Veneziano Coffee Roasters
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Melbourne specialty coffee roaster.
There's no proof the people who grow its coffee earn more than the legal minimum, which in Brazil is 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 its coffee is grown: worker rights are poorly protected in Brazil, Vietnam and Ethiopia.
- 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
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 Veneziano Coffee Roasters'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
Veneziano Coffee Roasters names some of the countries its coffee comes from: Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya and El Salvador. 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 |
| Ethiopia | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Kenya | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| El Salvador | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | High |
| ColombiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well 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 |
| GuatemalaUsual for the industry | 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.
- Modern slavery statement
Research notes Veneziano is a Certified B Corp, recertified in February 2026 with a score of 101, and set a goal of buying 95% of its coffee under a sustainable coffee programme by 2023 without reporting the result. It names no farms or importers for its blends and publishes no prices paid. Minor DKL's 2024 modern slavery statement covers Veneziano and lists coffee as a high-risk raw material with poor visibility, but reports no audits or cases at origin. Its single origins rotate; in November 2026 they came from Brazil, El Salvador, Ethiopia and Kenya, while blend origins are not given and no split is disclosed.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| B Corp directory | Certified | Certified B Corp, recertified in February 2026 with a score of 101. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Minor DKL Food Group lodged a joint modern slavery statement for 2024 that covers Veneziano through Nomad Coffee Group. View |
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not listed | Its coffees carry no Fairtrade certification; a Rainforest Alliance listing for Veneziano Coffee dates from 2015. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Minor DKL Food Group acquires Veneziano, The Groove Train and Coffee Hit (Global Coffee Report, 2014) · search the archive · Minor DKL took a controlling stake in Veneziano in 2014
- Veneziano Coffee Roasters launches in Woolworths Metro stores (Supermarket News) · search the archive · Veneziano coffee sold in Woolworths Metro stores
Published by Veneziano Coffee Roasters or its owner
- We are recertified as a B Corp (Veneziano Coffee Roasters, 2026) · search the archive · B Corp recertification in February 2026 with score rising from 90.3 to 101
- Sustainability (Veneziano Coffee Roasters) · search the archive · Goal of 95% of coffee under a Sustainable Coffee Program by 2023; modern slavery agreement; no origins or farms named
- Minor DKL Food Group and DFHA joint modern slavery statement 2024 · search the archive · Veneziano entities covered via Nomad Coffee Group; coffee a high-risk raw material; 43 of 118 critical suppliers on Sedex; no cases reported
- Veneziano (Minor Food) · search the archive · Veneziano is a Minor Food brand founded by Rocky Veneziano and Craig Dickson
- Veneziano coffee range (venezianocoffee.com.au) · search the archive · Single origins in November 2026 from Brazil, El Salvador, Ethiopia and Kenya; blend origins, farms and certifications not stated
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Veneziano Coffee Roasters ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/veneziano, 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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