What Paddy & Scott's does

Paddy & Scott's is a UK-based B2B wholesale coffee company operating under the trade name Paddy & Scott's Trade and legally registered as Paddy & Scott's Cafes Ltd. The company sources coffee directly from farming partners in Kenya (Meru, since 2017), Brazil, Honduras, and Mexico, applying regenerative agriculture practices and natural mountain water decaffeination from Pico de Orizaba. Its registered office is in Saxmundham, Suffolk, with operational offices in Ipswich. The business serves offices, hospitality venues (hotels, bars, restaurants), franchise operators, and private label clients across the UK.

The core product portfolio centres on the 2025-launched Impact Collection, which bundles Clear Mind (Suffolk Mind charity partnership, £0.25 per bag donated), People's Harvest (school meals), Mount Kenya (single origin from Meru), and Espírito Collective (reforestation). Adjacent lines include Earth Coffee (regenerative agriculture, tree planting), Lunch Box Coffee (school meals funded per bag, 924,891 meals to date), Muchomba Classic Beans, and bulk formats (cafetiere, brew bags, bulk brew) for hospitality. Supporting catalogues cover tea, chocolate, frappe, cups, filters, milk, sugar, syrup, tools, cleaning products, and branding merchandise. Equipment (barista machines, bean-to-cup, grinders) is bundled with coffee supply, alongside the Ambition Academy barista training programme and a Private Label / White Label offering.

The revenue model combines wholesale coffee sales, equipment bundling, franchise operations, private label contracts, and training services, distributed primarily through a Shopify-powered B2B e-commerce platform with a Coffee Quiz lead-generation tool, subscription commerce (weekly/monthly/quarterly, 15% first-order discount), and direct account management. Named customers include Google (offices), Greene King (hospitality), and Marriott Hotels (hotel programme). The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, parent entity, or public ticker.

Name

Paddy & Scott's

Legal name

Paddy & Scott's Cafes Ltd.

Website

https://paddyandscotts.coffee

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paddy & Scott's is a UK-based B2B wholesale coffee supplier serving offices, hospitality venues, and franchises with direct trade craft coffee. Its impact-focused portfolio includes the Impact Collection, Earth Coffee, and Lunch Box Coffee, complemented by equipment sales, private label, and franchise solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Specialty Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Beverage Wholesale (AFAIAGAD), Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD), Bar & Beverage Service Supplies Wholesale (AFAIALAG)

Keywords

• Wholesale coffee supply
• Direct trade coffee
• Workplace coffee services
• Specialty coffee roasting
• Office coffee solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Saxmundham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Coffee Sales: Bulk coffee products sold to offices, hospitality venues, and retail businesses. Products include beans, ground coffee, brew bags, bulk brew, and cafetiere options in various pack sizes.
2. Franchise Operations: Complete coffee shop franchise solution including direct trade coffee, stunning machines, next level training and support, and branding.
3. Private Label / White Label: Bespoke private label coffee solutions with industry-leading social, ethical, and sustainable practices tailored for specific brand requirements.
4. Coffee Equipment Sales: Sale of coffee machines, grinders, and related equipment alongside coffee products, with options for traditional barista machines, bean-to-cup, filter, and bulk brew machines.
5. Training Services: Ambition Academy barista training and operational support for franchise and wholesale customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Paddy & Scott's is a UK-based wholesale coffee supplier that sources, roasts and distributes direct trade craft coffee to businesses. Its core offering includes bulk wholesale coffee (beans, ground, brew bags, bulk brew), coffee machines and grinders, bespoke private label solutions, franchise packages, and an Ambition Academy barista training program, delivered via a subscription-capable e-commerce platform to offices, hospitality venues and franchise operators.

Product overview

Paddy & Scott's is a UK-based wholesale and workplace coffee company offering direct trade craft coffee with a portfolio of core products organized around impact-driven collections. The core offering includes the Impact Collection (featuring Clear Mind, People's Harvest, Mount Kenya, and Espírito Collective coffees), Earth Coffee for regenerative agriculture, Lunch Box Coffee funding school meals, Muchomba Classic from their Kenyan farm, and traditional wholesale coffees. Supporting products include tea, chocolate, frappe powders, cups, cleaning products, filters, milk, sugar, syrup, tools, and branding merchandise. The platform also offers coffee equipment (machines and grinders), an interactive Coffee Quiz for personalized recommendations, subscription delivery services, barista training (Ambition Academy), and private label solutions for businesses wanting custom branded coffee. Products are available through a wholesale e-commerce platform with free UK shipping on orders over £200.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Impact Collection: A collection of impact-focused coffee products including Clear Mind, People's Harvest, Mount Kenya, and Espírito Collective, each with specific social or environmental missions.
• Lunch Box Coffee
• Earth Coffee
• Clear Mind
• People's Harvest
• Mount Kenya
• Espírito Collective

Products and services

• Lunch Box Coffee Premium espresso blend sold to wholesale and workplace customers where every bag sold provides a meal for a child in need in coffee-growing regions.
• Earth Coffee Regenerative agriculture wholebean coffee crafted in partnership with pioneering farming families, supporting climate-resilient farming methods; each bag funds planting of a new tree in Mount Kenya.
• Muchomba Classic Beans Balanced wholesale coffee blend from the company's Kenyan farm, with tasting notes of dark chocolate and a blackcurrant-like vivacity during brewing.
• Mount Kenya Coffee Single origin light roast coffee from Meru, Kenya, produced in direct partnership with local farmers since 2017.
• Espírito Collective Coffee Dark roast coffee from Espírito Santo, Brazil, with a mission to regenerate the planet by funding tree planting in Mount Kenya for every bag sold.
• Clear Mind Decaf Coffee Decaffeinated coffee naturally processed using pure mountain water from Pico de Orizaba, Mexico, supporting mental health through partnership with Suffolk Mind charity.
• People's Harvest Coffee Medium roast blend of beans from Brazil and Honduras designed to provide school meals for children in coffee-growing communities.
• P&S Brew Bags Pre-packaged single-serve coffee in brew bag format - like a teabag but for coffee. Fully compostable and can be used as fertilizer. Available in caffeinated and decaffeinated varieties.
• P&S Cafetiere Coffee Bulk brew cafetière pre-ground coffee balanced for rich, consistent flavor, available in multiple sizes including 1.5KG, 3KG, 2.7KG, and 6KG formats.
• P&S Bulk Brew Premium bulk coffee designed for high-volume hospitality settings including hotels, cafes, and restaurants. Available in 3.825kg and 7.350KG formats for consistent large-scale brewing.
• Coffee Machines & Grinders Coffee equipment including traditional barista machines, bean-to-cup machines, and grinders available through the wholesale platform with recommendations based on business type quiz.
• Private Label / White Label Coffee Bespoke private label coffee solutions allowing businesses to personalize coffee branding while aligning with Paddy & Scott's ethical, social, and sustainable practices.
• Coffee Shop Franchise Programme Complete coffee shop franchise solution providing direct trade coffee, machines, next level training, brand support and operations implementation for franchise operators.
• Ambition Academy Barista Training Barista training and operational support program included with wholesale packages, providing detailed training on coffee preparation and service for franchise and wholesale customers.
• Coffee Subscription Service Recurring delivery subscription allowing customers to schedule automatic coffee deliveries on weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis with the ability to modify or cancel anytime through online account management.
• Wholesale Tea Selection of tea products for wholesale customers alongside coffee offerings.
• Wholesale Chocolate Chocolate products for wholesale customers to complement coffee offerings.
• Wholesale Frappe Powders Frappe powder products including Simply Vanilla Frappe Powder for creating iced coffee beverages in hospitality settings.
• Branding Products Branding merchandise including Marked Bean Stamps and Loyalty Cards for customer retention and brand promotion in coffee shop and hospitality settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• School meals funded: 924,891+
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suffolk MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health partnership through Clear Mind decaf coffee. For each bag sold, £0.25 is donated to Suffolk Mind (registered charity number 1003061) to fund research and support for mental health initiatives. Coffee is naturally decaffeinated using mountain water process.
• Meru Farm (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect trade partnership with farmers in Meru, Kenya since 2017. Partnership built on trust, respect, and family values. Company invests directly in the farm's future and the entire local community. Source of Mount Kenya single origin coffee.
• GoogleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoogle shown as office customer receiving coffee supply for staff.
• Greene KingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreene King shown as hospitality customer venue receiving coffee supply.
• Marriott HotelsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarriott Hotels shown as hospitality customer receiving hotel coffee programme.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rave Coffee: UK specialty coffee roaster selling wholesale beans, pods and equipment to offices, hospitality and online consumers. Closely comparable mid-sized UK B2B roaster competing for the same office and hospitality accounts as Paddy & Scott's.
• Union Coffee: UK specialty roaster (Union Hand-Roasted) with a strong wholesale business serving offices, hotels and foodservice. Comparable on direct-trade sourcing narrative, B2B/wholesale GTM, and UK mid-market positioning.
• Extract Coffee Roasters: UK specialty coffee roaster with B2B wholesale, subscription and hospitality customers. Comparable mid-sized craft competitor with similar channel mix.
• Square Mile Coffee Roasters: London specialty roaster with strong wholesale presence in hospitality and offices plus equipment/training offering. Closely comparable UK craft B2B roaster.
• Matthew Algie: Long-established UK office coffee and foodservice supplier (now part of Lavazza Professional) selling machines, beans and service contracts. Direct competitor in the UK office coffee segment.
• Origin Coffee: UK specialty coffee roaster serving wholesale, hospitality and retail with direct-trade sourcing and a sustainability-led brand. Direct competitor for mission-driven UK wholesale accounts.
• Climpson & Sons: London-based specialty roaster with wholesale, hospitality and own-cafe operations. Comparable on craft roasting, hospitality supply and direct-trade positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Lavazza Professional: Global B2B office and foodservice coffee platform (espresso machines, pods, beans) used across enterprise and hospitality. Represents the scaled incumbent Paddy & Scott's competes against for enterprise accounts.
• Nespresso Professional: B2B arm of Nespresso supplying offices, hotels and hospitality globally with machines and capsules. Represents a major incumbent with brand and scale advantages in the same end markets.

Emerging players

• Perky Blenders: London-based independent specialty roaster with wholesale and subscription models. Comparable craft positioning but smaller scale; relevant as a nimble competitor in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/paddyandscotts/?hl=en
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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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