Green coffee available on spot will run out. Is your roastery prepared?

Green coffee available on spot will run out. Is your roastery prepared?

The Australian coffee market faces rising wages, inflation, and high input costs, putting pressure on roasters to maintain supply. Some hesitate to contract green beans due to price hikes, but waiting can lead to shortages and higher spot prices. To avoid this, roasters should contract 4-5 months in advance, monitor blend costs, build strong relationships with importers, and understand harvest cycles.

International Coffee Day 2023

Hands holding ripe coffee cherries at Santuario Sul in Brazil

You already know – workplace health and safety is important! It is important in every occupation, in every location. Everyone has a right to a safe and healthy working environment, including in the coffee supply chain… including workers, farmers, producers and pickers at a coffee farm. (Surprise, surprise – we’re here to advocate for the workers at origin again.) This is what the Vision Zero Fund is about. It is part of an International Labor Organisation (ILO) flagship programme that is building a culture of safe, healthy work. And on this International Coffee Day, we want you to read about it too. #CoffeePeople The ILO released a collective action kit […]

Creating Coffee Blends

As coffee lovers we have all had that wow experience where the flavour, the aroma and the texture of a coffee seduced our senses. Hopefully we have had that experience many times.
A big part of achieving this wow factor in blended coffees comes down to the roasters’ choice of beans and understanding the different characteristics of origins as well as processing.