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. 2025 – Humans vs. Robots – NZSCA’s Wayne Burrows takes on a robotic barista 2024 –
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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
We interviewed Nico on his journey to NZ Latte Art Champion 2023. Do you think success is training or natural ability? Of course, it is training!! It took me 10 years to finally become a champion. Some people train for a year and become champions and I am sure there are many others like me.
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Give us a quick rundown of your coffee career and how you ended up at the competition on the weekend of August 5-6 2023: I became a coffee professional in 1996 when I began slinging espresso, and brewing HEAPS of filter, for The Second Cup Coffee Co. Little did I know that my part-time Barista
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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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Thank you for helping us shape the future of our industry. We presented the following results at the AGM held at Sherwood, Queenstown on Friday 19 May 2023. Previously, we have canvassed our members in an effort to establish two Key Purposes: 1. Feedback on NZSCA 2. Industry data All data is anonymous. Thank you
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