James Hoffmann’s Cappuccino Index - Is Australia Really Winning? | COFFEE BREAK!

An Australian barista can earn enough for a cappuccino in about 10 minutes. In India, James Hoffmann’s Cappuccino Index puts it at nearly three hours. But what do those numbers actually tell us about the people making our coffee?

Rohan and Ben dig into the price of a cup, barista wages and the costs a café has to cover. Is Australia’s result a win for workers, or a sign that cafés are struggling to charge enough? And how much does the picture change when specialty coffee is an everyday drink in one country and a luxury in another? Plus, Condesa Co.Lab joins us with the weekly green coffee market report.

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CHAPTERS!
00:00 James Hoffmann’s Cappuccino Index
01:02 Riverina Fresh
01:46 How the Cappuccino Index Works
02:08 Cappuccino Prices Around the World
03:07 Barista Wages Around the World
05:01 How Café Competition Affects Coffee Prices
08:40 Is Specialty Coffee an Everyday Drink or a Luxury?
10:18 Is Australia’s Cheap Coffee Sustainable?
13:00 What the Index Misses About India
15:52 How US Tipping Changes Barista Pay
18:19 Are Coffee Producers Paid Enough?
20:25 Condesa Co.Lab Market Report
22:49 What We’re Drinking

James Hoffmann’s Cappuccino Index video:
youtube.com/watch?v=WtlE3BW9Nqs

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