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Eurest, the workplace food service business of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has launched a new in-house coffee roasting offering for clients and its own coffee brand, Bloom Coffee Club.
The caterer’s first coffee roaster was installed at Royal Mail’s base in Farringdon as part of a broader revamp to its coffee offering at the site which serves 750 Royal Mail staff.
As opposed to roasting beans in bulk, we’ll only be roasting as much as our client needs – and unroasted green coffee beans have a longer shelf life than ground coffee, so this will help to reduce waste too. It’s also the freshest way to serve coffee…
It makes Eurest the first contract caterer in the UK to introduce the Bellwether Coffee electric roasters to a workplace, with the facility due to be rolled out for other clients in 2026 – providing a more tailored service and an enhanced experience for customers.
Bellwether’s all-electric, fully ventless roasters allow Eurest’s teams to roast high-quality coffee on demand, using unroasted green coffee beans to maximise freshness and aroma.
Sarah Bartolo, Marketing Manager at Eurest, says: “Our new in-house coffee roasters from Bellwether will bring lots of benefits, as we can tailor the coffee to our client’s chosen roasting profile – and we can do this in smaller batches to meet individual preferences.
“As opposed to roasting beans in bulk, we’ll only be roasting as much as our client needs – and unroasted green coffee beans have a longer shelf life than ground coffee, so this will help to reduce waste too. It’s also the freshest way to serve coffee – minimising the time from bean to cup, which results in a richer aroma and more complex flavours.
“Bringing roasting in-house will be educational for our teams and clients to learn about the process, as well as providing a more sensory experience while customers wait for their morning coffee.”
The initiative comes as Eurest launches its own coffee brand, Bloom Coffee Club, plus a new unique espresso blend called Dulima. Crafted from equal parts Brazilian and Colombian coffee beans, Dulima provides a velvety espresso with a sweet and aromatic finish, making it versatile for different milky coffees too.
Emma Best, Operations Director at Eurest, says: “This is a truly unique offering for our clients, providing high-quality coffee on demand.
“As well as our ‘core’ green coffee bean we’ll have guest beans throughout the year for different seasonal blends, and customers will be able to purchase our roasted coffee beans to take home too.
“We’re delighted to introduce in-house roasting and our new espresso blend at Royal Mail first, where we have refurbished the coffee bar and installed new machines under our Bloom Coffee Club brand.”
Eurest provides contract catering for workplaces across a variety of industries and spaces, with a focus on boosting wellbeing and productivity through its carefully crafted food and drink menus – designed to nourish and delight teams with nutritious and sustainably sourced ingredients.
For more information, please visit: https://eurest.co.uk/
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