Day: April 7, 2025

Meet the Co-Founder of New Zealand’s best coffee shop

Glen Crompton. Image: Rocket CoffeeGlen Crompton, Co-Founder of Rocket Coffee in Hamilton, reflects on 30 years in the industry and being named the best coffee shop in New Zealand. When did you establish Rocket Coffee? In 1995, with my Co-Founder Glen Woodcock. At the time, there was only one café in Hamilton so Glen and I thought we’d give it
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From Guatemala to Wollongong: Veronica Ponce’s journey through the coffee industry

Veronica Ponce is the President of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance Australia and Co-Owner of Park Road Garage. Images: Veronica Ponce.Veronica Ponce, President of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance Australia, reveals how her experiences in the industry inspired her to empower other women who work within it. Coffee has played a role in Veronica Ponce’s daily life since she was a young girl. Growing up with her grandparents in Guatemala, every afternoon the family would
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Miss Amelie Gourmet Pies answering the call of Australia’s pie lovers

Image: Miss Amelie Gourmet Pies. New research proves Australia is a nation of pie lovers, and Miss Amelie Gourmet Pies is delivering the goods to cafés and hospitality venues across the country. A recent survey from MamaMag found that 70 per cent of Australians eat a pie at least once a month, with up to 30 per cent of Aussies
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