Matcha drinkers are invited too, with four café giveaways covering hot and cold drinks, alternative milks and extra shots.
Melbourne, your KeepCup has plans this October. Four cafés are giving away 400 drinks between them, with KeepCup picking up the bill.
There is one thing to remember before leaving the house: your cup. The first 100 customers who arrive with their KeepCup at each scheduled giveaway will receive a complimentary drink.
Your order needn’t be a straightforward flat white, either. The offer covers milk-based coffees, specialty coffee beverages, matcha and tea, served hot or cold. Alternative milks, additional shots and other add-ons are included. An extra shot without the extra spend? That’s a welcome addition.
If you don’t own a KeepCup, you can buy one at a participating café on the day and have your complimentary drink served in it, within the giveaway allocation.
The series celebrates International Coffee Day on 1st October and No Disposable Cup Day on 4th October. Behind the free drinks is a simple aim: getting reusable cups out of the cupboard and into everyday rotation.
It’s familiar territory for KeepCup Co-Founder Abigail Forsyth, who started the Melbourne business with her brother Jamie after seeing how much single-use packaging their cafés threw away.
“We want more people to bring their KeepCup, use it, wash it and bring it again tomorrow,” Forsyth said.
Where And When To Get Yours
Veneziano Roasters, Richmond
Saturday 10th October, from 8:00am
16 River St, Richmond VIC 3121
First up is Veneziano’s flagship Richmond roastery, with its specialty coffee and rotating single origins. This is the earliest start of the four, so put your cup by the door the night before.
Umee, Melbourne CBD
Saturday 17th October, from 8:30am
585 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Umee brings Vietnamese coffee to the line-up, specialising in hand-brewed coffee and signature drinks such as its egg-cream Hanoi Dawn.
Secondipity Roasters, Collingwood
Saturday 24th October, from 9:00am
90 Langridge St, Collingwood VIC 3066
Coffee is roasted on-site at this Korean-inspired micro-roastery and bakery. If you’re making a breakfast stop of it, the bakery also serves salted butter bread and Korean-inspired pastries.
Hareruya Pantry, Carlton
Friday 30th October, from 10:30am
15–17 Lincoln Square S, Carlton VIC 3053
The final stop switches things up with a Friday giveaway. Hareruya’s offering includes matcha and hojicha drinks, while the Japanese pantry also sells house-made gelato, mochi, onigiri and bento.
