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The next in our series of articles on the ASCA judges, Craig Simon has been a leading Australian barista competitor for the better part of the last decade. Over the last few years Craig has also started exploring the other side of the competition dynamic, through judging. MICE recently caught up with Craig to find out more about this pursuit. Q: Can you

Slingshot Technology’s hotly anticipated Slingshot Grinder – which has been in development since 2015 – will be ready for showcase at MICE next month. The team at Slingshot describe it as a coffee grinder that can be used by anyone, from the expert barista to the novice. It is a simple-to-use coffee grinder that continuously delivers the perfect

ONA Coffee was founded by 2015 World Barista Champion Sasa Sestic. The team at MICE were recently able to find out a bit more about ONA from head roaster Sam Corra – who also placed second in the 2017 World Brewers Cup. Q: How did ONA Coffee first start out?  A: ONA Coffee first began as KONA Coffee, a small cafe

MICE will welcome a host of origin countries to Melbourne when the event kicks off next month, including Ethiopia, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Burundi. These countries collectively account for a huge portion of global coffee production, and will be represented at MICE2019 by a collection of coffee growers and embassies. Delegates from these

Our friends at BeanScene Magazine will be selling official merchandise on their stand at MICE2019. BeanScene Magazine is a conversation about all things coffee, catering to every variety of coffee professional and coffee lovers alike. The magazine has become a voice for Australian coffee around the world, and is internationally-recognised as a truly world-class coffee magazine.

MICE has just announced the finalist list for the hugely successful Product Innovation Awards. The Product Innovation Awards celebrate new products created by MICE exhibitors that are changing the face of the coffee industry. 2019 MICE Product Innovation Awards Finalists: MilkLab Macadamia 1 Litre – MilkLab – see it on stand #107 Nexus One – Aremde – see it on

Coffee Supreme are gearing up for a big return to MICE in 2019! The team at MICE were lucky enough to recently interview their green bean buyer, Hannah Hofmann. Q: How did Coffee Supreme first start out? A: Coffee Supreme started out in ‘93 in Wellington, New Zealand. We were roasting coffee for ourselves, pretty much

MILKLAB launched their second Battle Series on 10 December and they have another priceless trip to origin up for grabs! Building on the success of the first MILKLAB Barista Battle Series, entries are now submitted online – making it more accessible for those baristas from regional areas. The winning barista plus a friend will be flown to Vietnam for

Ahead of their debut at MICE next year, we recently had a chance to catch up with Kirk Stuart of Green Bean Coffee. Kirk founded the company after he saw the Green Bean Coffee Roaster in prototype stages and brought it to Australia in 2000. Q: Can you tell us a bit more about how Green Bean Coffee first

The MICE2019 Christmas Campaign has come and gone, with this year’s campaign proving to be one of the most successful to-date! The campaign took place from 3 – 8 December, and involved a group of extremely generous MICE exhibitors offering up some amazing christmas gifts to some very lucky winners: Vertue Coffee Roasters gifted a 3 month coffee subscription to Erica