Close×

Australian coffee roastery AllPress has created its first espresso capsule inspired from its Espresso Blend as an accessible option for people to have at home. 

The Espresso Blend has been ground ‘super-finely’ and reformulated to highlight its sweet caramel flavour. To recreate the original flavour of the café coffee, the grounds have been roasted at high temperatures to amplify the solubility of the coffee. 

AllPress head roaster Zach Dowse said: “Most pods met our expectations when it came to flavour so we took the time to challenge the status quo and worked on creating a product that we felt stood up to the expectations of Allpress coffee consumers.” 

Customer feedback and research commissioned by AllPress found that 65 per cent of café drinkers also drank coffee at home, with one in three using a capsule or pod machine. 

“After rounds of trying, testing and perfecting, we reached a point where we were able to achieve the iconic Allpress Espresso Blend flavour, adjusted uniquely as a capsule,” said Dowse. 

The AllPress capsule is available in a 10 pack for RRP: $12.00. 

AllPress has been in the coffee industry for more than three decades and was recently acquired by Asahi Beverages in April.

Packaging News

New European rules on generic environmental claims have prompted the Australasian Bioplastics Association to warn that packaging carrying poorly substantiated claims could be marketed in Australia.

Australia's environment ministers have declared packaging reform urgent and named soft plastics as an initial priority, but offered no firm timetable or regulatory commitments. SPSA has welcomed the soft plastics focus, while Boomerang Alliance and WMRR have raised concerns about the lack of concrete action.

Economic analysis commissioned by SPSA estimates national recycling reforms could deliver up to $278m in net productivity gains and stimulate up to $2.6b in capital investment each year.