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How to drink affordable and excellent coffee at home, and avoid surging prices

Coffee prices are predicted to hit $7, but there are ways to get barista-quality brews without an espresso machine, like parachutes and new-wave instant.

  • Dani Valent

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The rising cost of coffee.

Charge $7 for a coffee? Some stressed-out cafe owners would rather shut down

Stuck between soaring business costs and reduced consumer spending, cafe owners are in a “Mexican stand-off”, says Pablo & Rusty’s CEO.

  • Jessica Yun
Ivor Williams cuts the cake

‘Bless these Australian nuts’: A fruit cake and VB English tradition

For many, the annual cake and ale ceremony is a reminder of an indelible link between Australia and Britain.

  • Rob Harris
Masterchef UK long-time co-hosts: Australian John Torode, left, and Gregg Wallace.

Australian MasterChef co-host ‘truly upset’ about Wallace scandal

John Torode spoke out after his long-time presenting partner Greg Wallace announced he was stepping back from the BBC show amid an investigation into his alleged sexualised conduct.

  • Rob Harris

Deep in Amish country, women in white hats and aprons churn out Pepe Saya butter

No smartphones, no internet – and no electricity. Making butter with an American Amish community presented Sydney’s Pepe Saya with challenges - and rewards.

  • Liz Gooch
Maggie Li, 27, drinks a flat white at Cafe del Volcan.

Despite all the tea in China, in Shanghai, the coffee is hot

On the streets of China’s financial and cosmopolitan hub, a caffeine-fuelled revolution is taking place.

  • Lisa Visentin
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After decades of struggling to cut through, Starbucks is now booming in Australia thanks to tweens.

Why Starbucks is crashing in the US, but booming in Australia

After decades of struggling to meet our high coffee standards, Starbucks is enjoying record profits Down Under thanks to a new generation of customers.

  • Shona Hendley
Lee Kum Kee’s sauces are used by professional chefs and home cooks all around the world.

Saucy business: The billion-dollar brand you know by sight, if not by name

A 136-year-old condiment company, Lee Kum Kee, is evolving to reach a new generation – but many trade secrets still stay in the family.

  • Jessica Yun
Moccona’s parent company sued over Vittoria’s 400g instant coffee glass jar – and Vittoria has won.

Australian coffee brand Vittoria humbles Moccona in glass jar fight

The $15 billion American-Dutch coffee giant JDE picked a fight with Sydney coffee company Vittoria – and lost.

  • Jessica Yun
Domino’s Pizza’s long-serving boss Don Meij has been replaced.

Domino’s CEO Don Meij steps down after 22 years

After serving as global chief executive since 2002, Meij will be replaced by former Coca-Cola executive Mark van Dyck.

  • Jessica Yun

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