Cafe Focus: Echo Coffee - <p>Echo Coffee

54 Hornbill Road, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2191

All images used with permission from their lovely Instagram




Tell us about the people behind Echo?

At echo, we have a fanta...</p>

Cafe Focus: Echo Coffee

Echo Coffee 54 Hornbill Road, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2191 All images used with permission from their lovely Instagram Tell us about the people behind Echo? At echo, we have a fanta...

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Entrepreneur Inspiration: Ground One Coffee - <p>We met Letsi Mailula a few years ago at an industry event and were so thrilled to see street pole ads pop up all over the country with his and business partner, Pride Radebe's faces on them! Onwar...</p>

Entrepreneur Inspiration: Ground One Coffee

We met Letsi Mailula a few years ago at an industry event and were so thrilled to see street pole ads pop up all over the country with his and business partner, Pride Radebe's faces on them! Onwar...

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Water FAQs Answered: In depth look at better water for your beverages! - <p>Frequently Asked Questions about Water with Ultimate Water

The quality of your water has a direct impact on the taste of your beverages, as well as the longevity and efficiency of your equipment, w...</p>

Water FAQs Answered: In depth look at better water for your beverages!

Frequently Asked Questions about Water with Ultimate Water The quality of your water has a direct impact on the taste of your beverages, as well as the longevity and efficiency of your equipment, w...

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Have Coffee, Will Travel: An Interview with Sasa Sestic - <p>As competitions heat up again and the SA circuit kicks off for the first time since 2020, we're getting excited about the top level of coffee in all it's forms!

This interview was originall...</p>

Have Coffee, Will Travel: An Interview with Sasa Sestic

As competitions heat up again and the SA circuit kicks off for the first time since 2020, we're getting excited about the top level of coffee in all it's forms! This interview was originall...

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5 things you can do for Bees on World Bee Day (and every day!) - <p>

Happy World Bee Day!

You may think this is a strange proclamation, but without bees you wouldn't be sipping on that coffee in your hands right now, and in fact, none of us would be alive at...</p>

5 things you can do for Bees on World Bee Day (and every day!)

Happy World Bee Day! You may think this is a strange proclamation, but without bees you wouldn't be sipping on that coffee in your hands right now, and in fact, none of us would be alive at...

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State of Gratitude: The Wency Masawi Story - <p>Words by Iain Evans

Photos By Coffee Magazine 




Coffee Competitions are an emotional space. Over a few days and in short bursts of performance, a career can be made or an opportunity m...</p>

State of Gratitude: The Wency Masawi Story

Words by Iain Evans Photos By Coffee Magazine  Coffee Competitions are an emotional space. Over a few days and in short bursts of performance, a career can be made or an opportunity m...

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Beautiful things: The Coffee Journal from our friends, Aramse coffee - <p>In our latest edition, Issue 39, we featured a story from Aramse Coffee on their Universal Recipe Builder and were delighted to find out that they have created a product that encourages the use of the...</p>

Beautiful things: The Coffee Journal from our friends, Aramse coffee

In our latest edition, Issue 39, we featured a story from Aramse Coffee on their Universal Recipe Builder and were delighted to find out that they have created a product that encourages the use of the...

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A whole new garage forecourt world: Pantry by Marble - <p>Pantry by Marble Group

Sasol Garage, Jan Smuts Drive, under iconic Marble Restaurant


The garage forecourt space has been hotly contested and gaining in prestige and popularity over the years, ...</p>

A whole new garage forecourt world: Pantry by Marble

Pantry by Marble Group Sasol Garage, Jan Smuts Drive, under iconic Marble Restaurant The garage forecourt space has been hotly contested and gaining in prestige and popularity over the years, ...

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Cafe Focus: Molweni Coffee - <p>Molweni Coffee Shop

1 Dorman St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001

Monde Bulala took the struggles of the pandemic and tried to find the opportunities, resulting in Molweni Coffee. We have yet to visit i...</p>

Cafe Focus: Molweni Coffee

Molweni Coffee Shop 1 Dorman St, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001 Monde Bulala took the struggles of the pandemic and tried to find the opportunities, resulting in Molweni Coffee. We have yet to visit i...

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The Coffee Heart of Maboneng: Home of the Bean - <p>Home of the Bean is situated in the vibey Maboneng district of downtown Joburg. This success story came to our attention when the Owner, a certain snappy dressing Leroy Lemogang Kgopa was nominated by...</p>

The Coffee Heart of Maboneng: Home of the Bean

Home of the Bean is situated in the vibey Maboneng district of downtown Joburg. This success story came to our attention when the Owner, a certain snappy dressing Leroy Lemogang Kgopa was nominated by...

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The Coffee Magazine Autumn Edition 2022, Issue 39 - <p>This edition attempts to inspire you see the world of coffee differently! On the cover we present to you the deconstructed coffee tree. Foraged from Beaver Creek Coffee Farm on the KwaZulu Natal South...</p>

The Coffee Magazine Autumn Edition 2022, Issue 39

This edition attempts to inspire you see the world of coffee differently! On the cover we present to you the deconstructed coffee tree. Foraged from Beaver Creek Coffee Farm on the KwaZulu Natal South...

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Making moves to a greener way of doing coffee business - <p>We love to see big business making strides to do business better and more environmentally friendly (Check out Issue 39 for innovative solutions on takeaway cups). And Bootlegger is doing just that! Pl...</p>

Making moves to a greener way of doing coffee business

We love to see big business making strides to do business better and more environmentally friendly (Check out Issue 39 for innovative solutions on takeaway cups). And Bootlegger is doing just that! Pl...

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Max Bagels, a central Cape Town delight - <p>Max Bagels

Shop 28, de Oude Schuur
120 Bree Street
Cape Town 8001




You know, I must've walked past this hole-in-the-wall fixture of Bree street a hundred times, always with keen inter...</p>

Max Bagels, a central Cape Town delight

Max Bagels Shop 28, de Oude Schuur 120 Bree Street Cape Town 8001 You know, I must've walked past this hole-in-the-wall fixture of Bree street a hundred times, always with keen inter...

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New Kid on the Block: Get Lost Coffee - <p>Get Lost Coffee

Shop 1 Franschhoek Square Huguenot Street, Franschhoek




Oh how we love to stumble upon little cafe gems! En route to an upcoming Issue 40 feature in the Cedarberg, Get ...</p>

New Kid on the Block: Get Lost Coffee

Get Lost Coffee Shop 1 Franschhoek Square Huguenot Street, Franschhoek Oh how we love to stumble upon little cafe gems! En route to an upcoming Issue 40 feature in the Cedarberg, Get ...

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Tribute: Mervin Moodley of Spektra Technical Support - <p>Mervin Moodley was a Durban coffee scene constant, working behind the scenes in support of independent cafes and large chain stores to make sure all the equipment ran smoothly. He recently passed away...</p>

Tribute: Mervin Moodley of Spektra Technical Support

Mervin Moodley was a Durban coffee scene constant, working behind the scenes in support of independent cafes and large chain stores to make sure all the equipment ran smoothly. He recently passed away...

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Winners Announced: 3 x Discover Great Coffee Club box worth R640 - <p>Congratulations to our Winners:

Wickus Klopper

Lorna Fortune

Giovanni Ghignone

You can still order your own box here for only R640 which includes the latest edition of The Coffee Magazine!...</p>

Winners Announced: 3 x Discover Great Coffee Club box worth R640

Congratulations to our Winners: Wickus Klopper Lorna Fortune Giovanni Ghignone You can still order your own box here for only R640 which includes the latest edition of The Coffee Magazine!...

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Feature: The Slowtown Way of Life - <p>Originally published in Issue 37 of The Coffee Magazine


The Slowtown Way of Life

Building a brand and growing a family in Nambia



Sand. Hundreds of thousands of years of wind against roc...</p>

Feature: The Slowtown Way of Life

Originally published in Issue 37 of The Coffee Magazine The Slowtown Way of Life Building a brand and growing a family in Nambia Sand. Hundreds of thousands of years of wind against roc...

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New Kid on the Block: Monarch Coffee Cartel - <p>Bringing beautifully roasted coffee to Paarl, Monarch Coffee Cartel, born during lockdown and with aspirations of being one of the best, this is a roastery to watch!



Monarch Coffee Cartel, the ...</p>

New Kid on the Block: Monarch Coffee Cartel

Bringing beautifully roasted coffee to Paarl, Monarch Coffee Cartel, born during lockdown and with aspirations of being one of the best, this is a roastery to watch! Monarch Coffee Cartel, the ...

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The Story of a Tanzanian Coffee Farm - <p>Photographs by Bianca Thielke

Interview with Bente Luther-Medoch




While it may in some ways be seen as problematic or form part of a ‘white saviour’ mentality, we have over the ...</p>

The Story of a Tanzanian Coffee Farm

Photographs by Bianca Thielke Interview with Bente Luther-Medoch While it may in some ways be seen as problematic or form part of a ‘white saviour’ mentality, we have over the ...

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Interview + Recipe: Brandon Smith on his 3rd place in World AeroPress Champs 2021 - <p>

We chatted to Brandon Smith who placed 3rd in the World AeroPress Champs earlier this month! Bringing the bronze back to South Africa!

Congratulations Brandon! He went up against 44 other ...</p>

Interview + Recipe: Brandon Smith on his 3rd place in World AeroPress Champs 2021

We chatted to Brandon Smith who placed 3rd in the World AeroPress Champs earlier this month! Bringing the bronze back to South Africa! Congratulations Brandon! He went up against 44 other ...

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