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Baratza

On Track

On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.

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Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources

US maker of home coffee grinders, owned by Breville.

Baratza makes its coffee grinders in Taiwan, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are close to a living wage.

Also worth knowing

It has amfori BSCI audits at its factories and publishes a modern slavery statement.

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Why it's graded On Track

How grades are decided

Good requirements 5 of 7

  • Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Taiwan are close to a living wage, not checked at the company
  • Met: Respects worker rights
  • Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made. Its factories have amfori BSCI audits, but without a supplier list they aren't a full independent audit
  • Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
  • 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
  • Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range

Red flags 0

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Stars it would earn as Good

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Accreditations 1

Where it's made

Baratza says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.

Where it's made, and conditions there
CountryWorker rightsLegal minimum wageForced labour risk
TaiwanStrong protectionsClose to a living wageLow

Evidence

What we found

  • No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
  • Modern slavery statement
  • "Made in Taiwan" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good. Source

Research notes Baratza grinders are made by a contract manufacturer in Taiwan, and Baratza says its conical burrs are made by Etzinger and its flat burrs by Ditting. It is covered by Breville Group's modern slavery statement, which reports rolling SMETA audits of key suppliers (21 in FY24, aiming to cover at least 75% of order volume) and a policy of not sourcing from Xinjiang. The group does not name its suppliers or publish audit findings, and its supplier policy requires only legal minimum wages.

What independent sources say

SourceResultDetails
Australian Modern Slavery RegisterListedCovered by Breville Group Limited's modern slavery statement, approved November 2025, which names Baratza among the group's brands. View
Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion ReportNot coveredBaptist World Aid does not rate appliance makers. View
Business & Human Rights Resource CentreUnclearNo labour allegations against Baratza or its suppliers have been recorded. View

Sources and actions

Sources 6

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  1. Breville acquires US grinder maker Baratza for $60 million (Daily Coffee News, 2020) · search the archive · Breville bought Baratza for US$60m; Baratza based in Seattle and Bay Area with manufacturing in Taiwan.
  2. Baratza Encore ESP (Cliff & Pebble) · search the archive · Encore ESP listed as made in Taiwan.
  3. Baratza Vario+ (Digitec) · search the archive · Vario+ made in Taiwan.
  4. Baratza Encore ESP Espresso Grinder (Di Pacci) · search the archive · Sold in Australia by a retailer with showrooms.
  5. Baratza grinder comparison brochure (2022) · search the archive · Baratza's range of ten grinders; conical burrs by Etzinger, flat burrs by Ditting

Published by Baratza or its owner

  1. Modern Slavery Act Statement by Breville Group Limited & Subsidiaries (Baratza site) · search the archive · Approved 7 Nov 2025; covers Baratza; 21 SMETA audits in FY24; no Xinjiang sourcing; minimum wage policy; no supplier list.

Company details

Headquarters
United States
Last researched
2 November 2026
Cite this page
Labour Lens, "Is Baratza ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/baratza, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
Method
Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means

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