Café chains: 45 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
115 brands rated so far in Coffee. The main supermarket and capsule brands, the big café chains and a selection of specialty roasters, many of them Australian. Read the Coffee guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
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Any grade 4521Jamaica BlueNo living wage evidence · CoffeeFranchised café chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified22Jasper CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeMelbourne coffee roaster and storesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified23McCaféNo living wage evidence · CoffeeMcDonald's cafe coffee brandPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified24Pablo & Rusty'sNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified25Veneziano Coffee RoastersNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified26Black Rifle Coffee CompanyNo living wage evidence · CoffeeGround, bean and pod coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified27Blue Bottle CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee beans and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified28Cibo EspressoNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian-style café chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified29Code Black CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster, MelbournePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified30Dunkin'No living wage evidence · CoffeePackaged coffee and K-Cup podsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified31Hudsons CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCafé chain, mainly at airportsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified32Industry BeansNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified33Juan Valdez CaféNo living wage evidence · CoffeeColombian coffee shops and packaged coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified34La ColombeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeUS coffee roaster and canned lattesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified35Merlo CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeBrisbane coffee roaster and cafesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified36Muffin BreakNo living wage evidence · CoffeeFranchised bakery café chainShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed37Padre CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed38Peet's CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee beans, pods and cafesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified39Robert Harris CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeNZ café chain and packaged coffeeShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed40The Coffee ClubNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCafé chain and coffee blendsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported