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We're counting down until Australian PURA, Dairy Farmers and Vitasoy Barista Champion Craig Simon takes the stage in Amsterdam to deliver his routine in the 2018 World Barista Championship! This will be Craig Simon's third attempt at the WBC title. Craig is competing...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has announced that the 2019 Regional Competition Season will run from the last week of August through to the first week of December in 2018. Final dates and locations will be announced by 1 July, and released with any...

Nominations are now open to join the ASCA Competitions Committee. The ASCA Competitions Committee is an active committee that meets monthly throughout the year, either in person or via teleconference, to guide the professional and effective management of our regional...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has opened expressions of interest to venues or events interested in hosting a regional competition for the 2019 competition year. We are open to submissions from Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra, Perth, and Brisbane. To host a...

If you're a corporate or individual member of ASCA, we want to hear from you! We try to improve on our delivery of ASCA events year on year, and your feedback will help us ensure we're delivering events that you want to attend. Feedback can be provided anonymously if...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association would like to congratulate Sharon Jan of Seven Miles and Jade Jennings of Veneziano Coffee Roasters on being recipients of the Eleonora Genovese Women in Coffee Award. The Award recognises the many contributions Eleonora...

Craig Simon of Veneziano Coffee Roasters in Melbourne has won the Australian Pura, Dairy Farmers and Vitasoy Barista Championship after a four-year hiatus. Craig won the Australian Barista Championship in 2012 and 2014, and placed a career high of fourth in the 2014...

Do you need last minute event, hospitality or business admin staff for the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) event this week? Sidekicker – Australia’s largest on-demand staffing platform and a supplier to MICE – have organised an exclusive offer just for ASCA...

Congratulations to the AMC Australian Roasting Championship #ASCATop12! Roasters Guild Head, Lucy Ward, and her team spent 20 hours assessing entries from 30 competitors to find the best coffee roasters in the country. HUGE congratulations to: 1. Adam...

Inaugural ASCA Australian Roasting Champion, Jack Allisey, has come second in the World Coffee Roasting Championships in Guangzhou, China overnight. The final scores from the judges were announced on Thursday 14 December, with Allisey scoring a total of: 472.6. “It...

Lion Dairy & Drinks proudly supporting the Australian coffee industry for over 12 years, announced as title sponsor of Australian Barista Championship Dairy Farmers, PURA and Masters will continue to be the milk of choice for Australian Specialty Coffee Association...

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) and Vitasoy are proud to announce a 3-year sponsorship agreement, that will see Australia’s leading brand of plant milks support the Australian specialty coffee industry. In an industry first, Vitasoy will also make...

Congratulations to our #ASCATop12's! You'll all have the chance to compete at the Australian Coffee Championships at MICE2018. If you're a regional winner, you're straight through to the Semi-Finals! Congratulations! If you're not a regional winner, you've secured...

ASCA is excited to announce that the 2017/18 MONIN Coffee Chain Challenge will take place at Luna Park, Sydney on Friday 9 February 2018. Coffee chains with at least six stores are invited to enter the battle-it-out challenge to see which one will walk away...

After the success of the 2017 Australian Roasting Championship , 2018 will see the competition expand to more competitor spots and include the whole nation. In the new format, the competition is staged across two gruelling comps to reveal Australia’s...

Congratulations to the winners of the ASCA Western Region Coffee Championship! The ASCA Western Region Coffee Championship took place at Double Shot Coffee Fiesta from 4 – 5 November. The winners are: 2018 Western Region Barista Championship Winner – Adam Metelmann...

ASCA is proud to welcome Castaway as a sponsor of the Australian Roasting Championship. The new three-year arrangement comes after the success of the inaugural Australian Roasting Championship earlier in 2017. Castaway products have been a market leader in the...

Congratulations to the winners of the ASCA Central Region Coffee Championship! The ASCA Central Region Coffee Championship took place at Bare Witness from 7 – 8 October. The winners are: 2018 Central Region Barista Championship Winner – Angus Mackie 2nd Place – Daniel...