Spotlight on the Sydney coffee scene – the future beyond Covid-19

<p>On the podcast this week we speak to three leading lights in the Sydney coffee community to explore how Covid-19 has impacted the influential Australian coffee market and how it has begun to recover.</p><p>With cafés already open and thriving across Sydney and other parts of Australia, we get a glimpse into what the coffee landscape might look like once global vaccination efforts begin to take effect, and how café owners should start preparing for a return to a new normality.</p><p>Jenny Willits, CEO, <a href="https://www.sevenmiles.com.au/">Seven Miles Coffee Roasters</a>, discusses the booming coffee-at-home trend and how cafés must adapt to the needs of a more knowledgeable consumer.</p><p>Nich Rae, Head of Coffee for <a href="https://www.tobysestate.com.au/">Toby’s Estate</a>, explores how the pandemic affected café volumes and gets us up to speed with the latest trends emerging from Sydney’s influential coffee scene.</p><p>We’ll also hear from Melinda Evans, Operations Manager for <a href="https://mecca.coffee/">Mecca Coffee Roasters</a> on the trends that are impacting Mecca’s business and how it is putting sustainability promises into practice.</p><p>Credits music: <a href="https://holiday-sidewinder.bandcamp.com/track/whispers">Whispers </a>by Holiday Sidewinder in partnership with <a href="https://www.coffeemusicproject.com/">The Coffee Music Project</a></p><p>Get in touch and tell us what topics you'd like to hear by visiting <a href="https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/5THWAVE/Podcast">www.worldcoffeeportal.com/5THWAVE/Podcast </a></p>