ALDI Lazzio Coffee Questions & Answers

I only use an espresso machine to make my coffee, not in my wildest dreams could I imagine drinking coffee 3 days old. PETER!!! MAKE FRESH EVERY DAY, MAYBE TWICE A DAY

I buy them every fortnight and haven’t had a problem, i buy dark beans 1kg pack.

I agree with you. I think they have changed

Thank you for your confirmation I haven't bought the coffee beans in months now. Have been using Urban coffee beans from Coles(blue bag 10 strength) and are delicious always the same abd $12 per kg.

It's only sold IN Aldi stores, and as far as I know Aldi doesn't have an online shop in Australia.

Have to go into store, it’s the best coffee, 2 types to choose from and 2 sizes. I would give it 10 out 10

I cannot get them anymore either.

I reached the same conclusion.

Campos, Sacred grounds and Daley St brands from Woolworths and any beans from reputable roasters have Roasted On dates. However check carefully at Woolies etc as I have found those good brands at least 6 months from roasted on date. Stale already. Forget Use by dates. If the roaster is not prepared to say when roasted then forget them and pay a bit extra. for fresh roasted beans. Woolworths should be discounting those beans that are 3 months or more from Roasted On date.

Thanks Wayne, I checked with Aldi & my code breaking was correct. If brought recently roasted the Aldi coffee is outstanding value 11-13$ kg and are a reasonable every day coffee esp when we go thru 1kg every 2 days in my house. I must try Daley Street , whats their pricepoint?

Because of international currency conversions, the dollars we pay, go a very long way where the beans are grown. We are doing these farmers justice and benefitting them by providing them with a job they are good at, growing beans. Farmers would not sell us the beans unless it was to their own advantage. The best thing anyone can have in our world, is a healthy economy that provides prosperity and wages. This helps us all.

I would add that we need to be cognisant of the fact that the wages in many developing countries are considerably less than what we are used to and that is why many goods and services sourced in other countries are much cheaper than those sourced here. So as we want people in our country to be paid a reasonable wage, we should want the same for those in the countries in which products are sourced. Also keep in mind that while a country's wages may seem low to us, so is their cost of living. It is relative and what's most important is not so much the amount of money one earns, but what that money can buy.

I'm not going to get into the argument of whether we pay farmers enough (I don't believe we do) but for what it is worth, Lazzio is UTZ-certified.

The beans are contract roasted by Veneziano coffee in Melbourne. This is high end coffee that has been roasted under Aldi's brand and is cheap because the volumes are massive (economy of scale). The supply chain is not exploited and in fact, better supported than 95% of any coffee available at a supermarket.

My hunch is that it's packed in an Oxygen free atmosphere and that's why it lasts longer. The beans with roasting date and extra freshness details are more boutique and therefore $$. Go with your nose and if it tastes good and you're happy with it, that's as 'good as it gets'.