Key Points
- According to Statista, the Australian coffee sector is on track to hit the $2.5 billion USD mark by the end of the decade, with demand driven by the 'specialty movement' and the social hub that is the local cafe.
- Espiritu and her husband Jeff, utilised a decade's worth of savings to provide the hefty $250,000 investment required for their cafe, 'First Harvest Coffee'
- To create additional income streams, Espiritu also operates an e-commerce business where coffee can be purchased wholesale - a strategy designed to directly support the livelihoods of Philippine-based coffee farmers.
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