Cafepoint

What Cafepoint does

Cafepoint is a UK-based, private B2B supplier of workplace beverage and vending equipment, offering coffee machines, water taps and coolers, and vending machines to office and commercial customers. The company operates from London and is sized at 11–50 employees, consistent with a small-to-mid privately-held distributor and servicer rather than a manufacturer or large national operator. Its core commercial activity is the sale, installation, and presumably ongoing replenishment/servicing of these machines for workplace environments — a recurring, consumables-driven business model typical of the office coffee and vending segment.

The underlying technology stack is not disclosed in the available data. There is no mention of proprietary hardware, software platforms, telemetry, or IoT-enabled machine management; the offering appears to be standard third-party equipment resold and serviced rather than Cafepoint-manufactured. No pricing details, customer logos, segments served beyond the implied B2B workplace audience, distribution channel specifics, or marketing channels are disclosed in the source material. Notably, the company website returned only a verification/loading page during data capture, which limited extraction of operational, product, and commercial detail.

The revenue model is also not disclosed, but the equipment-plus-consumables structure typical of this industry implies a mix of upfront equipment sales and recurring consumables (beans, cups, water filters, CO2) plus service contracts. No funding rounds, M&A activity, partnerships, awards, patents, certifications, or leadership team information are available. This constitutes a material data gap: any investment, partnership, or acquisition assessment would require direct diligence with the company to confirm product mix, customer base, recurring revenue share, and competitive positioning within the UK office coffee/vending market.

Name

Cafepoint

Website

https://cafepoint.co.uk

Company type

Private

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cafepoint is a London-based, private B2B supplier of coffee machines, water taps and coolers, and vending machines, serving UK workplaces and commercial customers with equipment sales and ongoing service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Cafepoint is a London-based supplier of coffee machines, water taps and coolers, and vending machines. The company supplies physical beverage and refreshment equipment to customers, primarily for workplace and commercial settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Marco Beverage Systems: UK- and Ireland-based designer and supplier of precision coffee brewing equipment for offices and foodservice. Closely comparable to Cafepoint as a commercial coffee equipment supplier with overlapping product category and geography.
• BWT UK: Water treatment specialist offering point-of-use coolers, dispensers, and filtration for workplaces. Overlaps with Cafepoint's water tap and cooler category, and competes for the same office and hospitality accounts.
• BRITA UK: Supplier of water filtration, coolers, and dispensing solutions for offices and foodservice. Directly comparable to Cafepoint's water taps/coolers line of business, with stronger consumer brand recognition.
• Franke Coffee Systems: Manufacturer and supplier of professional super-automatic coffee machines. Comparable to Cafepoint as a supplier of commercial coffee equipment, though Franke also serves as an OEM that Cafepoint-style distributors may carry.
• Waterlogic: Global provider of purified water dispensers and coolers for offices, with UK operations. Directly comparable to Cafepoint's water tap/cooler business and competes for the same B2B hydration contracts.
• Lavazza Professional: Office and out-of-home coffee solutions arm of Lavazza, supplying bean-to-cup machines, beans, and servicing. Closely comparable to Cafepoint's coffee machine supply business, with stronger brand and broader European reach.

Broad incumbents

• JDE Professional (Jacobs Douwe Egberts): B2B coffee solutions provider (brands including Douwe Egberts, L'OR, Kenco) supplying machines, beans, and service to UK workplaces. Comparable to Cafepoint in the office coffee channel, with stronger brand portfolio and national reach.
• Selecta: Pan-European operator of unattended coffee, vending, and food solutions to workplaces. Directly comparable to Cafepoint across vending and water cooler categories, though at far greater scale and with a managed-service-led model.
• Nespresso Professional: B2B arm of Nespresso providing capsule coffee machines, capsules, and service to offices and hospitality. Comparable to Cafepoint on workplace coffee machine supply, but sells direct and competes for the same end customers.

Regional players

• Coinadrink: UK Midlands-based vending and coffee machine operator offering managed refreshment services to workplaces. Comparable to Cafepoint across vending and coffee categories, with similar scale and a UK regional focus.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cafepointllp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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