
Coffee Is Changing, Whether You Like It or Not | COFFEE BREAK!
From IT’S JUST COFFEE! by Ben Bicknell & Rohan Cooke
May 20, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
Ben discusses the rapid changes in the coffee industry and what it means for coffee lovers.
Ben’s back from San Francisco, Bangkok, Dubai, Thailand and chats about what he’s seeing: producing countries keeping the good stuff, new specialty hotspots, and why Australia might not get first pick of great coffee forever. Bottom line, the coffee industry is changing, and quickly. Tune in and get up to date! Coffee Break is your weekly inside scoop into the coffee community. Everything from on the fly barista tips, honest and unfiltered cafe reviews (eek), hospitality stories and gate kept coffee secrets. Want more coffee content? IT'S JUST COFFEE: https://linktr.ee/itsjustcoffeepod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=4e8cead0-6644-4c4a-b419-28c825b1b236 Want to get in touch? Hit us up at hello@itsjustcoffeepod.com for any questions or comments. Proudly sponsored by: Marco Beverage Systems: https://www.instagram.com/marcobeveragesystems/ Apax Lab: https://apaxlab.com/ Condesa Co.Lab: https://condesacolab.com.au/ Riverina Fresh: https://www.riverinafresh.com.au/ Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben Bicknell, Rohan Cooke
Topics covered
- coffee industry
- specialty coffee
- barista tips
- cafe reviews
- hospitality stories
Keywords
- coffee
- specialty coffee
- barista tips
- cafe reviews
- coffee community
Sponsors
Marco Beverage Systems, Apax Lab, Condesa Co.Lab, Riverina Fresh
Mentioned in this episode
Places: San Francisco, Bangkok, Dubai, Thailand, Australia
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