Category: Waterloo Cafe
by Sally Irwin | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, Waterloo Cafe
Cafe and Event Life – our Q2 Update 2021 Our amazing cafe team is doing all they can to keep life exciting by serving locals at the door during the Sydney lockdown. While our sales are 84% down, spirits are high as every day they bake new exciting...
by Sally Irwin | May 17, 2021 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Waterloo Cafe
Our Ethical Business projects have a number of purposes. we started these with the idea to fund the work we do with our survivors (Covid has set this aim right back!) so we can model to other businesses how to put people over profit and have a low risk of slavery in...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 26, 2021 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Coffee, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
Is Your Coffee Brewing Slavery? How do you know and what can you do to be sure you aren’t? Every morning, the process of getting a cup of coffee is pretty simple. Because you just put your coffee grounds into your coffee machine and hit start. Even though this...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 8, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
At last the Waterloo cafe is crawling its way out of the Covid doldrums!!! We have travelled from March figures being 75% behind last year to October 45% behind. It’s a tricky time because we are busy enough to need more staff but not enough revenue to pay for...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Waterloo Cafe
There is so much to update you on with regards to the ‘income’ side of our charity. As you can imagine, COVID hit us hard as we have always set ourselves up with 60% of our revenue coming from our own business enterprises. Our ethical businesses include:...
by Sally Irwin | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Waterloo Cafe
Weddings, Babies and Vegan Treats: What do these things have in common? That will be our Waterloo Venue. Our venue is a Cafe by Day & and Event Venue by Night! Find out more in this blog….. August 2020 Café and Events Recap Weddings are Back in our Venue...
by Sally Irwin | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Forced Labour, Slavery in Cocoa, Slavery in Hospitality, Waterloo Cafe
Thinking you may have slavery in your dinner or dessert can leave a bad taste in your mouth. Shopping ethically can seem overwhelming. At the Freedom Hub Cafe we have always worked hard to partner with suppliers who audit their supply chain. That way you can be sure...
by Sally Irwin | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
We are all excited to be out and about again. But being COVID safe is essential to preventing a second wave. Who would never have thought earlier this year, that choosing the cafe you go to, could be so critical. Is your local cafe COVID SAFE? Here is a list of eight...
by Sally Irwin | Jul 4, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Slavery in Coffee, Waterloo Cafe
Standing out in Sydney’s coffee scene isn’t easy. But our locals keep coming back for our Freedom Fighter coffee. And here are just three reasons why. 1. It Packs a Delightful Punch Our own blend Freedom Fighter Coffee makes itself known with its dark roast. You truly...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Waterloo Cafe
Top Award Winning Ethical Cafe Reveals How it Creates a Feel Good Vibe by Changing Lives. It can be pretty daunting choosing which cafe to go to for a meeting or coffee catch up. Sometimes the coffee tastes bad or the tables are dirty or the music sucks. Other cafes...
