prem frischkaffee

What's in the box: Freshly roasted specialty coffee from the roastery's range of organic blends and single origins, sourced mainly from smallholder cooperatives.

prem frischkaffee is a small specialty roastery in Vienna's 20th district, run by Michael Prem. It focuses on organic coffee bought directly from smallholder cooperatives, which are democratically organized groups of farmers who process and sell their beans together. Its standout feature is transparency. The roastery publishes what it paid for green coffee and compares that figure with the world market price and the Fairtrade minimum, so you can see how much of the price stays in the country of origin. A separate producers section describes the cooperatives in each origin country in detail. Roasting happens weekly in small batches on a drum roaster in Vienna, and the beans are packed right after cooling, so your coffee should arrive fresh. Alongside the subscriptions, the shop sells blends, single origin coffees and tasting packs, which gives you a low commitment way to find a coffee you like before signing up. The front page does not explain how the subscription works in practice. Delivery frequency, bag sizes, grind options and pricing all need checking in the shop itself. The site is written in German and the business is based in Austria, so if you live elsewhere, confirm delivery before ordering. If you care where your coffee money goes, this roaster shows its working more openly than most.