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Aussie claims 2025 World Barista Championship

Melbourne-based barista Jack Simpson from Axil Coffee has been named as the 2025 World Barista Champion. The competition has been the culmination of years of work, with...

Industry

Brumby’s Bakery launches Pistachio and Dubai Choc range

Dubai Chocolate is the breakout flavour of 2025, and the latest place it’s hitting is Brumby’s Bakery. Brumby’s has announced a new range complete with three limited...

Industry

Research: from textile waste to mushrooms

Australian supermarket shelves could soon be stocked with mushrooms that have been grown from the Northern Territory’s textile waste. A recently released research project by Charles Darwin...

Industry

NSW announces next stage of plastics ban

Bread tags, fish soy sauce bottles and pizza savers are among the items that will be banned across New South Wales as the state government ramps up...

Industry

Study: Personalisation badges reduce customer abuse

Recent research undertaken by QUT Business School researchers has shown personalised “under badges” worn by workers can significantly reduce verbal abuse from customers. The project was undertaken...

Industry

Naan tops World’s best bread list

TasteAtlas has released their list of the 100 best breads from around the globe, with the iconic Indian bread garlic butter naan claiming the top spot. Coming...

Openings

Charlie Duffy announces opening of Daybaker in Melbourne

Charlie Duffy is the pastry chef’s pastry chef. And now, the former Small Batch and Tivoli Road Bakery alumni has announced he’ll be opening his own bakery...

Products

Engineered for Panettone excellence

Direct Bakery’s new stainless steel rotating oven trolley for Panettone is designed to optimise the baking and cooling process of this popular festive season treat. Manufactured in...

Events

2025 Tasmanian Baking Show wrap-up

The results are in for the Baking Association of Australia’s 2025 Tasmanian Baking Show. On October 30 bakers from across Tasmania – and from further afield –...

Industry

Industrial facility fire linked to WA bread shortage

A recent fire at an industrial bread facility south of Perth has resulted in a statewide shortage of sliced bread in supermarkets across Western Australia. The fire...