Day: June 30, 2025

Australian minimum wage and award rates rise

Image: N Felix/peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.comMany of Australia’s café workers will receive a pay bump thanks to the rolling over of the financial year, with the National Minimum Wage rising 3.5 per cent from 1 July. The Fair Work Commission has approved the increase to the national minimum award to $948 per week, or $24.95 per hour. Minimum award wages
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Danny Wilson wows at World Coffee in Good Spirits

The finalists for the 2025 World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship in Geneva. Image: Specialty Coffee Association.Danny Wilson of Ona Coffee has achieved a second-place finish in the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, which was held at World of Coffee Geneva from 26 to 28 June. The runner-up position is Danny’s best result in the competition, previously taking third, fifth, and ninth in previous iterations. He is a three-time Australian
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Merlo Coffee to launch new bakehouse

Image: MerloQueensland roaster Merlo Coffee is launching an artisan bakehouse at its flagship store in Bowen Hills, due to open on 5 July. Named after Founder Dean Merlo’s family’s silver-service restaurant, Milano Bakehouse is the latest European-inspired venue in the Merlo group. It will be the roaster’s 16th store across Queensland, joining cafés in Brisbane, Gold
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The Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025—Presented By Pacific Barista Series

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. Here is the 2025 Class of the Sprudge Twenty.

Four New World Coffee Champions Crowned in Geneva

Four new World Coffee Champions were crowned last week in Geneva, Switzerland, following multiple days of competition under the bright lights of the World of Coffee trade event.  As sanctioned…

2025 Pride Month Recap: Celebrations in the Coffee World

From fundraisers to drag performances, to special menus and live music—join us to find out how our readers celebrated Pride. BY EMILY JOY MENESESONLINE EDITOR Featured photo courtesy of Ceremony Oregon Just like that, this […]
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Mahlkönig Grows Home With New X64 SD Grinder

  German commercial coffee grinder maker Mahlkönig recently unveiled its second machine designed for home use, the Mahlkönig X64 SD. Quietly introduced at recent Mahlkönig branded events and then launched…

Noosa Council votes to ban single-use coffee cups

Image: AnnaStills/stock.adobe.comCouncillors in the north Queensland town of Noosa have voted for a more sustainable future for the local coffee industry, encouraging businesses to rethink waste and pollution. Following a rubbish audit in 2023, Noosa Shire Council has created a plan to remove single-use cups from council headquarters and encourage the public to give up the
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World of Coffee Geneva celebrates “innovative” weekend

Image: World of Coffee GenevaThe 2025 edition of specialty coffee tradeshow World of Coffee welcomed nearly 20,000 people to the Palexpo Exhibition and Convention Center in Switzerland from 26 to 28 June. Run by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the three-day event saw attendees from more than 140 countries take part. With representation from Europe, the United States, Brazil,
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