Cali Press

Cali Press is an Australian chain of cafés that opened its first store in Sydney in 2014. The brand was built around the idea that healthy food should not feel like a compromise, and that a café should be a place people genuinely enjoy being in. Its menu centres on made-to-order bowls, açaí bowls, smoothies, toasted sandwiches and drinks, with an emphasis on fresh produce, house-made dressings and locally sourced ingredients. The core offering is a build-your-own or signature bowl format. Signature bowls include the Mediterranean Beef (grassfed steak, sweet potato, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, hummus, feta, pickled onion and beetroot, brown rice and quinoa), Shiitake Mushroom (mushroom brisket, pico de gallo, supergreens, black beans, spiced paprika nut and seed mix, brown rice and quinoa) and Sesame Ginger Chicken (grilled chicken, supergreens, edamame, cherry tomatoes, pickled onion and beetroot, tamari almonds, sesame seeds, brown rice and quinoa). The açaí range includes the Original Açaí Bowl, Malibu Beach, The P.B.J, Mile High, Chocoberry and Power Recovery. Toasted sandwiches include the Chicken Club, Chilli Chicken and Tamari Tofu. Drinks span single-origin cold brew, wellness-style drinks such as the Caramel Cowboy and Ginger Fireball, and cold-pressed juices such as The Cali Juice. By the time of its own account of the journey, Cali Press described having 19 locations across Sydney, with Melbourne joining the story in October. Store locations named on its site include Bronte, Bondi Junction, Bondi Beach, Newmarket, Randwick, Coogee, Double Bay, Barrack Place, Australia Square, Martin Place, Market Street, Quay Quarter and Kent St. The brand positions itself as part of neighbourhood daily life — the early coffee stop, the post-exercise bowl, the familiar lunch order and the Sunday ritual — and as a gathering place for friends, run clubs and families. Cali Press is a privately held Australian café business. It is not a listed company and no parent company or owner is disclosed in the available evidence. Its identity is that of a health-oriented food and beverage retail brand rather than a packaged-goods manufacturer, and its growth has been through physical store expansion in Australian cities.

Cali Press opened its first store in Sydney in 2014. According to the brand's own account, the founding belief was straightforward: use great ingredients, make things properly, and create a place people actually enjoy being in. The founders also held that healthy food should never feel like a compromise — it should be food people genuinely crave, look forward to and build their day around. Over the following years the menu grew and the stores evolved. The brand says it took cues from customers, followed its own taste, and kept pushing the standard of what healthy food can look and feel like. Its food proposition settled around fresh food made to order from ingredients it cares about, including house-made dressings, quality produce and locally sourced items, prepared simply and without overcomplication. A significant part of the brand's development has been its role in neighbourhood life. Cali Press describes watching people make it part of their everyday routine — the early coffee stop, the post-exercise bowl, the familiar lunch order and the Sunday ritual — and its stores becoming gathering places for neighbourhoods, friends, run clubs and families, including regulars who have been with the brand since the early days. By the time of its own account of the journey, Cali Press had 19 locations across Sydney, with Melbourne joining the story in October. Named locations include Bronte, Bondi Junction, Bondi Beach, Newmarket, Randwick, Coogee, Double Bay, Barrack Place, Australia Square, Martin Place, Market Street, Quay Quarter and Kent St. The brand frames its next chapter as continued growth with the same intention as day one: make food people genuinely love eating, create spaces people want to come back to, and keep building something that feels good to be part of.

• 2014

  Opened first store in Sydney.

• Reached 19 locations across Sydney, with Melbourne joining in October.

Health-focused café chain positioning healthy food as craveable everyday food, with fresh, made-to-order items and neighbourhood store locations.

• Original Açaí Bowl

  Açaí, pistachio granola, banana, strawberries, passionfruit and coconut flakes.

• Malibu Beach

  Açaí, mango, strawberries, pistachio granola, pineapple passionfruit sea moss, coconut yoghurt and coconut flakes.

• The P.B.J

  Açaí, peanut butter, banana, strawberries, blueberries, pistachio granola and hemp seeds.

• Mile High

  Banana, pineapple, maple syrup, blue spirulina, almond butter, coconut mylk and coconut yoghurt.

• Chocoberry

  Banana, strawberries, cacao, coconut mylk, coconut cream, almond butter, pistachio granola, coconut yoghurt and strawberry compote.

• Power Recovery

  Banana, blueberry, açaí, coconut water, coconut cream, maple syrup, maca, coconut yoghurt and blue spirulina.

• Mediterranean Beef

  Grassfed steak, sweet potato, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, hummus, feta, pickled onion and beetroot, brown rice and quinoa.

• Shiitake Mushroom

  Mushroom brisket, pico de gallo, supergreens, black beans, spiced paprika nut and seed mix, brown rice and quinoa.

• Sesame Ginger Chicken

  Grilled chicken, supergreens, edamame, cherry tomatoes, pickled onion and beetroot, tamari almonds, sesame seeds, brown rice and quinoa.

• Chicken Club

  Grilled chicken, avocado, roma tomato, baby spinach, Dijon mayo and pesto.

• Chilli Chicken

  Sourdough, chicken breast, provolone, avocado, tomato, spinach and chilli mayo.

• Tamari Tofu

  Grilled tamari tofu, avocado, tomato, baby spinach, hummus and vegan smoky mayo.

• Caramel Cowboy

  Single origin cold brew, lucuma & date caramel, colostrum and vanilla cold foam.

• Ginger Fireball

  Ginger, echinacea, lemon, apple and oregano oil.

• The Cali Juice

  Green apple, celery, cucumber, spinach, kale, cos, lemon and mint.

1. 1Cali Press official websitecalipress.com.au
2. 2About Us — Cali Presscalipress.com.au
3. 3Cali Press — Wikidatawikidata.org