Big Issue founder John Bird has teamed up with entrepreneur Cemal Ezel to establish a new coffee brand aimed at helping homeless people. The Change Please organisation will provide barista training at Ezel's Old Spike Roastery in Peckham. Workers will be paid the UK living wage of £9.15 an hour and housed in temporary accommodation. The ethically-sourced coffee will be sold from state-of-the-art carts for £2.50 a cup. The brand has launched with carts in central UK locations including Covent Garden and Waterloo. It will extend into other major London cities over the coming months, with staff outside of UK receiving £8.25 an hour. Any profits from the scheme will be re-invested into the programme to train more baristas.
Big Issue founder John Bird has teamed up with entrepreneur Cemal Ezel to establish a new coffee brand aimed at helping homeless people. The Change Please organisation will provide barista training at Ezel's Old Spike Roastery in Peckham. Workers will be paid the London living wage of £9.15 an hour and housed in temporary accommodation. The ethically-sourced coffee will be sold from state-of-the-art carts for £2.50 a cup. The brand has launched with carts in central London locations including Covent Garden and Waterloo. It will extend into other major UK cities over the coming months, with staff outside of London receiving £8.25 an hour. Any profits from the scheme will be re-invested into the programme to train more baristas.