Aldi coffee that has beaten competitors in a roasting competition for the third year in a row

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The Aldi coffee that beat more than 1,000 competitors in a roasting competition for the third year in a row

  • ALDI’s coffee won six awards in Australia’s largest coffee roasting competition
  • Lazzio Coffee is now a three-time consecutive Golden Bean champion
  • 100% of Lazzio Coffee is sustainably and ethically sourced 

By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia

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Discount supermarket chain ALDI’s coffee has been lauded Overall Large Chain Champion in Australia’s largest coffee roasting competition The Golden Bean. 

The German retailer has won the award for the third year in a row for their Lazzio Coffee range in spite of over 1,100 entries being submitted to the 2021 competition.

Lazzio Coffee won six medals across multiple categories including filter coffee, espresso, and milk-based espresso. 

ALDI has collaborated with Black Bag Roasters since 2014 and have collected a myriad of awards for their coffee since, including the people’s choice for Best Coffee in the 2021 Canstar Blue Awards.

ALDI and the Victorian-based roasters have created a wide and impressive range of blends

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Have you tried ALDI’s Lazzio Coffee?

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‘Our partners at Black Bag Roasters work directly with the farmers to grow the highest quality coffee,’ said ALDI Australia Coffee Buying Director Varun Raheja.

ALDI and the Victorian-based roasters have created a wide and impressive range of blends.

Their selection includes Lazzio Medium and Dark Coffee Beans, Organic Ground Coffee, and as well as a range of Single Origin Beans from Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, and Peru available sporadically throughout the year.

ALDI's mission is for every cup to taste barista-made

Lazzio coffee is 100% sustainably sourced

ALDI has collaborated with Black Bag Roasters since 2014 and has won a myriad of awards

Raheja said ALDI’s goal was to exceed customers’ expectations and ensure that their morning brew from ALDI is the best quality at the lowest price possible. 

‘There’s nothing like starting your day with a perfect cup of coffee and the satisfying feeling of savings in the back pocket,’ he said.   

‘It is our mission that every cup of Lazzio Coffee tastes barista-made, so we are pleased that our customers and the Judges can taste the difference and appreciate the great value,’ said Raheja.

However, there is more than taste that distinguished Lazzio Coffee from its competitors – Black Bag Roasters is committed to creating sustainable coffee products and ensuring every coffee bean has been sourced responsibly and ethically.

More than 80% of ALDI’s coffee range is now sustainably sourced, with 100% of Lazzio coffee being FairTrade or Rainforest Alliance certified. 

The award ceremonies also yielded results for the top-5 voted coffee beans in Australia, with the overall winners being: Lazzio, Harris, Grinders, Coles Urban Coffee Culture, and Lavazza.