La Stazione

What La Stazione does

La Stazione is a privately-held Italian-themed cafe bar operating from a single location adjacent to the Ilkley railway station in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Founded in 2008 by Enzo Piscicelli—an Italian entrepreneur with 20 years of prior cafe experience in Florence and London's financial district—the business serves as a neighborhood coffee and food venue for local residents, commuters, and walk-in visitors. Co-owners Max Crane (Manager) and Colin Hambleton round out the leadership team. The business runs approximately 11 hours per day across six trading days (and a shorter Sunday shift), with last food orders taken at 4:00pm daily.

The product portfolio centers on Italian-style coffee (espresso, cappuccino, latte, flat white, mocha, plus house specialties such as Caffé Con Panna and Caffé Corretto), complemented by hot panini, fresh focaccia, soups, salads, traditional British fare (teacakes, toasties, breakfast items), sweet pastries and breakfast options, soft drinks and juices, and a fully licensed bar offering Italian and local beers (Menabrea, Peroni, Ilkley Beer), wines, Prosecco, and a range of cocktails and spirits. All food is prepared on-site using fresh, locally sourced ingredients where possible. The underlying technology stack is essentially nil: there is no proprietary software, no online ordering, no delivery capability, no mobile app, and no API integrations; the website functions as a static informational presence for menu, team, location, and hours.

Commercially, La Stazione operates a direct-to-consumer walk-in retail model. Pricing is not publicly listed on the website; menu items are displayed without prices and customers transact face-to-face. Telephone collection orders are accepted via a UK landline. Marketing is minimal and largely organic—relying on Trip Advisor reviews, word-of-mouth, and footfall from the railway station catchment. There is no evidence of external funding, investors, partnerships, or institutional ownership; the company is funded entirely by the three partners. Revenue derives from one primary stream: retail food and beverage sales at the single Ilkley location, with no documented expansion plans, additional sites, or distribution channels.

Name

La Stazione

Legal name

La Stazione

Website

https://lastazione.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Stazione is a privately-held Italian-themed cafe bar founded in 2008 in Ilkley, UK, serving coffee, panini, fresh food, and licensed drinks to local residents and railway commuters from a single walk-in location next to Ilkley station.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cafe and Coffee Shop

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG), Dessert Cafes (Coffee + Desserts) (THAFADAH)

Keywords

• Italian cafe
• Coffee shop
• Cafe bar
• Panini sandwiches
• Licensed bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Ilkley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Retail sales of coffee, food, and alcoholic beverages directly to consumers at the cafe location. Single-site brick-and-mortar operation serving breakfast, lunch, and coffee drinks throughout operating hours.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Stazione is a single-site Italian cafe bar in Ilkley, UK, serving authentic Italian coffee, panini, homemade pasta, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads, and breakfast options alongside a fully licensed bar offering Italian and local beers, wines, Prosecco, and cocktails. The business operates from a brick-and-mortar location next to Ilkley railway station, relying on walk-in foot traffic and repeat customers. Founded in 2008 by Enzo Piscicelli, the cafe emphasizes excellent customer service and fresh, locally sourced ingredients as its primary differentiators.

Product overview

La Stazione is a traditional Italian cafe bar offering a unified dining experience centered on authentic Italian coffee, fresh food, and licensed alcoholic beverages. The product portfolio consists of coffee and hot beverages as the core offering, complemented by panini and hot sandwiches, soups and salads, traditional British fare, sweet pastries and breakfast items, and a fully licensed bar with beers, wines, and cocktails. All food is prepared fresh using locally sourced ingredients where possible, with coffee roasted and prepared on site from premium beans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coffee and Hot Beverages Italian-style coffee offerings including Espresso, Macchiato, Cappuccino, Latte, Americano, Flat White, Mocha, Iced Coffee, Caffé Con Panna, Caffé Corretto, Hot Chocolate, various teas, honey and lemon drinks, and Liquor Coffee. Served to walk-in customers and via telephone collection orders.
• Alcoholic Beverages Licensed bar offering including Italian and local beers (Menabrea, Peroni, Ilkley Beer), house wine, Prosecco, Prosecco and Limoncello, Bicicletta (White Wine and Campari), Cider, Gin and Tonic, Vodka and Tonic, Aperol Spritz, Cuba Libre, Negroni, various spirit shots, and Liquor Coffee.
• Panini and Hot Focaccia Hot Italian sandwiches including Parma Ham with Mozzarella and Sun Dried Tomatoes, Crispy Bacon with Egg and Tomato, Chicken Mozzarella, Honey Roast Ham with Cheddar, Tuna with Cheddar, Green Pesto, Vegan Supreme with Roast Peppers and Houmous, and Black Pepper Pastrami varieties.
• Soups and Salads Fresh prepared soups and salads including Soup of the Day, Tuna and Feta Salad, Chicken and Crispy Bacon Salad, Mackerel Fillets in Tomato Sauce Salad, Mozzarella and Avocado Salad, and Chicken and Bacon Salad.
• Farl Teacakes and Toasties Traditional British fare including Scottish Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese and Cucumber, Tuna Mayo, Crispy Bacon and Roast Chicken, Traditional BLT, along with Ham and Cheese Toasties, Bacon and Cheddar Toasties, and Cheese and Tomato Toasties.
• Sweet Stuff and Breakfast Options Pastries and sweet treats including Toasted Teacake, Scone, Flapjack, Croissant, Pain du Chocolat, Cakes, and Gluten Free Brownies from Love Brownies. Breakfast items include Crispy Bacon Sandwich, Fresh Scone with Butter and Jam, Crumpets, Porridge with Blueberries and Honey, Anchovies on Toast, and Panettone.
• Soft Drinks and Fresh Juices Non-alcoholic beverages including various soft drinks, fresh juices, smoothies, and milkshakes.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Pret A Manger: UK cafe chain serving premium coffee, sandwiches, salads and hot food with a strong commuter and high-street catchment. Closely comparable on product mix (coffee + fresh sandwiches/salads + hot food) and daytime trade focus.
• Café Barbera: Italian heritage coffee chain with espresso-led menus and Italian bakery items. Comparable on authentic Italian coffee positioning, though typically operating in different geographies to La Stazione's UK single site.
• Caffè Nero: UK-headquartered Italian-themed coffee chain with espresso-led menus and licensed food offerings. Directly comparable in product (Italian coffee, panini) and target customer (commuters, urban daytime trade), though operating at scale with multiple sites.

Broad incumbents

• Costa Coffee: Largest UK coffee chain with broad food and hot beverage menus. Comparable as a coffee-and-food destination serving commuters and high-street footfall, but operating at substantially larger scale and as an incumbent across categories La Stazione serves.
• Starbucks: Global coffee chain with UK high-street and commuter catchment presence. Overlaps on coffee and light food; included as a broad incumbent shaping the competitive set around commuter locations such as Ilkley station.
• Greggs: UK bakery and hot-food chain that has expanded into coffee service and seated consumption. Comparable on the breakfast/light-meal use case and on coffee-as-add-on, though primarily a bakery-led incumbent rather than a coffee specialist.

Emerging players

• Harris + Hoole: UK independent coffee chain with specialty coffee and light food offerings. Comparable as a UK coffee-led cafe operator targeting local and commuter customers, though smaller and more fragmented than the major chains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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