ok... well I got the graphic up last post, now for the rest of...

ok... well I got the graphic up last post,
now for the rest of the post ;)


While the key raw material has been falling in price, Australian coffee prices have continued to rise. Brisbane coffee machine supplier, Gilkatho, started a coffee price index in 2003, initially just recording Brisbane take away cappuccino prices which then averaged $2.37 a cup. (The idea may be been to illustrate how much cheaper and more efficient it was for an office to install a machine from Gilkatho.)

The index has grown to include all capital cities plus the Gold Coast, which has the dubious distinction of serving Australia’s most expensive coffee at an average take away cap of $3.94, one cent more than Perth. And there’s no correlation between Gold Coast prices and quality, in your columnist’s humble experience.

....and now for what passes as news for some ..

a quote from a news ...cough..'propaganda'..cough outlet

“FALLING out of love with your chocolate? It's not you ... It's the carbon tax."




Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/the-economy/the-great-coffee-ripoff--is-no-myth-20130923-2u9bn.html#ixzz2fgxoE1K2