Tom's Coffee

What Tom's Coffee does

Tom's Coffee, trading through the legal entity La Maison Du Cafe Ltd, is a London-based mobile event coffee bar hire service established in 2005. The company designs, delivers, and operates fully managed branded coffee bars for corporate clients across the UK and Europe, serving exhibitions, conferences, product launches, brand activations, office staff appreciation days, and evening receptions. Underlying equipment consists of commercial two-group espresso machines paired with on-demand grinders, self-sufficient water management systems that eliminate the need for mains plumbing, and proprietary coffee-printing technology that imprints logos, messages, QR codes, or selfies directly onto milk-based drinks. The core proposition is turnkey event hospitality rather than equipment rental: professional uniformed baristas, speciality beans supplied exclusively by River Coffee Roasters, bespoke bar wraps, and branded 6oz/8oz takeaway cups are bundled into a single managed service.

The business operates on a project-based professional services model with quote-driven pricing tied to event duration, guest count, and branding requirements. Disclosed price points range from £1,100+VAT for an office morning through £4,340+VAT for a two-day exhibition bar, with most events falling between £1,000 and £5,000+VAT. A complementary dry-hire revenue stream rents espresso machines at £495+VAT per week (minimum one week) or £1,295+VAT per month for offices, pop-ups, and showrooms. An evening espresso martini bar extension leverages the same equipment fleet for corporate receptions. Customer acquisition is direct-to-client via phone, email, and website enquiry forms, supported by industry-specific landing pages across ten verticals (technology, finance, automotive, healthcare, fashion, luxury, government, education, property, pharmaceuticals) and detailed case studies with named brand clients including Google, Four Seasons Park Lane, Polestar, Eurex, Tommy Hilfiger, Ferrari, Samsung, and Diageo. Recurring multi-year partnerships with Four Seasons Park Lane and Polestar since 2019, plus a venue network spanning ExCeL London, NEC Birmingham, Olympia London, and Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, anchor a distribution footprint well beyond what a five-person core team would normally suggest.

Name

Tom's Coffee

Legal name

La Maison Du Cafe Ltd

Website

https://tomscoffee.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tom's Coffee, founded in 2005 and based in London, provides fully managed mobile coffee bar hire for UK and European corporate events including exhibitions, conferences, product launches, and brand activations, with branded equipment, professional baristas, and add-on services such as coffee printing and espresso martini bars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Coffee Bar Services

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

akta.pro primary industry

Beverage Service (Coffee/Tea/Juice) & Refreshment Stations (HSACAGAJ)

Keywords

• Event coffee bar hire
• Mobile coffee catering
• Corporate event services
• Exhibition coffee bars
• Branded coffee experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrogate

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Coffee Bar Hire: Fully managed coffee bar experiences for corporate events including exhibitions, conferences, product launches, and brand activations. Pricing varies by event type, duration, guest numbers, and branding requirements. Core revenue stream from professional baristas, equipment, and consumables bundled into package pricing.
2. Coffee Machine Dry Hire: Short-term commercial espresso machine and grinder rental without staff. Minimum one-week hire period at £495 +VAT per week, or £1,295 +VAT per month. Targets temporary offices, pop-ups, and events needing equipment without full service.
3. Espresso Martini Bar Hire: Evening event service using same commercial espresso equipment for espresso martini cocktails. Natural extension of daytime coffee bar service at corporate events, receptions, and brand activations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tom's Coffee provides fully managed, branded mobile coffee bar experiences with professional uniformed baristas for corporate events, exhibitions, conferences, product launches, office staff appreciation days, and brand activations across London, the UK, and Europe. The service bundles specialty coffee (sourced from River Coffee Roasters), commercial espresso equipment, custom branding (including coffee printing on drinks and branded takeaway cups), self-sufficient water systems, and setup/service/pack-down into a turnkey package. A separate short-term dry-hire option provides commercial espresso machine rental without staff.

Product overview

Tom's Coffee offers a portfolio of event coffee bar hire services, centred on fully managed, branded mobile coffee bars with professional baristas for corporate events across the UK and Europe. The core product is Event Coffee Bar Hire, which spans exhibition coffee bars, conference coffee bars, office coffee bars, and product launch coffee bars. Additional services include Matcha Bar Hire, Hot Chocolate Bars, Coffee Printer (logo printing on drinks), Branded Coffee Cups (6oz and 8oz eco takeaway cups), Barista Hire, Sampling Vans & Mobile Coffee Vans, Espresso Martini Bars, Coffee Cart Hire, and Short-Term Coffee Machine Hire (dry hire from £495/week). The company also provides add-on branding options including bar wraps, laser-cut stencils, and fully branded cup packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Coffee Bar Hire
• Exhibition Coffee Bars
• Conference Coffee Bars
• Office Coffee Bars
• Product Launch Coffee Bars
• Matcha Bar Hire
• Hot Chocolate Bar Hire
• Coffee Printer Hire
• Barista Hire
• Espresso Martini Bars
• Coffee Cart Hire
• Sampling Vans & Mobile Coffee Vans
• Short-Term Coffee Machine Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• Coffee bars can increase stand dwell time by up to 4x (demonstrated with Polestar)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Four Seasons Hotel London at Park LaneflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Trusted event coffee partner since 2019. Monthly presence at the hotel for events. Relationship described as a benchmark for luxury hospitality coffee service.
• PolestarflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Trusted brand activation partner since 2019. Ongoing partnership supporting automotive exhibitions, showcases and brand activations across the UK. Analysis conducted together showing coffee bar increased dwell time by 4x.
• River Coffee RoasterscoreOthersExclusive coffee supplier providing speciality beans freshly roasted. The River Coffee Signature Blend is used across all events. This is a critical ingredient partnership ensuring consistent quality. Over 100kg of River Coffee Signature Blend consumed at Eurex FIA IDX 2026 alone.
• Park Plaza Westminster BridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing venue partnership where Tom's Coffee has worked alongside the hotel for many years, delivering premium speciality coffee for conferences, exhibitions and corporate events within the venue.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caravan Coffee Roasters: London specialty coffee roaster with restaurants and corporate/event catering. Comparable specialty coffee positioning but operates a hybrid restaurant-plus-catering model rather than mobile event hire.
• Harris + Hoole: UK specialty coffee chain with cafe locations and corporate services. Overlaps with Tom's Coffee on specialty coffee standards and B2B clientele but anchored in fixed retail sites.
• WatchHouse: Premium UK specialty coffee brand with cafe locations and barista training programs. Overlaps with Tom's Coffee on specialty coffee positioning and corporate/event work, but operates primarily through fixed retail sites.
• Costa Coffee: UK's largest coffee chain with broader retail presence but also offering corporate coffee solutions and event services. Larger and broader in scope than Tom's Coffee's specialized event focus.
• Department of Coffee and Social Affairs: London specialty coffee chain with cafe locations and event/catering services. Comparable specialty coffee focus and corporate clientele, but operates primarily through retail venues.
• Notes Coffee: London specialty coffee operator with cafes and event services. Comparable specialty coffee quality but anchored in fixed locations rather than a mobile event hire model.
• Origin Coffee: UK specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with corporate and event services. Comparable specialty coffee standards and B2B exposure, anchored in retail and wholesale rather than mobile event hire.

Direct peers

• Cafe2U: UK mobile coffee franchise delivering barista-served specialty coffee to offices, events, and exhibitions. Comparable business model focused on mobile coffee service for corporate and event clients.
• Crankhouse Coffee: UK mobile event coffee service providing specialty coffee bars and baristas for corporate events, exhibitions, and brand activations — overlapping directly with Tom's Coffee's core offering.
• The Espresso Room: UK-based mobile coffee bar operator providing specialty coffee for corporate events, exhibitions, and brand activations — directly competing with Tom's Coffee on the same B2B event coffee hire proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/tomscoffees
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tom's-coffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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