Allpress Espresso
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Auckland-founded coffee roaster selling beans, capsules and canned coffee.
Allpress Espresso can't show that the people who grow its coffee in Colombia and Indonesia earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
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It has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 5 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 5
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsSome of its coffee is grown in countries such as Colombia and Indonesia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made partly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Allpress Espresso's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
- A product carrying the Fairtrade mark: Good
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where its coffee is grown
Allpress Espresso names some of the countries its coffee comes from: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala and Indonesia. The rest is shown as where coffee is usually grown.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Colombia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Guatemala | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| EthiopiaUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| HondurasUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PeruUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| UgandaUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Papua New Guinea | We don't have labour ratings for this country yet. | ||
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: coffee is on the US Department of Labor child or forced labour list for over a dozen countries, and farm-gate prices often fall below a living income.
- Modern slavery statement
Research notes Allpress buys green coffee from about 20 countries through exporters and importers, with Brazil its largest origin, and names Colombia, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea and Sumatra among its origins, plus long-standing Brazilian producers such as Fazenda Santa Alina and Familia Ferraz, but publishes no prices, full farm list or country shares. Parent Asahi's Australian modern slavery statement rates its coffee as high risk, naming Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, the DRC and Ethiopia. It became a Certified B Corp in 2026 (score 84). No labour abuses linked to its suppliers have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Allpress Espresso became a Certified B Corp in June 2026 with a score of 84.0. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by Asahi Holdings (Australia)'s joint modern slavery statement, which rates green coffee as a high-risk commodity (FY2023). View |
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not listed | Allpress's core blends are not Fairtrade certified. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No labour rights allegations against Allpress are recorded. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Allpress Espresso (B Corp directory) · search the archive · Certified B Corp June 2026, score 84.0; HQ Auckland; operates in AU, JP, NZ, SG, UK
- Allpress Espresso on ethical coffee (FoodNavigator, 2024) · search the archive · Long-standing Brazil farm relationship; Papua New Guinea single origin
- Allpress Espresso: the perfect cup (NAB) · search the archive · Roastery cafés in Sydney and Collingwood, Melbourne; Brazil largest source; Guatemala, PNG, Colombia, Sumatra, Africa
Published by Allpress Espresso or its owner
- Asahi Group Australia Modern Slavery Statement FY2023 · search the archive · Allpress buys from ~20 countries via exporters/importers; names high-risk origins; risk beyond tier one
- Producer Spotlight: Brazil (Allpress) · search the archive · Named Brazilian producers bought from since 2009-2014, including Santa Alina via exporter Qualicafex
- Allpress Espresso to be acquired by Asahi Beverages (2021) · search the archive · Asahi acquisition 2021; Auckland HQ; over 240 staff; markets incl. Australia
Company details
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Employees
- About 240
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Allpress Espresso ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/allpress, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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