Author name: Emma McDougall

Member Company Profile: May Coffee Crew

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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Help Honoka’s team get to the World Barista Championship 2024

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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Energy Savings

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 …

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Fair Pay Agreement – what you need to know

The New Zealand Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) system has been developed to unite unions and employer associations within the hospitality sector to bargain for minimum employment terms for all covered employees – either in an industry, or an occupation. MBIE approved the Union’s application on 29 May 2023, to begin Fair Pay Agreement bargaining for …

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Member Company Profile: Quantum Specialties Limited

What is your core business?  Encapsulating Kiwi Coffee Roasters’ fresh beans into Nespresso(TM)-compatible capsules. When did you start trading? 2015 Give us a three-sentence summary of your company: Quantum is a home-grown, independent Kiwi business built on the belief that any coffee consumed in New Zealand should be crafted and prepared by our highly competent …

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2023 NZ Barista Champion – Honoka Kawashima, Frank’s Coffee, Wellington

Congratulations to Honoka Kawashima, Frank’s Coffee, Wellington who is your Meadow Fresh NZ Barista Champion for 2023. It was a weekend to celebrate all things espresso, as New Zealand’s best baristas put their skills to the test.Your top six are: 1 Honoka Kawashima Frank’s Coffee  644.5 2 Mike Tan Meebz Coffee Roasters 610 3 Jenny Kim …

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