Price Increase
We're making some changes to our prices
It's been 19 months since our last price increase and before that, around five years. As you can tell it's not something we particularly enjoy doing! But before any changes come into effect, we wanted to be open about why we need to make them.
As one of the first speciality coffee roasteries to pop up in North Wales, we are built around quality, community and care for Cymru. These things haven't changed and neither has our belief that
good quality coffee should be available to everyone.
We are still one of the most competitively priced roasteries around, and we'd very much like to keep it that way.
So, what is changing?
Over the past few years, you might have noticed we've introduced our Classic and Premium collections and our prices for these haven't always reflected the differences in the coffees themselves. Rather than simply applying the same percentage increase across the board, we've taken a much closer look at each coffee. The result is a bit of a mixed bag- some prices will stay exactly the same, some will see a small increase and others a little more, where the costs involved have risen significantly. We've considered these changes very carefully and have worked hard to keep them as fair and as low as possible.
You can find a breakdown of the new prices here:
| Core Range | New Price | |
| 250g Retail | 1kg Retail | |
| Espresso | £9.00 | £27.00 |
| Cartref | £9.00 | £27.00 |
| Colombia | £9.50 | £28.50 |
| Brasil | £9.50 | £28.50 |
| Guatemala | £9.50 | £28.50 |
| Sumatra | £9.50 | £28.50 |
| Uganda | £9.50 | £28.50 |
| Ethiopia Beshasha | £9.50 | £28.50 |
| Premium | ||
| Blend Y Barics All Seasons | £12.00 | £36.00 |
| Java | £12.50 | £37.50 |
| Kenya | £11.00 | £33.00 |
| Decaf | £12.00 | £36.00 |
| Subscriptions | ||
| 2 x 250G | £19.00 | |
| 4 x 250g | £34.00 | |
These changes will come into effect as of the 19th of October, so there's still time to grab coffee at our current prices!
Why are prices changing?
Inflation.
Not the most exciting topic, we know. But one we're all familiar with! Like everyone else, we've seen increases across payroll, utilities, packaging, equipment and our general operating costs. We are proud to pay above the Real Living Wage, and we want to continue doing so. There are some rising costs we simply can't avoid, and we've worked hard to absorb and mitigate as many as we can.
Market volatility.
Coffee prices can be incredibly unpredictable. The global coffee market is influenced by everything from weather, harvest predictions to politics, economics and worldwide demand. Prices can move dramatically - sometimes by 20% or more in a single week. We don't want to be changing our prices every time the coffee market has a wobble; in order to manage this we have to account for some breathing room in our pricing.
Quality.
Quite simply, we want our prices to reflect the quality of the coffee we are offering. We are incredibly particular about the coffee we buy, the producers we work with and the standards we expect from every bag that leaves the roastery. As those costs change, our prices sometimes need to change with them.
Decaf.
Let's talk about decaf. Decaf has taken the biggest hit in this round of changes because, quite frankly our current prices haven't reflected just how much more expensive quality decaffeinated coffee is for us to buy.
Up until now, we've deliberately kept our decaf prices as low as possible because we believe people who choose to drink decaf shouldn't have to compromise or pay a premium just because they've skipped the caffeine. Our decaf is always naturally processed using methods such as Swiss Water or sugar cane decaffeination, and these processes come with additional costs. Unfortunately, the maths is pretty simple: we're paying more for it, so we need to charge a little more for it too. That said, we've minimised the increase as much as we possibly can.
Finally,
We want to reassure you that we'll only increase our prices when we genuinely need to.
We know that any price increase has an impact on our customers, and we're incredibly grateful for your continued support. Every bag of coffee you buy helps us keep doing what we love, supporting our team, working with great producers and building something we're proud of here in North Wales.
Diolch yn fawr for sticking with us.
Remember there are still ways to save!
-Recurring orders, save 5% on regular deliveries
-Variety Pack Subscription , try new coffees before anyone else and save on multiple bags
-Visit the roastery, if you make the journey to our little corner of Wales, we offer reduced prices as a thank you for coming to see us.
We'll keep roasting, keep pushing brilliant coffee and we'll keep doing our best to make it accessible as possible to all.
See you soon!
