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.
Grade
Any grade 451Seven SeedsCoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésBuys directly from farmers and publishes the prices it pays.GoodPartly verified2Market Lane CoffeeMissing: living wage proof, worker rights protections and 2 more · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésSays it buys directly and pays fairly, but hasn't published proof.On Track*Self-reported3Dukes Coffee RoastersMissing: living wage proof, worker rights protections and 2 more · CoffeeOrganic specialty coffee roaster and caféSays it buys directly and pays fairly, but hasn't published proof.On Track*Self-reported4ONA CoffeeMissing: living wage proof, worker rights protections and 2 more · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésSays it buys directly and pays fairly, but hasn't published proof.On Track*Self-reported5Ozone CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty roasted coffee beansPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6Single ONo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7St AliNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8Stumptown Coffee RoastersNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee beans and cold brewPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9Axil Coffee RoastersNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee beans and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10Campos CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11Genovese CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeMelbourne coffee roasterPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified12Intelligentsia CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee beans and cafésPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified13Toby's EstateNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee roaster and cafesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified14Zarraffa's CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeAustralian drive-through coffee chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified15Caribou CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffeehouse chain and packaged coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified16Costa CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCoffee chain, beans and capsulesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified17Di Bella CoffeeNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty coffee beans and roasteryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified18Gloria Jean's CoffeesNo living wage evidence · CoffeeCafé chain and retail coffeePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified19Allpress EspressoNo living wage evidence · CoffeeSpecialty roasted coffee beansPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified20CostadoroNo living wage evidence · CoffeeItalian espresso beans and cafésPublishes 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