After hearing reports on the news about coffee rising 70c per cup, I thought I had better explain a few things. The reason for all this talk is that the commodity futures price for coffee has spiked massively from $1.35/lb to $2.02/lb in the last 2 months. What this actually means. Most coffee is bought and sold on futures prices. Coffee futures is a commodity price on the NASDAQ and fluctuates like any share market. It can go up or down based on supply and demand. In 2011 we saw prices hit a record high price of over $3/lb due...

In my 12 years as a coffee roaster I have learned a lot, not just about coffee but also about people, relationships and business. As I have developed as a coffee professional I can look back and see how easily influenced I was, and the stupid things I believed in order to validate my cause. The one thing that annoys me, and that I would go back and change, is the publics’ view of ethically traded coffee. I’d naively like to think that everyone would buy more ethically if given the choice, but how hard is it to know what...

It's that time again where the best baristas meetup and compete for the championship title. The Queensland Barista Championships are back and will be held on the 15-16 March 2014 at the Brisbane Showgrounds, Commerce Building. The championships are held in conjunction with CafeBiz. - QLD Barista Champion - QLD Latte Art Champion - QLD Cup Tasting Champion - QLD Brewers Cup Champion Baristas that want to compete can register at: www.aasca.com/events-qld If you want to watch the baristas compete and drink coffee all day, register at: www.cafeculture.com/register      

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