On Friday 12th December, the coffee community gathered at The Venue Melrose Arch for a night of glamour and celebration.
Thank you to the supportive and incredible Sponsors who make this platform possible. You are appreciated more than we can express. Special mention to Yoco for coming on board in a big way this year to support the coffee community.
We spent a huge amount of time collating and researching the nominees for these Awards. You can see the full list here. It has been a fulfilling and difficult process! We take this very seriously and invest a lot of time in it. We know all Awards are flawed and subjective in some way shape or form, but we try to focus on the positives of recognition and benefits to businesses who receive that recognition.
In that spirit, we use our discretion, as The Coffee Magazine to share the love as much as possible. We may not be able to reach every person who deserves recognition, but we are doing our best to spread positivity! This is a platform to celebrate the wonderful industry of coffee in this country that we have had the privilege of serving for the last 13 years.
We are proud to be a part of this industry and we are grateful for each and every human that makes it a dynamic and inspirational sector of hospitality.
Congratulations to each and every nominee and thank you to everyone from the industry who came out to support each other from all around the country.
And now with out further ado...
Best New Café
Presented by Kirsty Reid of Red Espresso
WINNER: here.
Accepted by Antony Sifiso
Best New Roastery
Presented by Bianca Muratu of YOCO
WINNER: Upper Room Coffee Roasters - Earl Riffel
Excellence in Coffee
Presented by Christopher Abrahams of Sanremo
WINNER: Shewaan Khan - Yellow Jacket Coffee
Dedication to Education
Presented by Samantha Naidoo - Ciro Coffee Academy
WINNER: Obakeng ‘Tiny’ Tshabalala - TriBeCa
Best Café Design
Presented by Graeme Myhill of Selati
WINNER: Rosetta Cafe - Claremont
Accepted by Moses Masiu of Rosetta
Coffee Instructor of the Year
Presented by Lerato Nako of HOSTEX
WINNER: Christopher Abrahams - TP Coffee Academy
Technician of the Year
Presented by Jody Wyngaard of Caffenu
WINNER: Jacques Cilliers - Equiserve
Franchise of the Year
Presented by Graeme Myhill of Selati
WINNER: PLATŌ
Accepted by Retha van Rhijn, Siyanda Tose and Shannon Black
Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
Presented by Melissa Barnes of YOCO
WINNER: Rodney Mudzengerere - Kohi by Ifuku
Best Coffee Packaging
Presented by Thabo Tswai of Brazmata
WINNER: Bean There Coffee - 20 Year Packaging Rebrand
Best On the Go Coffee
Presented by Edwin Nicholas of Dartpac
WINNER: Cedar Hatch at Lemkus
Accepted by Hee Ye Kim and Winston Thomas of Cedar Coffee
Best Alternative Brewing Experience
Presented by Shawn Cloete of Hario
WINNER: Now Coffee
Accepted by Dieter Kiezer
Café Community Award
Presented by Kirsty Reid of Red Espresso
WINNER: Holiday Coffee Co, Port Elizabeth
Accepted by Chris Faragher
Coffee Team of the Year
Presented by Emile Berries of BWT Africa
WINNER: seam.
Accepted by Claudio
Café of the Year
Presented by Mikael Jasin on behalf of Morrico Coffee Specialists
WINNER: Home of the Bean
Accepted by Itumeleng and Leroy Kgopa
Roastery of the Year
Presented by Rob Stein of Loring
WINNER: Bluebird Coffee Roastery
Accepted by Dario Scilipoti
Barista of the Year
Presented by Christopher Abrahams of Sanremo
WINNER: Hee Ye Kim - Cedar Coffee
Congratulations again to everyone who was nominated and thank you again to each of our sponsors and all of the people who made the effort to turn up and be part of this community, you're legendary!!!
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