Ue Coffee Roasters

What Ue Coffee Roasters does

Ue Coffee Roasters is a privately held UK specialty coffee roaster founded in 2009 and headquartered at the Windrush Industrial Park in Witney, Oxfordshire (Cotswolds region). The company roasts specialty-grade coffee and operates a vertically integrated specialty coffee business spanning direct-to-consumer e-commerce, flexible coffee subscriptions (weekly, fortnightly, or monthly), office and workplace coffee subscriptions, a Nespresso-compatible home-compostable pod line, wholesale supply to cafés, hotels, and hospitality businesses, and resale of home and professional coffee equipment. Its underlying craft technology centres on an omni-roast profile technique that allows a single roast to perform across espresso, filter, and cafetière brew methods without method-specific roasting, and on European-standard-certified home-compostable espresso pods. The business is supported by a wholesale team with 50+ years of combined café and roasting experience and a structured B2B onboarding process including barista training, equipment rental, and 6-weekly on-site quality checks.

The company generates revenue across five streams: one-time retail coffee, tea, and equipment sales; recurring DTC, office, and pod subscriptions; and wholesale trade supply including private label and equipment services. Pricing spans £9.50 entry-level blends to £45 premium single origins at retail, £32+ per week for office subscriptions, and £17 to £5,170 for home and professional equipment. Distribution combines a Shopify-based own storefront (uecoffeeroasters.com), a dedicated wholesale ordering portal, an office subscription portal, and physical pickup from the Witney roastery, with next-working-day UK-wide delivery via DHL tracked. All packaging is 100% recyclable, and the company emphasises direct-trade or trusted-importer sourcing at prices above Fairtrade.

Customer segments are segmented by use case: individual home brewers and gift buyers (DTC), established specialty cafés and coffee shops (wholesale), corporate offices (office subscriptions), hotels and luxury venues (wholesale), and restaurants and pubs (wholesale). Marketing is executed through Facebook and Instagram organic social, an email newsletter ('Stay Caffeinated'), brewing-guide content marketing, and direct field sales for wholesale and office accounts. The company is independent and privately held, with no disclosed external funding, parent entity, or institutional investors identified.

Name

Ue Coffee Roasters

Legal name

Ue Coffee Roasters

Website

https://uecoffeeroasters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ue Coffee Roasters is a privately held UK specialty coffee roaster founded in 2009 in Witney, Cotswolds, selling freshly roasted coffee, tea, equipment, and home-compostable pods direct-to-consumer, via subscription, and through a wholesale trade programme serving cafés, offices, hotels, and hospitality businesses across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roaster

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ), Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Coffee subscription service
• Wholesale coffee supply
• Home brewing equipment
• Office coffee solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Witney

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Coffee & Tea Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of specialty coffee (blends and single origins), tea, matcha, chai concentrate, and hot chocolate through the e-commerce storefront. Products are sold as whole bean or pre-ground in various sizes, with prices ranging from £9.50 to £45 for coffee products.
2. Coffee Subscriptions: Recurring subscription model offering weekly, fortnightly, or monthly deliveries of coffee, tea, or cocoa. Subscriptions provide 25% off the first 3 orders and are fully flexible—customers can skip, pause, or cancel anytime. 100% recyclable packaging included.
3. Office Coffee Supply: B2B office coffee subscription service delivering specialty coffee to workplaces, with packages starting at 2kg/week for offices of 10-20 people. Includes complimentary shipping and online account management portal.
4. Equipment & Accessories Sales: Sale of home and professional coffee equipment including brewers, grinders, kettles, scales, filters, and accessories. Also stocks premium brands like Moccamaster, Sage, Fellow, Hario, and Victoria Arduino.
5. Wholesale Trade Supply: Wholesale coffee supply to cafés, hotels, restaurants, and hospitality businesses. Includes private label options, barista training, technical support, equipment rental, and 6-weekly on-site quality checks. Orders placed Monday-Wednesday are roasted and dispatched within the same working week.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ue Coffee Roasters is a UK specialty coffee roaster that roasts and sells freshly roasted coffee beans, single origins, decaf, Nespresso-compatible compostable pods, tea, chai, and hot chocolate to consumers via its e-commerce storefront and subscription service. It also supplies wholesale coffee, equipment, training, and office coffee solutions to cafés, hotels, offices, and hospitality businesses across the UK, supported by its own roastery and barista training programmes.

Product overview

Ue Coffee Roasters is the Cotswolds' longest-standing specialty coffee roaster since 2009, operating as a single unified specialty coffee business rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company offers a vertically integrated portfolio centered on freshly roasted specialty coffee beans (including blends, single origins, and decaf options), complemented by flexible subscription services for home and office delivery. The product ecosystem spans coffee products themselves, home brewing equipment and accessories from premium brands (Moccamaster, Sage, Hario, Fellow, AeroPress), specialty teas and chai, hot chocolate and syrups, gift sets and merchandise, and comprehensive wholesale supply and office coffee solutions for commercial partners. The company roasts Monday to Friday with next-day UK delivery and positions itself as a complete coffee partner rather than a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Coffee Beans Freshly roasted specialty-grade coffee beans including blends (House Roast, Solidarity, Cotswolds), single origins, and decaf options, available whole bean or pre-ground for individual consumers and home brewers.
• Coffee Subscription

Quantifiable outcome

• Roast date guaranteed within one week of order date (Monday-Friday roasting)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Victoria ArduinocoreTechnology or IntegrationUe Coffee Roasters stocks Victoria Arduino espresso machines as part of their professional equipment offering. They are authorised resellers of Victoria Arduino products including the Eagle One Prima line, with prices ranging from £4,750 to £5,170.
• Conti Espresso SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationListed as one of the professional equipment brands Ue Coffee Roasters works with for their wholesale coffee business, providing espresso equipment solutions to hospitality partners.
• MahlkönigcoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional grinder brand stocked and supplied through the wholesale trade programme. Available in both professional (X54) and home (Grind X54) variants.
• CompakcoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional coffee grinder brand available through the wholesale channel, offering espresso grinders for trade customers.
• Jeeves & JerichocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUe Coffee Roasters stocks and sells Jeeves & Jericho Chai products including Chai Fusion Concentrate, Chai Latte Kits, and copper bottle pourers. This is a branded tea/chai partnership complementing their coffee and hot beverage range.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Square Mile Coffee Roasters: London-based specialty coffee roaster founded in 2008 offering wholesale supply to cafés, espresso bars and offices plus DTC beans and subscriptions. Closely comparable to Ue in operating model (wholesale + DTC + subscription), roast philosophy, and UK specialty positioning.
• Dark Arts Coffee: UK specialty coffee roaster with wholesale accounts across cafés, restaurants and offices plus DTC sales. Comparable in scale, B2B focus, and independent specialty positioning to Ue.
• Caravan Coffee Roasters: London-based specialty roaster from the Caravan restaurant group, supplying wholesale beans, equipment, and DTC bags. Comparable specialty positioning with both B2B and DTC operations similar to Ue.
• Hasbean Coffee: UK specialty coffee roaster selling single-origin and blend coffees via DTC e-commerce with subscription options. Comparable to Ue's specialty single-origin focus and DTC subscription business model.
• Pact Coffee: UK specialty coffee company offering consumer coffee subscriptions and B2B office coffee supply with direct trade sourcing. Direct peer to Ue's DTC subscription and office coffee programmes, with a more digitally native, venture-backed go-to-market.
• Monmouth Coffee: London-based specialty coffee roaster and café operator with strong wholesale presence in the UK hospitality sector. Comparable specialty roaster with B2B/wholesale depth and a longer heritage similar to Ue's Cotswolds standing.
• Extract Coffee Roasters: Bristol-based specialty coffee roaster operating DTC e-commerce, subscription services, and B2B wholesale to cafés, offices and hospitality. Closely comparable business model and customer segments to Ue.
• Origin Coffee: Cornwall-based specialty coffee roaster with wholesale supply to cafés, hotels, offices and restaurants across the UK, plus DTC e-commerce. Closely comparable regional specialty roaster with similar B2B/wholesale service model to Ue.

Broad incumbents

• Matthew Algie: One of the UK's largest specialty and craft coffee wholesale suppliers serving national café chains, hotels, restaurants and offices. Established incumbent that competes with Ue for wholesale contracts at larger hospitality accounts.
• Lavazza Professional: Global coffee company offering espresso machines, beans, and managed office/hospitality coffee services. Competes with Ue's office subscription and equipment business at enterprise scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/uecoffeeroasters
• Instagraminstagram.com/uecoffeeroasters
• Xx.com/uecoffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ue-coffee-roasters-ltd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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