Coffee price rises not as harsh as expected, study finds The results of the 2011 September Quarter Gilkatho Cappuccino Price Index are in, and while there has been an average price hike of 15 cents per take away cup, this is better than what the market had predicted. Hospitality Magazine December 5, 2011 The Index showed an average price increase of 15 cents per cup for take away coffee and 17 cents per cup for dine-in during the past 12 months across Australia, and while Gilkatho managing director, Wayne Fowler admits that 63.1 per cent of the coffee shops surveyed had increased their prices in the past year, they were not as high as originally predicted. "2011 has delivered some of the price increases expected by record increases in coffee futures experienced at the start of 2011, but commercial pressures and the continued evolution of a more discerning cafe culture in Australia has kept the expected increases in the cost of take away and dine-in coff...