Is Aldi coffee any good?
Before we start, I have something important to say: Aldi’s coffee (especially their ground coffee) pleasantly surprised me. With price points around $7. But I would choose anything on this list over Folgers and Starbucks ground coffee any day. That’s right, folks. But is Aldi coffee any good? Well – the answer is definitely yes. The budget stores seem to constantly come out on top when they’re compared to big name brands in like for like blind tastings – and for a fraction of the price.ALDI is a proud supporter of Fairtrade(opens in a new tab), raising awareness around the importance of shopping responsibly to protect the rights of producers and workers. We offer a range of Fairtrade coffee and chocolate in all stores nationwide.
Who makes Aldi brand coffee?
While there are several players behind Aldi’s coffee, the main company is NewCoffee. Before we start, I have something important to say: Aldi’s coffee (especially their ground coffee) pleasantly surprised me. With price points around $7. But I would choose anything on this list over Folgers and Starbucks ground coffee any day. That’s right, folks.
What Aldi coffee was voted the best?
The prestigious accolade recognises the exceptional quality of ALDI’s Lazzio coffee beans, roasted in partnership with Melbourne-based Black Bag Roasters. ALDI says Black Bag Roasters produces 75 tonnes of coffee per week for the Lazzio range.
How fresh is Aldi coffee?
It turns out Aldi coffee is roasted by Black Bag Roasters in Richmond (Soon Truganina). They are also quite reasonably fresh. If you look at the batch number on the side of the bag, it appears to be the packaging date in reverse. I bought this bag 3 days ago, which means it was roasted 2 weeks prior to purchase. NewCoffee is the primary roaster for Aldi-brand coffee products, but it receives raw beans from all over the world. NewCoffee receives and processes raw coffee beans before roasting. The beans happen to come from various well-known coffee growers, including Brazil, Honduras, Tanzania, and Colombia.Brazil (39%) Brazil is the largest coffee producing country in the world, accounting for over 39% of global coffee production. The country is known for its high-quality Arabica beans, which are grown in the states of Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, and Parana.
Where does Aldi get their coffee?
The raw beans for our high-quality coffees have their origins in Brazil, Vietnam, Honduras, Peru, Tanzania, Kenya and Colombia – among others. Environmental and labour standards in these regions are often low. They do so by analysing the so-called coffee paradox – the coexistence of a ‘coffee boom’ in consuming countries and of a ‘coffee crisis’ in producing countries. New consumption patterns have emerged with the growing importance of specialty, fair trade and other ‘sustainable’ coffees.