Coffee for a cause

Profits from our sales goes to veteran and first responder mental health programs. Australian-roasted coffee from a veteran-owned business, roasted fresh on the Sunshine Coast and shipped fast. The Founder does not take a wage is this was started as a hobby to keep his mind active. Rated 5.0 stars from 279 reviews.

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  • Roasted on the Sunshine Coast, QLD
  • Veteran owned & operated
  • Award-winning veteran business
  • Coffee for a Cause

Not sure which coffee? Start here.

Three blends cover almost every way Australians drink coffee.

House Blend

Smooth & balanced.

Our everyday signature. Chocolate and nut notes, never bitter, great black or with milk. The one most first-time customers start with.

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Nightstalker

Bold & rich.

For people who want a stronger cup that still finishes smooth. Our cold-brew favourite.

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Combat Unicorn

Built for espresso.

Built for the machine at home or the café.

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The blends people reorder

People come for the story. They stay for the coffee.

5.0★★★★★

5.0 average from 279 reviews across our core blends.

RAAF veteran owned

You don't have to buy our coffee because of the story. Buy it because it's genuinely great coffee.

We roast for flavour first: balanced blends, consistent roasts, beans shipped fresh. That's the part you taste.

The veteran-owned part is who we are. Service in the RAAF taught our founder that you do the job properly or you don't do it at all. That's how we roast.

And the fact that your purchase also backs people who've served their communities? That's what makes the cup worth even more.

Your coffee can do more.

Australian Warfighters Coffee is a commercial business, not a charity. Coffee for a Cause is how we put our profits to work.

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Where the money goes

Over 90% of our profit is donated to veteran and first responder mental health initiatives.

Who takes a wage

Our founder takes no wage. The money that would have been his salary goes where the rest of the profit goes.

Where the money goes

Recognised by people who know coffee — and people who know business.

  • Award

    Winner — Commonwealth Bank Business of the Year2023

  • Award

    Winner — Community Impact AwardPrince's Trust Australia

  • Recognition

    Bronze Medal — Golden BeanGolden Bean Coffee Roasters Competition

Coffee for your business.

Cafés, offices, RSLs, clubs and organisations across Australia already pour Warfighters. Wholesale pricing, roasted to order, delivered on schedule — and your coffee spend backs a cause your staff and members care about.

Your brand. Your coffee. Your cause.

We roast it. You sell it. Your organisation benefits. Custom-labelled coffee for units, associations, clubs and businesses.

Since 2018

Built by a veteran. Built around service.

Ian Rawson served in the Royal Australian Air Force. In 2018 he started Australian Warfighters Coffee with one rule: people over profit. Today the roastery on Queensland's Sunshine Coast sends 400 to 500 kilograms of coffee a week across Australia. The standards haven't changed.

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