Vittoria Coffee
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Family-owned Sydney coffee roaster.
Vittoria Coffee can't show that the people who grow its coffee in Colombia and Ethiopia 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 Vittoria Coffee'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
Vittoria Coffee names some of the countries its coffee comes from: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Kenya and Peru. 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 |
| Ethiopia | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Peru | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Costa Rica | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| Kenya | Systematic violations | 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 |
| 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 Vittoria says its coffee comes mostly from South America. Product pages name Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Kenya and Peru for some blends, but it publishes no shares by country, farms or suppliers. Its organic blend and Inca Peru capsules are Rainforest Alliance certified, but the rest of the range carries no fair trade or farm-level certification. Its parent lodges annual Australian modern slavery statements naming coffee as a higher-risk input and relying on a supplier code of conduct and contract terms; it publishes no farm audits, living income commitment or cases found.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Cantarella Bros and Siapa (Vittoria Food & Beverage) have lodged statements every year from FY2021 to FY2025. View |
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not listed | No Fairtrade certification is named on its products; one organic blend is Rainforest Alliance certified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Cantarella Bros statement FY2025 (Modern Slavery Register) · search the archive · Statement lodged for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 covering Cantarella Bros, Cantarella Holdings and Siapa
Published by Vittoria Coffee or its owner
- Cantarella Bros modern slavery statement FY2021 · search the archive · Coffee mostly from South America; coffee and tea named higher risk; supplier code of conduct; about 200 direct staff
- Vittoria Organic coffee beans 1kg · search the archive · Organic blend from Central and South America, ACO and USDA organic and Rainforest Alliance certified
- Our Story (Vittoria Coffee) · search the archive · Family business, roasting in Australia since 1958; no origins or sourcing claims named
- Vittoria Espresso Supreme product page · search the archive · Blend features beans from Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil and Kenya
- Vittoria Espresso blend product page · search the archive · Origins: Central and South America
- Vittoria Inca Peru capsules · search the archive · Arabica from Brazil, Costa Rica and Peru, from Rainforest Alliance certified farms
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Employees
- About 200
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Vittoria Coffee ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/vittoria-coffee, 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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