New Compostable Coffee Cups to be Launched
BioPak, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has announced the certification of their Aqueous coffee cups as home compostable to Australian standards (AS5810). …
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Whether you’re starting up a new coffee venue, or you’re an established business who wants to replace your tired old coffee machine, you should…
Take Advantage of this Amazing Kickstart!
Understanding the difficulties Kiwi hospitality businesses have faced over the last two and a half years, Vitasoy has partnered with Coffex Coffee Roasters to…
U.S | Starbucks to Open Store At the Top of New York City
Starbucks Coffee Company has announced plans to open a new Starbucks Reserve location spanning 23,000 square feet and three floors at the iconic Empire…
Research Reveals the Top Ingredient for Great Tasting Coffee
New Zealand is ranked the 13th highest consumer of coffee in the world, higher than the USA and Australia, with a quarter of Kiwi…
WCR Releases 2021 Annual Report
In 2021, World Coffee Research (WCR) celebrated 10 years of innovation and global leadership in coffee agriculture since its formation in 2011. Over the…
A Toast to Vivace Espresso Celebrating 25-yrs!
Earthquakes, the global financial crisis (GFC), an accidentally bulldozed café, and the current worldwide pandemic haven’t been enough to stop one of the few…
Espress Yourself Sponsor Announcement!
The Vitasoy Espress Yourself competition is back, and we are excited to announce the return of Coffex Coffee Roasters as a sponsor for 2021!…
Entries Now Open: The 2021 Vitasoy Espress Yourself Latte Art Challenge
Are you a passionate barista? Love creating interesting pours? Want to win yourself a share of $10,000*? Then you’ll want to heat up your…
Get To Know Our Espress Yourself 2020 Finalists
The Espress Yourself Latte Art Challenge for 2020 has come to an end, with baristas battling it out on social media before finally battling…
The Secret Health Benefits of Coffee
Those in the industry don’t need any convincing when it comes to how awesome the humble coffee bean is, but just in case you…
Kōkako Opens in Commercial Bay
Auckland-based organic coffee roaster, Kōkako, has opened its first speciality coffee bar in Auckland’s newest retail and dining destination Commercial Bay. From its intimate,…
PREMIUM QUALITY DOESN’T HAVE TO COST THE EARTH
If going organic has been on your list for a while, then now might be a good time to consider an organic coffee supplier….
COLD BREW COMFORT FOR HOSPITAL STAFF
American coffee company Ironclad Coffee Roasters, with help from The Hodges Partnership, delivered over 20 litres of vacuum pressed cold coffee to doctors, nurses…
A NEW CONCEPT FOR SPECIALTY COFFEE
Wanting to bring a new concept for specialty coffee to Auckland’s CBD, local coffee roasters Kōkako are opening Kōkako Commercial Bay. Taking cues from…
SENSING GREAT COFFEE
The popularity of coffee as both a beverage and natural stimulant is not only due to its capability to keep us awake and productive…
‘PSYCHOLOGICAL’ $5 COFFEE BARRIER
On April 1st this year the minimum wage in New Zealand will be increased by $1.20 to $18.90, this could be the catalyst that…
FROTHING AT THE CHANCE FOR FRANCHISED CAFE OWNERSHIP
Amateur Kiwi coffee roasters, coffee-making baristas, and budding food and beverage business operators are being given the opportunity to buy into a fast-growing café…
EAT ME, DRINK ME
Air New Zealand has begun trialling edible coffee cups with customers in the air and on the ground as it explores new ways to…
CALLING ALL BARISTAS
Join the Kiwi barista community and Win $1000! The Almond Breeze Barista Blend team invites Kiwi baristas to register with a new trans-Tasman online…
CRAFTING THE CUP
Restaurant and Cafe chatted with Megan Wyper, sales and marketing manager for Acme & Co., about the thought that goes into curating a coffee…
KIWI COFFEE ABROAD
Kiwi coffee specialists, Ozone Coffee Roasters, have announced plans to open a second café in the East side of London later this year. Ozone…
ESPRESS YOURSELF WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The milk has been steamed, the latte art poured, and the coffee cups cleaned. After 12 months of heavy competition, the results of the…
JAMIE CASHMORE – TWIICE
Restaurant and Café Magazine sat down with Jamie Cashmore, co-founder of twiice, an edible coffee cup company, to find out more about the wonderful…
SWAP-AND-GO COFFEE
Green Caffeen, a swap and go coffee cup scheme in Australia, has partnered with Inner West Council and Responsible Cafes to provide a fleet…
LUCKIN COFFEE ON THE MOVE
Luckin Coffee has announced plans to move into the Greater Middle East and India in conjunction with Kuwait Food Company Americana. The new deal…
Funny or frustrating?
A photo posted to a Reddit forum, Casual UK, has caused quite a stir amongst café goers. In a “no-nonsense” approach to coffee, a…
Reducing waste and increasing taste
New Zealand-based retailer, Twiice, is launching a range of single-use cups that uniquely combat the plastic waste problem—they are edible. The plastic waste issue…
A fresh approach, with Espresso Workshop
Part three of our weekly series on New Zealand’s roastery industry saw us grabbing a brew with Andrew Smart, general manager and owner of…
WHICH COFFEE MUG TO CHOOSE
Choosing the right mug for your brew is essential. The wrong cup could mean a loss of flavour or decline in temperature. Also, when…
Growing green, with Kōkako
In the second instalment of our series on New Zealand’s coffee roasting industry, we chat to Sam McTavish, Head Roaster of Auckland’s Kōkako Organic…
Starbucks looks towards sustainability and delivery
Starbucks has announced plans to focus investment into sustainability and delivery for 2019. On top of expansion plans that began rolling out earlier this…
“The Perfect Cup”
by Shamsi Röck, Coffex. The perfect cup of coffee is different for everybody. I remember customers asking for ‘extra hot milk,’ i.e….
Keeping it real, with Miller’s Coffee
Morning Brew is a series exploring New Zealand’s coffee roasting industry. In this first instalment, we chat to Craig Miller of Miller’s Coffee about…
EVER-CHANGING WORLD OF COFFEE
Burns and Ferrall and Tiger Coffee have partnered up to bring customers the next generation of espresso equipment. Coffee is all about the experience;…
Espress Yourself: the cream of the cup
Can you rustle up a rosetta? Or steam yourself a swan? How about a wholesome heart? If your flat white is smooth as silk…
IS THIS THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CUP OF COFFEE?
A Californian roasting company, Klatch Coffee, is serving up what it considered to be the most expensive coffee in the world. The Panamanian Elida…
STARBUCKS LAUNCH DRAGON DRINK
Starbucks has added a new colourful Frappuccino to its menu. The new Dragon Drink will become part of the popular restaurant chains summer menu…
LUCKIN COFFEE’S BID FOR EXPANSION
Luckin Coffee has applied for a $100 million public offering in the United States as a part of their continued effort to expand. The…
Champion Australian Roaster revealed
Sydney coffee roaster Danes Specialty Coffee has been named Champion Australian Roaster for the second year running at the Australian International Coffee Awards (AICA). The awards,…
TRACING COFFEE
Starbucks is making headway in the traceability department. They have teased a feature on their app that will allow consumers to trace their beans…
Saving costs on coffee
Per capita, Kiwis are estimated to drink a cup of coffee a day – an average spend of up to $1170 per person per…
World Bank-funded initiative helps PNG coffee farmers
After almost ten years, the Productive Partnership Project implemented by the Papua New Guinea Cocoa Board is reaching completion. PNG’s Coffee Industry Corporation say…
Coffee Club opens second Queenstown café
The Coffee Club New Zealand opened its second store in Queenstown this week. Located close to Queenstown Events Centre and just a few minutes…
Cafes trial Taranaki’s cup recycling library
New Plymouth is taking steps to reduce waste from single-use coffee cups, with three coffee shops already signing up to trial the Taranaki Cup…
Growing coffee cups
You can now get biodegradable coffee cups which are grown from gourds. The cups are grown inside 3D printed coffee cup moulds which give…
Hip new coffee drip
Brisbane-based Merlo Coffee and highly-awarded organic Barambah Organics dairy have launched a flavourful and low-calorie cold press iced coffee, using a special blend of…
Coffee futures drop to their lowest since 2006
Coffee ranks as the second most popularly traded commodity on the market. Its trading popularity, however, is also matched with volatility. This has come…
ONE CUP A DAY
Nutritionist Jessica Sepel has revealed the healthiest way to consume coffee. “Consuming too much caffeine can cause a rise in cortisol and adrenaline, which…
New technology to help boost Brazilian coffee crop
Rabobank’s Brazil coffee crop survey shows that both Arabica and Robusta came in above expectations. The estimates were as high as 38 million bags…
NESTLE REVEALS STARBUCKS RANGE
Nestle has revealed its first range of Starbucks products in a 24-strong lineup. The new range includes capsules, whole beans and ground beans. Starbucks…
Enjoying your coffee? Thank this guy.
Are you enjoying that cup of Joe? Can’t get out of bed without your morning brew? Feeling the pains of coffee addiction and wishing…
Cold Coffees To Get You Through Summer
With the heatwave sweeping the nation there has never been a better time to opt for a cold coffee pick me up. Here are…
Coffee finding fans around the world
Coffee lovers throughout the world can’t get enough of Queensland’s favourite brew with online sales for Merlo Coffee jumping 25 per cent in the…
Coffee is good for everyone, except these people…
Coffee has many beneficial properties. It can repair your DNA, prevent cancer and Parkinson’s disease. In the Annual Review of Nutrition which analysed 127…
Top coffee species under threat from extinction
Scientists are warning that several of the world’s most popular coffee bean species are under threat of extinction thanks to climate change. Up to…
China’s Coffee Clash
A clash of the coffee titans is currently underway in China. Starbucks and homegrown coffee chain Luckin Coffee are in the midst of battling…
Starbucks opens ‘sanctuary’ in Bali
Starbucks has opened its largest destination in Southeast Asia, the Dewata Coffee Sanctuary in Bali. “We began sourcing Indonesian coffees more than four decades…
Local coffee roaster scoops awards
New Zealand owned and operated coffee company Vivace Espresso has scooped 3 bronze medals in the Golden Bean awards in Australia, the world’s largest…
Wild Bean’s Battle of the Brews
BP’s top baristas have battled it out at the annual Wild Bean Cafe Barista of the Year competition in Auckland, and Sarah Harvey from Wellington has been…
MOJO reveals the reason behind Auckland’s most expensive coffee
Following on from the $7.30 cup of coffee scandal, Mojo has explained just what it is that made that cup so expensive, with the…
Shocked by $7.30 coffee
An Auckland woman was left “dumbfounded” after being charged $7.30 for a coffee from Mojo in Vulcan Lane. Michele, known only by her first…
Coffee Club Hobsonville responds to demand
Customers with special dietary requirements have been on the rise, and now the Coffee Club Hobsonville is responding to the growing demand by offering…
Drinking tea while pregnant is just as dangerous as coffee
Research published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists suggests that pregnant women who digest caffeine have smaller babies than those who don’t….
Cup recycling scheme for the capital
The Again Again cup recycling scheme is about to be trialled in Wellington, with 14 cafés taking part in the pilot. The cup recycling…
Is your coffee or tea preference linked to your genes?
A new study from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer is aiming to answer the long-standing debate about people’s tea or coffee preferences….
TOP OFF YOUR COFFEE WITH THESE TASTY TIPS
Coffee is delicious and helps us mere Kiwis get through the day. It has become an essential part of our morning routine with millions…
UK coffee shops won’t sell coffee to teenagers
British coffeehouse chain Costa Coffee has introduced a new policy which gives front-of-house staff the power to refuse service to people under 16 years…
HERE COMES THE BABY
A new study released by the National Institute of Health suggests that men who drink at least two cups of coffee a day are…
IS COFFEE A NATURAL SKINCARE REMEDY?
Coffee isn’t just a stimulant that gets your brain ticking, it might also be beneficial for your skin. In a Nurses’ Health Study with…
COFFEE SHAMING ON THE RISE
A study conducted in Australia found that one in five Australians have engaged in some form of ‘coffee shaming’, with nine percent of consumers…
WHICH COFFEE HAS THE BIGGEST KICK?
Not all coffees are the same, and some coffees pack more of a punch than others. Newcastle coffee roaster Crema Coffee Garage wanted to…
KORN HAS A COFFEE BRAND
Esteemed nu-metal band KoRn has made a surprising career turn, releasing their own new range of coffee, suitably named ‘Korn Koffee’. Not to be confused with the…
SPECIALTY COFFEE HOUSE FOR INVERCARGILL
Long-time coffee enthusiast Dion Milanesi is turning his dream into reality with the opening of the Black Shag Espresso and EAtery in Invercargill. The boutique…
KRISPY KREME LAUNCH COFFEE DOUGHNUT
Krispy Kreme has released a coffee glazed doughnut into its American stores in celebration of National Coffee Day. Starting Monday, the chain will give…
BUYING COFFEE WITH BITCOIN
Major corporations like Starbucks and Microsoft are trying to make it possible to buy coffees with Bitcoin. However, tech start-up TravelbyBit already has businesses…
CUPCYCLING KICKS OFF IN UPPER HUTT
Cafés across Upper Hutt will offer reusable takeaway cups as part of the CupCycling programme, inspired by success in the South Island. Cake &…
THE METHOD BEHIND YOUR DECAFE
Coffee contains caffeine and generally a fair amount of it, but for those of you who are caffeine sensitive but still like the taste,…
COFFEE LIKE NEVER BEFORE
After two years of research and product development with the University of Auckland, Protein Enriched Coffee Solution has created New Zealand’s only protein-enriched coffee….
VACUUM EXTRACTION COFFEE
Long the home of quality coffee beans, Colombia could soon have a claim to fame as the inventor of a new method of making…
COFFEE CAN ENHANCE YOUR NAP
Contrary to what we have been led to believe, new science is showing that drinking coffee before taking a nap will help you sleep…
EAST COAST COFFEE COMPANY PAYS LIVING WAGE
Far East Coffee has become the first business in the Gisborne region to become a living wage employer. Only the second coffee company in…
WHY DID STARBUCKS FAIL TO FIRE?
After 20 years of battling to gain a significant foothold in the New Zealand coffee market, Restaurant Brands has given up trying. The license…
COCA-COLA ACQUIRES COSTA
In a $7.6 billion deal, Coca-Cola has purchased the UK’s largest coffee chain, Costa Coffee. The agreement includes the acquisition of 4000 retail outlets,…
VITASOY ESPRESS YOURSELF HEATING UP
Entries for the Vitasoy Espress Yourself Latte Art Competition have been flooding in fast, with baristas from all over the country making sure they’re…
STARBUCKS AND NESTLÉ CLOSE DEAL
Starbucks and Nestlé have agreed upon a US$7 billion deal that will allow Nestlé to market, sell and distribute Starbucks branded coffee and tea…
PUMPKIN SPICE RETURNS
The iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte has made its return, the earliest release it has ever had in its 15 year history. The Pumpkin Spice…
COFFEE DELIVERY DRONE
A drone specifically designed to locate people and deliver them coffee has been patented with IBM. The technology company has developed a drone that will be capable…
COMPUTER-GENERATED COFFEE
Sometimes you just can’t leave your computer. Whether it’s because you’re frantically finishing an overdue project or Youtube has you glued to your seat,…
FROM COFFEE WASTE TO COFFEE CUPS
A Macquarie University PhD student has come up with a way to turn coffee waste into biodegradable plastic coffee cups. Dominik Kopp has developed…
5 COFFEE TRENDS WE’RE EXPERIENCING IN 2018
MUSHROOM COFFEE 2017 saw the rise of the green filled cup of matcha coffee, followed by the similar hued broccoli coffee which made its…
CALM DOWN, COFFEE DOESN’T CAUSE CANCER
America has some strange laws, that’s undisputed. In the state of California, there’s a law that requires companies to declare any chemical on a…
MOJO SOLD TO OWNER OF ESQUIRES
One of the country’s best-known coffee chains has been sold to another New Zealand coffee company, in order to aid its expansion overseas. Cooks…
HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME SMELL OF COFFEE
Do you ever miss the smell of a freshly brewed cup of coffee lingering through your home after a Sunday morning? Well, now you don’t…
MAKE IT BETTER WITH COFFEE
CAPPUCCINO PANCAKES Spruce up the traditional pancake recipe with a good amount of coffee powder to give them a smooth coffee flavour. Top with…
MOCCONA GETS ROASTED
Moccona coffee is being roasted online by Australian drinkers with some residents claiming the coffee is “undrinkable”. Instant coffee brand has been prominent on…
CRAZY PRICES FOR CRAZY COFFEE
A Taiwanese importer has just spent $120,000 on the Elida Geisha Green Tip Natural, a variety of coffee cultivated by the Lamastus Family Estates…
INTRODUCING CREMART
Everyone appreciates a bit of latte art; whether it’s a heart popping up in foam at your local café or a more elaborate design…
FIVE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS YOU CAN MAKE WITH COFFEE
Coffee is a mainstay of every café and workplace. However, coffee isn’t just a standalone drink, it can also be used as a flavoursome…
VITASOY ESPRESS YOURSELF RETURNS!
The Vitasoy Espress Yourself Latte Art Competition has returned for another year. In 2018, the competition gave baristas from around the country the chance…