Challenges facing cafes across Aotearoa

When you need your morning cuppa, where do you prefer to go: your local quirky cafe or a well-established franchise?

With homegrown cafe franchises continuing to grow and the arrival of global brands over the past couple of decades, New Zealand is perhaps more saturated with coffee haunts than ever.

So, how hard is it for an independent cafe right now?

Mike Murphy, managing director of Kōkako Organic Coffee Roasters talks to Jesse about what's happening.