Rumble Coffee Roasters

Where it's made

Country conditions from the ITUC Global Rights Index, Global Slavery Index and living wage benchmarks. Certifications and audits can raise a company above its countries' baseline.

Why this grade

• 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. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing)
• Certified B Corp: Whole-company assessment. Labour is one part of the score, so it is supportive rather than proof.
• Direct trade with published prices
• Direct trade (self-reported)
• Built around direct trade with named farms or producers

Rumble Coffee Roasters is a small, independent Melbourne roaster that publishes a transparency report for each coffee, giving the FOB price paid alongside the commodity and Fairtrade minimum prices, and naming the grower or washing station. Recent lots from Colombia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Peru were bought at about US$5-6 per pound FOB, well above the commodity price, but farm-gate prices (what growers themselves receive) are usually not available for cooperative coffees, and volumes per origin are not given. It has been a certified B Corp since 2023 with a score of 85.7, and no labour issues have been reported. Shares are estimated from the origins in its transparency reports, as volumes aren't published.