Musings

Paris Coffee Scene

Paris Coffee Scene

Travelling abroad always gives you a great perspective and appreciation for how spoilt we are at home. I recently visited Paris for the first time in 3 years and was impressed by the progress that the specialty coffee scene had made in this city. Parisians...

Paris Coffee Scene

Travel

Travelling abroad always gives you a great perspective and appreciation for how spoilt we are at home. I recently visited Paris for the first time in 3 years and was impressed by the progress that the specialty coffee scene had made in this city. Parisians...

Coffee Processing Explained

Coffee Processing Explained

The label on every bag of specialty coffee beans includes information about the producer, the location, the variety as well as the processing method. The processing method relates to the treatment of the green beans once they have been picked and it plays a crucial...

Coffee Processing Explained

Processing
Specialty coffee

The label on every bag of specialty coffee beans includes information about the producer, the location, the variety as well as the processing method. The processing method relates to the treatment of the green beans once they have been picked and it plays a crucial...

Authenticity

Authenticity

Watching Jacinda Ardern give her farewell speech in the NZ parliament, I was moved by her inspiring words and reflected on what a truly authentic leader she is. For me she is an example of a human with heart, a leader with empathy and a...

Authenticity

Ethical coffee

Watching Jacinda Ardern give her farewell speech in the NZ parliament, I was moved by her inspiring words and reflected on what a truly authentic leader she is. For me she is an example of a human with heart, a leader with empathy and a...

Artificial intelligence making real impact on the coffee industry

Artificial intelligence making real impact on t...

In a world led by consumer greed and excess, where climate change is impacting global food production and the only certainty is that our food supplies are uncertain, who or what will save us? Artificial intelligence (AI) is infiltrating every aspect of our daily lives...

Artificial intelligence making real impact on t...

AI
Ethical coffee

In a world led by consumer greed and excess, where climate change is impacting global food production and the only certainty is that our food supplies are uncertain, who or what will save us? Artificial intelligence (AI) is infiltrating every aspect of our daily lives...

Subscriptions to surprise

Subscriptions to surprise

Following two years of a pandemic, where social movement was so severely restricted, new services and products came (and in some cases went) along that made our lives a whole lot simpler – gourmet take out, virtual working and teaching elderly parents how to connect...

Subscriptions to surprise

Specialty coffee
Subscriptions

Following two years of a pandemic, where social movement was so severely restricted, new services and products came (and in some cases went) along that made our lives a whole lot simpler – gourmet take out, virtual working and teaching elderly parents how to connect...

Empowering women coffee farm owners is one way to secure the future of this much loved crop

Empowering women coffee farm owners is one way ...

Did you know that women are an integral part of the coffee industry representing about 70% of all labourers involved in fieldwork and harvesting. Sadly, this number declines significantly as it relates to coffee farm ownership where women only account for about 20%. Changing the...

Empowering women coffee farm owners is one way ...

Did you know that women are an integral part of the coffee industry representing about 70% of all labourers involved in fieldwork and harvesting. Sadly, this number declines significantly as it relates to coffee farm ownership where women only account for about 20%. Changing the...

Just another e-retailer of specialty coffee? I think not

Just another e-retailer of specialty coffee? I ...

Deciding to enter the coffee business with nothing other than a love for the product and some tech know how may seem foolish especially when the specialty coffee e-retailing business is so competitive. Well we wanted to try to make it better – better for...

Just another e-retailer of specialty coffee? I ...

Deciding to enter the coffee business with nothing other than a love for the product and some tech know how may seem foolish especially when the specialty coffee e-retailing business is so competitive. Well we wanted to try to make it better – better for...

When did coffee become synonymous with the phenomenon we witness at the beach – waves?

When did coffee become synonymous with the phen...

In 2002, Trish Rothgeb first coined the phrase “third wave coffee” as a way to get consumers to engage more with the coffee industry but the phrase has stuck and the debate rages amongst many today as to whether we have entered into the fourth...

When did coffee become synonymous with the phen...

Specialty coffee

In 2002, Trish Rothgeb first coined the phrase “third wave coffee” as a way to get consumers to engage more with the coffee industry but the phrase has stuck and the debate rages amongst many today as to whether we have entered into the fourth...