First the £10 pint, now the £6.50 flat white: coffee industry faces inflationary pressures
The head of Lavazza coffee says customers so far have been absorbing the jump in cost, but ‘there are limits’ to how much they would be willing to pay. Photograph: Washington Imaging/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe head of Lavazza coffee says customers so far have been absorbing the jump in cost, but ‘there are limits’ to how much they would be willing to pay. There was heavy rain in Brazil throughout June already, which will dampen harvests and cause prices to rise.
- ▪The head of Lavazza coffee says customers so far have been absorbing the jump in cost, but ‘there are limits’ to how much they would be willing to pay.
- ▪Photograph: Washington Imaging/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe head of Lavazza coffee says customers so far have been absorbing the jump in cost, but ‘there are limits’ to how much they would be willing to pay.
- ▪There was heavy rain in Brazil throughout June already, which will dampen harvests and cause prices to rise.
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The head of Lavazza coffee says customers so far have been absorbing the jump in cost, but ‘there are limits’ to how much they would be willing to pay. Photograph: Washington Imaging/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe head of Lavazza coffee says customers so far have been absorbing the jump in cost, but ‘there are limits’ to how much they would be willing to pay. Photograph: Washington Imaging/AlamyCoffeeFirst the £10 pint, now the £6.50 flat white: coffee industry faces inflationary pressuresFrom harvests dampened by El Niño to wage and tax rises, getting coffee beans from crop to cup costs more than everHelena HortonMon 13 Jul 2026 05.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 13 Jul 2026 05.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDrinkers across the UK were shocked when a pint in some London bars hit…
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