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KERRY’S Influence of the Indie (IOTI) event will arrive in Sydney on 25-26 September.
It is the second chapter in the company’s World of Coffee series and is set to celebrate the influence Australia’s coffee scene and culture has had on the world.
Simon Hague, head of coffee APMEA, said the IOTI was born out of research conducted by Kerry with 100 baristas across 10 key markets. The baristas were surveyed, and all of them said Australia was their “dream destination for work”.
Hague says: “Australia has one of the leading independent coffee markets and culture in the world, with over ninety per cent independently owned.
“Over two fully immersive nights, we will explore how this heavy bias towards local produce and independents has translated into additional layers of creativity and competition, like nowhere else on earth.
“Coffee is all about people. Taking an anthropological view of history and consumers allows for a broader and more interesting look at coffee and wider beverage trends.
“Australia is a unique market with waves of immigration through the last 200 years, creating a hot bed for innovation and a unique view on beverages – one which is held as a torch to all other markets around the world.”
BARISTAS AS ARTISTS
DaVinci Gourmet started in the late ’80s when specialty coffee was coming into its own.
Founder Greg Davenport saw an opportunity to develop a
premium syrup that would deliver on flavour and form,
whether the beverage was hot or cold.
Davenport called the brand DaVinci as he saw
baristas and mixologists as real artists.
Guided by that, Hague says
the company combines “craft, science and art to provide an amazing palette of flavours that empower drink makers to create their masterpieces”.
Its legacy recipes are made in single batches that leverage Kerry proprietary technologies on flavours, juices and functional ingredients.
The range in Australia includes Classic Syrups, a Mixology Range, Dessert Sauces and Fruit Beverage Mixes. All are available through distributor Cofi Com.
BEVERAGES COME
INTO FOCUS
In line with broader market trends, healthier beverages have become a focus for Kerry, particularly those in the better-for-you category.
It is a space where Kerry can merge its taste and nutrition expertise, encompassing functional fortification, closer-to-the-source and sugar reduction categories.
Kerry can work on the addition of nutritionally beneficial ingredients like probiotics, protein and fibre into beverages.
Its proprietary GanedenBC30 probiotic ingredient adds digestive, immune and protein utilisation support to beverage products and is highly stable.
This means it is viable
through most manufacturing processes and can endure high temperatures, allowing it to be used in categories like teabags.
The closer-to-the-source trend refers to the movement towards authenticity across the supply chain and the desire to
didn’t compromise on taste. The range will launch with Vanilla and Caramel variants
and be available through Kerry’s distributor, Cofi Com.
On what to expect from the IOTI event, Hague says, “We have brought the best Italian
Baristas and coffee aficionados at Kerry’s Influence of the Indi event in Dubai
“ Australia is a unique market with waves of immigration through the last 200 years, creating a hot bed for innovation and a unique view on beverages.”
know the stories behind the people, provenance and processes making the products.
Kerry has a collection of sustainable, authentic and clean label Natural flavours and botanical extracts.
In 2017, AC Nielsen found a fifth of Australian consumers were willing to pay more for low sugar and 44 per cent said they were avoiding sugar as an ingredient.
For DaVinci, this provided the perfect opportunity to develop a new Sugar Free range, using Kerry’s proprietary TasteSense technology.
DaVinci developed syrups that didn’t have the sugar but
espresso machines, the best coffee knowledge from our partners and a passion for what we do to show market leaders across the beverage market what the future platforms are.
“This is an exciting opportunity for competitor brands to come together and enjoy a great, fun evening,” Hague says.
“People immediately think Melbourne when it comes to coffee culture. But if you compare the cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane they all have very different views, styles and ideas around coffee and beverages.” ✷
COVER STORY
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