Chat with the Champs! To celebrate the achievements of our 2023 and 2024 NZ Barista Champions, we invite you to learn about their passion and tips and to promote the 2025 NZ Championships. We are proud to present the second round of Chat with the Champs for 2024 with the Barista Champion from 2023, Honoka Kawashima, and Max […]
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October 2024 Bring Back the Brewer’s Cup: A Call to Action We’ve been listening, and there’s a growing enthusiasm for the return of the Brewer’s Cup! A huge shout-out to those who have spearheaded mini-brewing events like Allpress V60, All Brews, and the Y2K Brew Battle by SCSC. Even the good ol’ Aeropress. It’s inspiring
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Judges Information We interviewed our prospective judges for the 2024 Aotearoa Barista Championship about what motivates them to judge others. We say prospective as all judges must pass a stringent calibration the day prior ensuring that they are fully fit and capable to judge our Barista fairly. They attended specialised workshops involving pulling apart the
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The NZSCA has many opportunities for you to get involved and sponsorship in our events is just one of the ways as a company you can get involved and give back to our coffee community. Please see an attached summary of how we seek sponsorship: A website post then an e-newsletter and a social media
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We interviewed Takashi Ueno, a latte art competitor about his experience at the Aotearoa Latte Art Championship ’24. Takashi, you’ve competed for 8 years in this discipline at a National level. I admire you as you write down every event name in its entirety when you enter. What changes have you seen in that time?
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June 2024 In Loving Memory of Atie Elbers (1935–2024) Atie Elbers, a trailblazer in Auckland’s coffee scene, passed away this week. As the former coffee trainer at Robert Harris during the late ’80s and ’90s, she left an indelible mark on the industry. Atie’s passion for coffee was contagious. She generously shared her knowledge
In each publication of the BeanScene our very own Emma McDougall the NZSCA’s Communication and Administration Co-ordinator creates articles on topics around our industry and what we are celebrating. Click on the article name to read the published versions. 2023 – Carbon cutting – NZSCA’s Emma McDougall explains how the association is helping New Zealand
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May 2024: We are so proud to present this substantial body of work to help you save energy at your company. https://www.eeca.govt.nz/assets/EECA-Resources/Co-funding/Sector-Decarb-Files/Technology-Scan-Coffee.pdf If you have any questions, reach out to us at info@nzsca.org As part of the launch, EECA has created a Survey on its Sector Decarbonisation Programme. This is part of a wider evaluation of EECA’s work
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We are beyond proud to announce that Honoka Kawashima, our Aotearoa NZ Barista Champion of 2023 and talented barista from Frank’s Coffee in Wellington, has achieved an incredible fourth place in the prestigious World Barista Championship held this 1-4 May in Busan, South Korea. Competing amongst 60 other national competitors to make it to the
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What is your core business? Supplying freshly roasted specialty Vietnamese coffee directly to consumers through our website and to cafes/restaurants When did you start trading? December 2023, we’re launching on the 11th! Give us a three-sentence summary of your company: Kiwi-Vietnamese family-owned, we source only the best beans directly from Vietnamese farms and small batch
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Honoka Kawashima, with some of her team in 2023. L-R Dove Chen, Logan Collinge, Luise Metelka, Honoka, Nico Nozaki, Frank Hsu. Photo credit Andrew Turner @ATPhoto As we prepare for the 2024 Barista Champs season, Honoka our 2023 Barista Champion, is working hard to proudly represent New Zealand at the World Barista Championship in Busan, South Korea next April
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Background The NZ Speciality Coffee Association and EECA have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to accelerate the decarbonisation of energy used within the coffee roasting sector. The partnership helps develop guidance for individual businesses on how to act and invest to reduce energy-related emissions and define their own decarbonisation pathway. A key