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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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Our Barista Champions: Sam Low 2016

Championships, Champions, Industry Knowledge, News, Our People, Profiles / Jessica

As we move towards 2024 and the return of regional barista events we want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people that were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of

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Our Barista Champions: Hanna Teramoto 2014 & 2022

Championships, Champions, Industry Knowledge, News, Our People, Profiles / Jessica

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Tasters Series V4 Decaf, where have you bean all my life?

Events, News / Jessica

Want to taste some delicious coffee? Want to win the coffee you’ve tasted? Want a fun night with the community? Book now! About this Event NZSCA and the Events Committee are continuing to celebrate our community and promoting specialty coffee with the next ‘Another Tasty Brown Stuff Event’ series. In the fourth series, we are

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Energy Savings

Industry Knowledge, News, Sustainability / Jessica

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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2023 Latte Art Champion: Tsubasa Nico Nozaki

News, Champions, Our People, Profiles / Jessica

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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Cup Tasters Champion 2023 – Pat Russell

News, Champions, Championships, Our People, Profiles / Jessica

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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Fair Pay Agreement – what you need to know

Industry Knowledge, News / Jessica

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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2023 NZSCA May Survey results

Industry Knowledge, News, Uncategorized / Jessica

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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Member Company Profile: Quantum Specialties Limited

Members, News, Our People, Profiles, Updates / Jessica

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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New President and Board 2023/2024

News, Our People, Uncategorized, Updates / Jessica

L-R Back row: Bob Weatherford of Havana stands in for Sam Keall, Roz Cattell, Steph Noble, Tom Handiside, Connor Nestor, Jason Moore, and Megan Wyper. Front Row: Steve Jae, Alice Burton, Scott Pepler, Ken Shi Dear Members, Five new board members were elected at the 2023 NZSCA AGM on Friday 19 May, at Sherwood, Queenstown.

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2023 Cup Tasters Championship

News, Championships, Competition Events, Events / Jessica

(L-R) Jaye Sanders, Johann Chong, Pat Russell, Han Jong Lee, and Jaye Sanders |Photo credit Yuri Yang What an afternoon for coffee! Sunday 6 August saw the New Zealand Cup Tasters Championship held at The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby. The room was packed full of coffee lovers who enjoyed the pumping atmosphere, the actual coffee on the table via pump

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