IT was a big night for Cape Town’s Rosetta Roastery and Johannesburg’s Bean There Coffee Company as they walked away with top honours at this year’s FNB Coffee Magazine Awards.
The winners were announced at a prestigious gala dinner hosted at Durban’s Waterfront Hotel recently.
Rosetta Roastery won the Roastery of the Year award with their head barista, Simnikiwe Mkhize, taking home the coveted Barista of the Year award. Bean There Coffee Company was named Team of the Year with the company’s Cuth Bland taking home the coveted Excellence in Coffee Award.
“I can’t believe it!” said Mkhize, addressing 200 invited delegates at the awards’ ceremony. “This award is because of my team, my customers and my friends.” Mkhize, who is originally from Durban, is also the reigning Western Cape Barista Champion and the 2017 KZN Barista Champion.
The FNB Coffee Magazine Awards were initiated in 2018 to bring South African coffee professionals together while recognising and celebrate excellence within the industry.
Over 250 of the coffee industry’s top influencers met in Durban for three days to workshop the significant issues in coffee, while learning about global trends and practices from some of the globe’s best coffee professionals. These workshops and interactions were arranged to bridge the gap between South Africa and leading coffee nations in terms of standards and trends.
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