Bar 9 Central has now closed its doors. Image: Bar 9 Central / Facebook.

Business

Bar 9 liquidator 'can't see significant return to creditors'

The administrator of the company that pioneered Adelaide’s specialty coffee movement – Bar 9 – has warned that creditors are unlikely to see significant returns from its liquidation.

News

Adelaide coffee pioneers forced into liquidation, owing millions

EXCLUSIVE: The company that led Adelaide’s specialty coffee movement has been forced into liquidation, leaving behind unpaid employees, debts totalling millions, and questions over whether director Ian Callahan – who now styles himself as a “hospitality, business and marketing consultant” – used any company funds for personal benefit.

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Contemporary tuckshop Recess opens on Bank Street

Recess offers a concise breakfast and lunch menu of made-to-order salads and sandwiches, cold-pressed juices and coffee, all housed within a tiny Sans-Arc-designed hole in the wall.

Regional Showcase

Café with a cause at Kangaroo Island Airport

Airline passengers touching down at one of South Australia’s most popular tourist destinations are now able to get their caffeine fix after a disability service organisation established its first social enterprise at the Kangaroo Island airport.

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Octeine Coffee: A new kind of café culture

Kent Town café Octeine Coffee is making environmentally conscious coffee a more convenient experience.