This week we are sending a team over to Australia to attend the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE).

Thousands of people from around the world will gather to attend seminars on the coffee industry.

MICE will also host the World Barista Championships where representatives from over 50 countries will compete for the 2013 crown. 

Keep an eye out on Twitter (@laffare) for highlights of the trip.  

Thanks for everyone who came in and enjoyed our Fairtrade Oraganic Gusto during Fair Trade Fortnight.

Congratulations to everyone who hosted a Coffee Break with Oxfam, raising money to make a difference in some of the poorest areas in the world.

The latest Letter from Enzo is out now!

Check out the Fair Trade edition with events you can take part in and great competitions. Also the latest Coffee of the Month is Fairtrade Ethiopian Harar, available now through the e-store.

See the April Letter from Enzo>>

Earlier this month Olly Lawrence from our Wellington Hospitality Sales Team and Dave Young from our Auckland Hospitality Sales Team went to Boston with our General Manager Tony Kerridge for the Specialty Coffee Association of American (SCAA) Symposium and Expo.

While there our guys meet with coffee growers, roasters, baristas and other coffee professionals from around America and the globe discussing all things coffee. The expo hosted the American Barista Championship, Brewers Cup Championship and Cup Tasters Championships where the best from around America compete for titles in their discipline. 

Olly and Tony along with some other team members will be off to Melbourne in May to the 2013 Melbourne International Coffee Expo where the World Barista Championships will be held. 

Find out more on the SCAA and the 2013 Melbourne International Coffee Expo

Pictured: Dave, left and Olly looking very serious outside the symposium venue, Harvard Club.

ANZAC is next week and the anti-surcharge is back!

Join us at our College Street Cafe on ANZAC Day (25 April) where there will be no surcharge and 15% of proceeds will be donated to the RSA. 

So far the anti-surcharge has seen $3112 being donated to charities that contribute greatly to our society such as NZ Stoke Foundation and Wellington Free Ambulance. 

We will be open from 9am - 3pm on ANZAC Day.