April
Is this flat white really worth $500 a cup?
If you thought coffee was getting expensive in Melbourne, it’s hard to beat the eye-watering price for this Japanese-grown coffee in London’s Mayfair.
- Blathnaid Corless
Caffeinated coffee just became the drink of losers
When Weihong Zhang won this year’s US Brewers’ Cup it was the first time in the competition’s 20-year history that a decaffeinated beverage had taken the title.
- Matthew Kronsberg
November 2023
KPMG seeks buyers for Australia’s biggest artisanal baker
The 2023 financial year saw sales bounce back to in excess of $100 million, as the business recovered from the forced COVID-19 pandemic closures.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
July 2023
Could coffee actually be good for us?
A new study published in the New England Journal Of Medicine suggests that coffee might actually be boosting our heart health.
- Hattie Garlick
June 2023
CEO exits at Australia’s largest beer company
Robert Iervasi has called last drinks as boss of Asahi Beverages, overseeing brands such as Victoria Bitter and Carlton Draught.
- Simon Evans
March 2023
- Analysis
- Workplace culture
How coffee is bringing people back to the office
Coffee consumption is rising while office use has halved in cities such as New York compared to before the pandemic. Could the humble bean be a factor in making workplaces hum again?
- Julia Hobsbawm
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
At last, a coffee machine that gets it just right
The Barista Touch Impress hits a sweet spot in the middle of Breville’s line-up, particularly for drinkers who’ve switched to non-dairy milks.
- John Davidson
February 2023
Cafe owner says squeezed customers are paying with 30-year-old notes
Sydney café owner Tony Franze says customers have started buying coffees with decades-old banknotes as households feel the pinch.
- Gus McCubbing
‘Absolutely mindblowing’: Melbourne cafe serves $200 cup of coffee
Melbourne café group Proud Mary will offer 200 cups of Black Jaguar coffee for $200 a pop and the company’s founder says it gave him an “out of body” experience.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2022
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
This new hotel brings (unprecedented) LA cool to Sydney
Ace Hotels’ first outlet in the southern hemisphere brings a touch of trendy Los Angeles to one of the city’s oldest suburbs, Surry Hills.
- Max Mason
August 2022
This coffee machine breaks the biggest rule
Surely, you can’t make good quality coffee from used beans? A former Tesla chief executive says you can and top-of-the-line coffee shops in the US agree.
- Kate Krader
July 2022
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Why did Lavazza add Alexa to a manual coffee machine?
The famous Italian brand has incorporated Amazon voice controls to a machine you still need to operate the old-fashioned way.
- John Davidson
Hungry Jack’s invests $20m to take on McCafe
The burger chain’s chief executive, Chris Green, admitted the push had come a “little bit late” but said it had found a gap in the market.
- Lucas Baird
Nervous staff and no bankers: Western firms struggle to exit Russia
For foreign companies still working out what to do with their stranded Russian assets, President Vladimir Putin’s seizure of a major oil and gas project is a powerful warning.
- Essi Lehto and Anne Kauranen
June 2022
Coffee could reduce your risk of death by 30pc
Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups a day, even with sugar, were that much less likely to die during this study’s period. The finding is “huge”, say researchers.
- Dani Blum
May 2022
AFL brothers turn their hands to instant coffee
AFL star Ed Langdon and his older brother Tom want to overhaul the way you drink coffee at home through their new premium instant coffee brand.
- Gus McCubbing
What drives up your cholesterol really?
Researchers say you should avoid boiled or plunger coffee because it raises your levels more than other kinds. But should you blame the biscuit instead?
- Sue Quinn
You think a $5 flat white is pricey? Check out the cost overseas
Australian coffee lovers are not alone in facing sharply rising prices for a caffeine fix.
- Hans van Leeuwen, Michael Smith, Matthew Cranston and Emma Connors
Vittoria rejects private equity overtures as sales rebound
Australia’s largest family-owned coffee group had a rough time in the pandemic but says being locally owned is helping a renewed surge.
- Simon Evans
April 2022
The sub-$4 flat white is an endangered species
Melbourne appears to lay claim to Australia’s most expensive coffee, while Hobart, Brisbane and Perth offer much cheaper brews.
- Gus McCubbing
