Danes First Store

In 1995, the company opened its first coffee shop in Neutral Bay which heralded the beginning of its retailing that in turn laid the foundation for all the Danes quality control systems. To keep a finger on the pulse and to monitor changing customer trends, Danes continues to own and operate our model espresso bar coffee shop in Wahroonga. We invite you visit our model Danes shop at 12 Railway Avenue Wahroonga and taste and experience Danes gourmet specialty coffee.

Coffee appreciation and barista training has always played a major role at Danes. Our barista courses were originally conducted at Neutral Bay from 1996. Since the Australian coffee industry had no official guidelines or standards at the time, Paul Jackson founded the Danes Gourmet Coffee Institute (DGCI) in 1999. As well as forming the institute, he defined the nearest thing to the first espresso standards and formal barista accreditation.

The DGCI is recognised in Australia today as the industry's most thorough barista training curriculum and has been used as a training model for all that have followed. This training and experience, in turn, is used to support the ever growing astute group of Danes supplied cafes to transfer the Danes success to its customers. Although revolutionary in their philosophies, Danes Gourmet Coffee and the Danes Gourmet Coffee Institute are committed to giving to the industry an exceptional quality coffee, training and quality control systems to measure and maintain an extraordinary barista standard.

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