new teas                                                                                                                        

                    Extending our ‘Zen & the art of’ range we have now introduced 3 new teas to the range.

                Chai - traditional spiced Indian black tea blended with exotic spices & zest. Enjoyed black or brewed with milk.

                             A little honey draws out the warm flavours.

                Chamomile - soft & sweet, the perfect cup for evenings to aid digestion and enhance calmness.

                Zen Zinger - A wonderful aromatic blend of lemongrass, ginger & mint - perfect for a pick me up & to sooth & revitalize.

  To view our full range and pack sizes & see our new products page samples enquire by email 

  sales@zentvelds.com.au

monthly prize draw winners...

June - C Mclean, entry from Peppermints cafe in Glen Innes

July - Deb Duff, entry from Melanies cafe in Penguin Tasmania

August - Margie Farrell, entry from Utopia cafe in Bangalow.

September - Brian Ringland, entry from Bombay Cherry in Mullumbimby.

October - Paul Mason, entry from Beantree cafe in Port Macquarie.

new cafe essentials

Extending our range of cafe essentials for retail & cafe service.....    

1. Beautifully crafted stainless steel insulated plungers - 350ml makes 2-3 cups. You can purchase & sell individually or team
   

      with retail coffee to make you own hamper with other products in our range - alternately look at our hamper packs below.

1. Smoothly polished, able to use either end for your domestic or commercial machine with both 51mm & 58mm ends.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
   

1. Other useful bits are our coffee measure spoons & individual serve, spring loaded tea ball strainers & stainless
   

      milk jugs in sizes ranging from 600ml - 2 litre.

1. Zen tea infuser cups - great for in house service or to retail with our Zen & the art of tea range. The cup holds 400ml
   

&  is a strainer and cup in one.

Great visual appeal, seeing the tea leafs unfurl in the glass and allowing customers to extract to their desired

strength, making it perfect for your teas service.                                      

                    accredited training courses....

Our training facilities are regularly being put to good use for barista training courses for the commercial

market run through - Byron Shire ACE.

The course modules taught are accredited and nationally recognized certificate of competency in units of

“ Serve & prepare Espresso Coffee” & “Workplace Hygiene”.

Students also explore detail in coffee origins, processing and roasting, gaining an insight into the elements

of coffee production. Students also receive comprehensive course notes developed by Rebecca & ACE.

Also popular are the ‘Espresso for home’ courses also run through ACE,

where individuals learn to perfect coffee preparation and service

specific to their own machines.

With demand ever so popular we will soon have extra private run

courses - keep in contact for dates.

If you are interested in registering your staff for a course, you can do so

by contacting: Byron Shire Ace - www.acebyron.org.au             

plantation news ....

                    storm season....

In our last newsletter we mentioned the great condition of the plantation and how lush the crop was looking for harvest ..... well how things can change....

Last week saw the beginning of some humid weather and afternoon storms,

then a few days later came a storm front with winds at gale force, slamming us

with hail stones the size of most, golf to tennis ball size.

We certainly suffered crop losses and  damage to the gardens and cars stranded in the

storm’s path.

See our not so happy snaps.....  

Hot off the press... here’s our version of coffee styles poster.

We have developed an A3 colour poster for you reference, providing a great visual display and a quick

reference guide to the most common coffees served in Australia.

The poster includes a summary of the steps in espresso extraction and milk frothing notes.

We will be sending this poster out free with your orders. If you would like a copy sooner or our full training

notes to keep your staff up to date, please ask.