Think $5.50 is too much for a flat white? Actually it’s too cheap, and our world-famous cafes are paying the price
- Written by Emma Felton, Adjunct Senior Researcher, University of South Australia
Even in a stubborn cost-of-living crisis, it seems there’s one luxury most Australians won’t sacrifice – their daily cup of coffee.
Coffee sales have largely remained stable, even as financial pressures have bitten over the past few years.
So too have prices. Though many of us became upset when prices began to creep up last year,...