BeanScene Magazine

18/06/2026

The change means 98 per cent of all active businesses in Australia will be eligible for the concession.

The Federal Government has announced it is seeking to extend the 50 per cent extra capital gains tax discount for small businesses.

18/06/2026

The first Aotearoa Brewers Cup held in almost a decade was a roaring success, according to the New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association.

The Aotearoa Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters Championships were held Auckland’s The Tuesday Club, in front of an excitable crowd of the country’s specialty coffee experts.

18/06/2026

Fixx Nutrition has gone all-in on functional coffee with the release of a new cold brew caffeine shot range.

17/06/2026

The first 32 competitor places for the competition sold out in just 15 minutes!

The 2026 PCA Australia Cup Tasters Championship has officially concluded for this year, with Nophadon Kantaros taking the top prize.

16/06/2026

For Old Quarter Coffee Merchants, growth only matters if producers grow too 📈

Click below to read how Yosir Le Cerf and Amelia Hicks scaled the dream 👇

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15/06/2026

The Coffee Club Australia is challenging customers to test its coffee, with a novel promotion taking place over the next week.

Coffee chain The Coffee Club is taking a novel approach to bring new customers through the doors, offering free coffee.

12/06/2026

The Specialty Coffee Association has created the Master of Specialty Coffee program.

The Master of Specialty Coffee is designed to be the "apex" of coffee qualifications presented by the Specialty Coffee Association.

11/06/2026

Matcha has become a menu staple in cafés around Australasia, but the popular green tea's close cousin is gaining traction across the world.

With matcha making the transition from potential fad to menu staple, one of its lesser-known cousins is now quietly taking café menus by storm.

11/06/2026

The morning rush, brunch, late lunch, and final coffees of the 7am to 3pm café hours are becoming a thing of the past, and there are huge opportunities that can be found in the shifting dayparts of Australia's café scene.

As more cafés break away from conventional operating hours, venues are tapping into dayparts outside the 7am–3pm service window. Whatopportunities and challenges do they face?

11/06/2026

When and where to sell cold drinks used to be straightforward. Now, they've become a permanent part of the café menu structure.

Cold drinks used to be straightforward seasonal thinking – a summer spike that tapered off as soon as the weather turned. But that pattern no longer reflects what’s happening in cafés. Across Australia, iced coffees, frappes, cold teas and dessert-style beverages are now holding steady year-rou...