Kimbo
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-owned Naples coffee roaster selling espresso blends.
We couldn't find where Kimbo gets most of its coffee, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most coffee is grown in countries such as Brazil and Vietnam, where pay is usually below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 5 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- 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 rightsJudged on where coffee is usually grown: worker rights are poorly protected in Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia.
- 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 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
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Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Kimbo'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
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Where its coffee is grown
We couldn't confirm where Kimbo gets most of its coffee, so this shows where coffee is usually grown.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 35% | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 20% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Colombia | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ethiopia | 7% | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Honduras | 6% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Peru | 5% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Uganda | 5% | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Guatemala | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
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.
Research notes Kimbo says only that its green coffee comes from the equatorial belt of South America, Africa and Asia; it names no countries, suppliers or shares. Apart from a small organic Fairtrade line, it publishes no certification share, supplier code, human rights due diligence or wage information for the farms that grow its coffee.
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Kimbo S.p.A. - Beverfood · search the archive · Roastery at Melito di Napoli; coffee from South America, Africa and Asia; Bio Organic Fairtrade line; about 80 countries
- Bilancio Kimbo 2023 - Beverfood · search the archive · EUR 193m revenue in 2023; more than 200 employees; Rubino family
- Kimbo punta su cialde e capsule - ItaliaOggi · search the archive · Still controlled by the Rubino family in 2025
- Kimbo Espresso Napoli 250g - BuyWisely · search the archive · Sold by Australian stores Piedimonte's and FoodWorks Lorne
Company details
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Employees
- About 200
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Kimbo ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kimbo, 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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