Contract and private-label roaster, launched 2015, part of Nomad Coffee Group (alongside Veneziano, Flight Coffee and Coffee Hit). blackbagroasters.com.au. Headquartered in Richmond, VIC with a large second facility in Truganina in Melbourne’s west; capacity runs into hundreds of tonnes per week across whole bean, ground, pods and RTD.
Not a retail specialty brand in the usual sense — they roast other companies’ coffee. The one that matters here is ALDI’s exclusive Lazzio range, a long-running partnership that has taken repeated Golden Bean awards in the large chain / large franchise categories. Certified B Corp and Carbon Neutral.