home soil, things are heating up in their own way. We’re past the halfway point of the year, the National Coffee Champions
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Australians Place Fifth At World Coffee Championships
The World Coffee Championships saw three Australians compete on the world stage from 23 to 25 June at World of Coffee Milan. Victor Vu of Ona Coffee placed fifth in the World Latte Art Championship (WLAC). His free pour patterns consisted of a Sparta
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Metro Tunnel Dig Finds 167-year-old Preserved Coffee Beans
An Australia-first discovery deep below the CBD has revealed Melbourne’s famed coffee culture may be decades older than first thought. More than 500 coffee beans have been unearthed in a Pompeii-like deposit near the site of the future Town Hall Stat
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ASCA SOUTHERN & WESTERN REGION COFFEE CHAMPIONS CROWNED
Anthony Douglas of Axil Coffee Roasters is the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Southern Region Vitasoy Barista Champion for the second year in a row. Gabrel Tan of Veneziano Coffee Roasters placed runner up and Jak Michael Ryan of St A
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Everyday Evolution
Each morning, Rocky Veneziano starts his day sitting at the Veneziano café bar in Richmond. He asks the baristas how they are. He shakes the hands of customers. He makes a menu recommendation, and enjoys an espresso. From Rocky’s early days working i
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Alice’s Joy For Better Coffee
Scan this code to order Alice’s new cookbook The Joy of Better Cooking With the description of Alice Zaslavsky’s suite of kitchen coffee appliances, the cook and bestselling author could be mistaken for a barista. “We have every little gadget imagina
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Stuff On The Scene
Two Aussie icons – Merlo Coffee and Norco Milk – have combined to create a coffee masterpiece that will please even the most discerning coffee connoisseur. New sugar-free Norco Merlo Cold Brew Latte is made using a Merlo custom roasted blend, sourced
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A Buddy System
When the stage is set for the 2022 World Barista Championship (WBC) in Melbourne and the grandstands are full of spectators, one piece of equipment will command attention, not only for its unique design and custom Melbourne-themed wrap, but its abili
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The Problem Solver
On the days where café operators are at their peak of stress due to a machine breakdown, leakage or blockage, Brew Solutions Australia Technical Manager Andrew Stacy arrives with an open mind and a calming influence. “It’s my job to gather clear info
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Fuelled With Energy
When a customer traditionally walks into a service station to pay for fuel, they’re greeted by a counter of chocolate bars, chips, and gum. But not at Urbanista Café & Convenience. Here, the first thing the customer sees at the dedicated café and con
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Scaling Up
At the heart of Australia’s coffee scene in Melbourne, ADM Packaging Automation has established itself as an industry leader for customised and flexible packaging solutions. Its full spectrum in-house service brings design concepts to life through pr
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Assisting Baristas
With staff shortages posing one of the hardest challenges the food and beverage industry has ever faced, café operators are open to equipment and technology that can assist with workflow and free up valuable barista time. An automated milk steamer is
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Closing The Gap
Australians have a penchant for milk-based coffee thanks to their close proximity to dairy production and high standards of coffee production. When it comes to milk texturing, there is little room for error, and that includes fully-automatic coffee m
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Set The Mood
Expos are a great occasion for brands to share new products, innovative technology, and the projects they’ve been tirelessly working on behind the scenes to benefit the industry. So, when the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) 2022 rolls arou
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A True Partnership
What excites Justin Rejske the most about his role at Melitta is the fourth-generation family-owned businesses’ rich and storied history in the coffee industry, framed by a deep love for coffee preparation and strengthened by entrepreneurial mastery.
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The Real Competition Hero
Nadine Miller is BRITA Marketing Director for Australia/New Zealand. The World Coffee Championships are the most important dates in the yearly calendar for any national champion. Preparation involves adequate training, a game plan, and confidence in
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The Ultimate Wingman
Since its inception in 2018, Australian-owned company The Alternative Dairy Co has worked side by side with many roastery and café partners to deliver consistent dairy alternatives. One such partner is St. Ali Coffee Roasters, a roastery that contrib
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The Human Connection Company
One thing Australian cafés are renowned for, is their friendly banter and ability to strike up a conversation with anyone. “How’s it going? What are you up to today? How’s your morning been? What’s your dog’s name? Welcome.” It was a consistent lack
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Passionate Partners
One of the first partnerships Minas Hill embarked on was with the Bom Jesus farm, located in the Alta Mogiana region of Brazil. Commencing in 2013, Minas Hill Sales Manager Clara Santaera says the green bean specialty coffee buyer committed to partne
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St Ali’s Next Generation
The St Ali customers knew pre-pandemic is very different to the one that presents today. The iconic specialty coffee roaster has been a trendsetter of the Melbourne coffee scene for the past 17 years, and is continuing to be daring and ambitious, but
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A Moving Milk Market
In today’s current market, hardly anything is spared from price rises: petrol, potatoes, and even a Bunnings sausage. With an “unprecedented lift” in milk prices, both on-shelf and farmgate across Australia, Riverina Fresh has also followed suit. Wha
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Curious By Nature
Gianni Panetta has been making coffee since he was 13 years old. In almost 20 years working in the hospitality industry, Gianni has seen his customers’ relationship with dairy and dairy alternatives evolve. “Coffee in 95 per cent of the world is a lu
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Building Bonds
Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters has almost done it all. The roaster has sourced some of the world’s most exclusive coffees, helped customers change their perceptions of coffee through its SHIFT series, and even created coffees to freeze, but never did
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The Daddy of Almond Milk
At Happy Happy Foods, creating a superior plant-based milk specifically for espresso-based beverages has always been top priority. Crafted to produce a smoother tasting latte, its products are considered a “nutritionally and environmentally happier c
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Maltra’s Family Foundation
Maltra Foods, one of the largest powdered-food manufacturers in Australia, is celebrating its 25th year of manufacturing and service to the food and beverage industry this year. Greg and Anna Eydlish founded the family-run and Australian-owned busine
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Crop To Carton
Just as coffee consumers appreciate the transparency of where their coffee comes from, dairy alternative customers are also becoming curious about the origins of the product they consume. Seeing the evolution in market demands, food manufacturer Chob
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The Merlo way
According to Merlo Coffee, the world is facing an increasing demand for choice and flexibility, underpinned by the assurance of a dependable supply chain, especially one that is Australia based. Merlo National Business Development Manager Reuben Aion
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Clean Up Your Act
According to Compost Connect board member and BioPak CEO Gary Smith, one of the benefits of using compostable packaging materials is that they are designed with the circular economy in mind. “Companies are now looking towards plastic-free packaging s
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The Secret To Success
Brazil has been the largest coffee producer in the world for more than 150 years, producing around one third of the world’s coffee, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO). Along the way, this country has shared its passion for coffe
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Diversified Service, Simplified Quality
Premium beverage brand Naked Syrups says the café industry is reaping the benefits of giving customers myriad menu options — whether that’s a nitro cold brew or beetroot latte. According to Sales Manager Vince Monardo, Naked Syrups is a prime example
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Barista Base Camp returns
Experiencing a new city can be daunting at the best of times, let alone if you’re a barista who’s travelled halfway around the world to compete in the World Coffee Championships (WCC). For many, it’s not just the long-haul travel that can be overwhel
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Taste Your Way Through MICE2022
It’s here. It’s finally here. The Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE), the Southern Hemisphere’s largest dedicated coffee show has finally arrived, and just like a kid in a candy store, or the night before Christmas, it’s imaginable you’re fee
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More Than A Fair Go
Something that Fairtrade Australia New Zealand is often asked about, especially within the world of coffee, is the difference between Fairtrade and direct trade. According to Fairtrade Executive Director, Mike Briers, being Fairtrade certified makes
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Café Scene
158 Cashel Street, The Crossing, Christchurch Central City, New Zealand, 8011 Open Monday to Friday 7am – 5:30pm, weekends 8am – 5pm +64 (03) 365 1771 Chris Houston started Coffee Culture 26 years ago. It operated as one little coffee shop in the sle
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How To Avoid Café Waste
Chloe Tathem is the Queensland/Northern Territory Barista Trainer of Mocopan. Since the pandemic hit, a lot of café businesses have been more financially uncertain, and therefore are more conscious and conservative with food costs and wastage. Throug
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Hunting Hawk
Victor Vu of Ona Coffee Melbourne is the 2020 ASCA Australian Pauls Professional Latte Art Champion. I’m back. After a whirlwind few months of training and preparation for the 2022 World Latte Art Championships (WLAC) in Milan, I am happy to say I li
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Back At The Worlds
Emma McDougall is the Communications and Administration Co-ordinator of the NZSCA. Way back in February 2020, (remember those days?) we held the New Zealand Cup Tasters Championship, and Alan Bruce of Flight Coffee Roasters in Wellington took the cro
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People On The Move
Ozone Coffee Roasters has appointed Lizzie Gurr as Global Chief Executive Office, the group’s first CEO, which includes the Ozone Coffee Roasters, Hasbean and West Coast Cocoa brands. Lizzie has nearly two decades’ experience in hospitality and speci

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