Spicer + Cole

What Spicer + Cole does

Spicer + Cole is an independently owned café operator headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, running four physical café locations in prime city areas: Finzels Reach, Queen Square, Clifton Village, and the RWA on Queens Road. The business serves local residents, office workers, and visitors seeking artisan coffee, loose-leaf tea, and freshly prepared seasonal food in welcoming, light-filled spaces.

The core product offering centres on a house espresso blend roasted by Extract Coffee on a 1955 vintage Probart roaster, complemented by rotating guest single-origin coffees from specialty roasters including The Barn (Berlin), Workshop (London), Crankhouse Coffee, and Little & Long. Loose-leaf tea is supplied by Born Wild Tea in Cheltenham. Food is prepared from scratch daily in the cafés' own kitchens using locally sourced, seasonal produce and free-range/organic meat and dairy from named suppliers (Ruby & White Butchers, Bruton Dairy, Bertinet Bakery, Severn Project). The offering extends to pre-orderable picnic food via click+collect.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer retail model with in-person transactions across all four sites and a small click+collect channel for takeaway. Marketing is conducted organically through Instagram and Twitter. The company is privately held by individual founders/owners, with no institutional funding, no disclosed revenue, and a headcount of approximately 24 employees. There is no evidence of app, API, or AI/ML technology layers; the operation is fundamentally location- and hospitality-driven.

Name

Spicer + Cole

Legal name

Spicer+Cole

Website

https://spicerandcole.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spicer+Cole operates four independent cafés in Bristol, UK, serving artisan coffee, loose-leaf tea, and freshly prepared seasonal food to local consumers, workers, and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee and Café Foodservice

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee cafés
• Artisan coffee and tea
• Fresh seasonal food service
• Independent café chain
• Café food and beverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Café Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from selling artisan coffee, loose-leaf tea, and freshly prepared seasonal food to walk-in café customers. Operates as a traditional café retail model with in-person transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Spicer+Cole operates four independent cafés in Bristol that serve ethically sourced artisan coffee (a house espresso blend from Extract Coffee plus rotating guest single-origin coffees), loose-leaf tea from Born Wild Tea, and freshly prepared seasonal food made from scratch daily using locally sourced produce and free-range/organic meat and dairy. Customers consume on-site at the café counters or pre-order picnic food via click+collect for takeaway.

Product overview

Spicer+Cole operates four independent cafés in Bristol (Finzels Reach, Queen Square, Clifton Village, and RWA) offering a unified food and beverage service. The core offering centers on artisan coffee (house espresso blend plus rotating guest single origins), loose-leaf teas from Born Wild Tea, and freshly prepared seasonal food made daily. The company also provides picnic food for takeaway via click+collect. All products are sold through their physical café locations rather than as distinct modular offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• House Espresso Blend Sweet, big-bodied South American espresso blend of Colombian, Peruvian, and El Salvadorian beans, crafted by Extract Coffee on their 1955 vintage Probart roaster. Served to walk-in café customers across all four Spicer+Cole locations in Bristol.
• Guest Single Origin Coffees Rotating selection of single origin coffees from specialty roasters including The Barn (Berlin), Workshop (London), Crankhouse Coffee, and Little & Long. Sold through the hopper at Spicer+Cole cafés in Bristol.
• House Cold Brew Cold brew coffee made from the house espresso blend, served during warmer months at Spicer+Cole cafés in Bristol.
• Loose-Leaf Tea Loose-leaf tea sourced from Born Wild Tea in Cheltenham, featuring quality teas from around the world. Brewed to specification and served at Spicer+Cole cafés in Bristol.
• Seasonal Food Menu Fresh, handmade seasonal food including breakfast items (granola, avocado on toast), weekend brunch, lunch offerings, tarts, frittatas, salads, cakes, and pastries. Made from scratch daily in Spicer+Cole café kitchens using locally sourced, seasonal produce and free-range/organic meat and dairy. Dairy-free and gluten-free options available on request.
• Picnic Food (Click+Collect) Pre-orderable picnic food including sandwiches, BBQ items, and beverages, available via click+collect for takeaway from Spicer+Cole cafés in Bristol.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Extract CoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary coffee supplier and roaster. Crafts the house espresso blend (South American blend of Columbian, Peruvian, and El Salvadorian beans) using their vintage 1955 Probart roaster 'Betty' in St. Werbergs.
• Born Wild TeacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoose-leaf tea supplier based in Cheltenham. Obsessed with quality teas from around the world. Works closely with Spicer+Cole to ensure teas are brewed to perfection.
• Ruby & White ButcherscoreOthersSupplier of free-range, organic meat. Shares Spicer+Cole's values around quality and ethical sourcing.
• Bruton DairycoreOthersSupplier of dairy products. Shares Spicer+Cole's values around quality and ethical sourcing.
• Bertinet BakerycoreOthersSupplier of bakery products. Shares Spicer+Cole's values around quality and ethical sourcing.
• Severn ProjectcoreOthersLocal supplier sharing Spicer+Cole's values around quality and ethical sourcing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Caffè Nero: Major UK coffee chain with hundreds of locations offering espresso-based drinks and light food. Comparable as a competing coffee-led café format in the same Bristol and broader UK market, though at significantly larger scale.
• Pret a Manger: Large UK café chain serving organic coffee, sandwiches and hot food. Comparable as a competing café operator in Bristol city centre locations, though at a much broader scale and with a different value proposition.

Direct peers

• Origin Coffee: Cornwall-based specialty coffee roaster and café operator. Comparable as an independent UK third-wave coffee business that combines roasting, café service, and direct relationships with coffee farmers.
• The Workshop Coffee: London specialty coffee roaster and café operator known for single-origin coffees and considered café design. Comparable as a third-wave coffee specialist referenced by Spicer+Cole as a guest roaster.
• Gail's Bakery: UK café-bakery chain serving artisan coffee, loose-leaf tea and freshly baked food in welcoming neighbourhood settings. Closely comparable business model combining specialty coffee with made-daily food in light-filled spaces.
• Prufrock Coffee: London specialty coffee café and training centre focused on third-wave coffee. Comparable as an independent specialty café serving rotating single origins in a curated environment.
• Boston Tea Party: Bristol-headquartered independent specialty coffee and food group operating cafés across the UK. Directly comparable as a regional, values-driven, multi-site café operator with similar premium positioning and made-from-scratch food proposition.
• WatchHouse: Specialty coffee operator with cafés across the UK serving single-origin coffee in design-led spaces. Comparable as a third-wave coffee specialist with a curated, premium positioning similar to Spicer+Cole.

Others

• Extract Coffee: Bristol-based specialty coffee roaster and Spicer+Cole's primary coffee supplier (roasting the house blend on a 1955 Probat). Relevant as both an ecosystem partner and adjacent specialty coffee player in the Bristol market.

Regional players

• Crankhouse Coffee: Local Bristol specialty coffee roaster featured by Spicer+Cole as a guest single-origin supplier. Relevant as a Bristol-based specialty coffee operator with overlapping customer base, though primarily a roaster rather than multi-site café operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/spicerandcole
• Xx.com/spicerandcole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spicer-cole

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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