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The Bean Alliance

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Coffee roasters

This company's organic & Fairtrade range, bean ground & drunk, was launched in 1999 and certified in 2001. It is roasted and blended in Australia's first organically certified roasting house. Other coffee brands include Gravity, Monte, Del Zotti, and Indulge Your Senses. Acquired by Italian coffee company Massimo Zanetti in 2019.

Company Ownership

The Bean Alliance   AUS     website   email   facebook   
  Segafredo Zanetti Australia Pty Ltd   
   owns 100% of The Bean Alliance  
AUS     website   email   facebook   

Coffee

      Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group spa   
       owns 100% of Segafredo Zanetti Australia Pty Ltd  
ITA     website   email      

Coffee

Founded in Italy in 1973, today they are a major vertically integrated coffee company with over 20 brands sold in over 100 countries worldwide. Acquired Australian coffee company Bean Alliance in 2019.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
The Bean Alliance
Environment Organic products
Company retails, manufactures or distributes products that are certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label.
Source: ACO (2022)
Environment Australian Organic Award winner
This company was awarded the Certified Organic Non-Alcoholic Beverage of the Year
for its Bean Ground and Drunk Coffee at the Australian Organic Annual Awards 2019. The award was given by Australian Organic, owner of Australia's largest and most well known organic certification system.
Source: ACO (2018)
Social Fairtrade products
This company sells Fairtrade Certified coffee. However this only represents a fraction of their total coffee sales.
Source: Fairtrade ANZ (2018)
Segafredo Zanetti Australia Pty Ltd
Business Ethics Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website, mainly in the area of ethical sourcing, including Fairtrade.
Source: company website (2019)
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group spa
Social Fined for sexual harassment
In 2018 this company's USA subsidiary, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, Inc., agreed to pay $65,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC had charged that Massimo Zanetti discriminated against a temporary worker when it subjected her to a sexually hostile work environment and then fired her for opposing the abuse.
Source: JD SUPRA (2018)
Business Ethics Zanetti Foundation
The main objective of the Foundation is to help children in need by supporting and promoting domestic and international projects aimed at providing school education, food and health assistance, sheltering and psychological support.
Source: company website (2019)

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Company Details

Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Revenue 24.5 million AUD (2018)
Employees 60 (2018)
Aus Manufacturing Yes

Contact Details

Address 25 Kurnai Ave, Reservoir, VIC, 3073, Australia
Phone 03 9474 5555
Email coffee@beanalliance.com.au
Website www.beanalliance.com.au

Products / Brands

The Bean Alliance
bean ground & drunk certified Fairtrade certified organic certified Fairtrade certified organic  Coffee


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