Let the roadshow begin!

DATE: 09 July 2015 FROM: Sean Edwards Managing Director, Café Culture International It’s time to find and reward North America’s best coffee roasters. The Roadshow has begun with The Compak Golden Bean Team arriving in Los Angeles in late June with a flying visit to some great roasteries in southern California.

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Reg Barber

Founder, Reg Barber Enterprises Reg Barber has been making quality tampers at his workshop near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for nineteen years. Through his own innovations and listening to barista’s needs he has constantly evolved his tamper designs.

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The Compak Golden Bean officially launched

Communication has now been sent out to over 1000 North American roasting businesses. We have had great feedback to date, receiving many questions about the event. It has been very encouraging to see so much interest in this competition gaining early recognition from the local industry.

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Press Release

DATE: 02 June 2015 FROM:  Sean Edwards Managing Director, Café Culture International Please let me be the first to introduce you to this exciting event taking place in North America. We are very proud to announce The Compak Golden Bean Roasters competition will take place from the 16th to 19th of September this year in

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Australian Winner 2014

Compak Golden Bean Overall Winner + Winner of Milk Based Category Uncle Joe’s Coffee by Mark Leo of 3rd Crack Coffee Brokerage What began as simple curiosity over a gold medal winning coffee turned into an all consuming quest to unlock the mysteries of the bean. For me, my coffee journey began in late 2008,

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