Wholesale

The Bold Brew roastery in Scarborough, the green drum roaster with sacks of green coffee alongside

Specialty coffee, roasted to order, for cafés, restaurants, farm shops and workplaces.

A small roastery in Scarborough. We roast to order, print the date on the bag, and post it out to you.

  • Roasted to order, date on the bag
  • Specialty grade, from £17.50/kg
  • No contract, no minimum order
  • A good range, always in stock
Roasted to orderDate on every bag
Roasted and postedWith you in 2 to 3 days
Nothing to signNo contract or minimum
From £16.50/kgAbout 30p a cup

Before we talk about our coffee

How's yours?

Four questions worth asking about whoever supplies you now.

Is it always freshly roasted?

Coffee is at its best from four days to three weeks off the roast. Past six weeks it tastes flat and papery, however good your machine is. Is there a roast date on the bag in your hopper?

Does it always taste the same?

You dial it in, it's spot on for a fortnight, then the next delivery tastes like a different coffee. If your team is chasing the grinder every week, that's the roast, not them.

Is the price fair?

Wholesale prices have climbed a long way, and plenty of suppliers went further than they needed to. Worth knowing what you pay per kilo, and what else that money buys.

Do you get the support you need?

Regular visits to see how it's going. A hand dialling the coffee in. Proper training for your whole team.

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Happy with all four?

Then stay where you are. We'd only be wasting your time.

Anything you'd change?

Get in touch and we'll help, whether you buy from us or not.

What you get

A better coffee supplier for your business

Roasted to order, dated on the bag

We roast the week it goes out and print the date on every bag, so you always know what you're pouring.

Fresh, not sat in a warehouse

Roasted to order and posted out, so it's with you in 2 to 3 working days. Free over £170. Local and caught short? Ring us and we can usually sort something within a few hours.

Nothing to sign

No contract, no minimum, no exclusivity, no notice period. Order one kilo if that's all you need.

A good supply, always available

A range of coffees in stock the whole time. No substitutions, and no "that one's finished" email on a Friday.

Training that doesn't stop after week one

We dial it in on your machine, agree a recipe and leave the cards on the bar. Then again, free, every time you take someone new on.

We'll help you sell it

Origin cards for your counter, tasting notes for your menu, and we point our own customers your way.

Who we work with

Proud to work with

★★★★★

“Great coffee at a great price, been using for over a year now and had great responses from customers, easy wholesale ordering system and efficient ordering system.”
JimGood Souls

★★★★★

“Honestly can't recommend them enough! Ordered on the Tuesday, had it Thursday morning. The team are lovely too, always happy to chat through what suits our machine. Our regulars have definitely noticed the difference since we switched over.”
RebeckaCoffee and Cakes

★★★★★

“Excellent coffee, recently changed to Bold Brew and have had nothing but compliments. Really friendly team and exceptional customer service. Would highly recommend”
JamieBrew and Baked
Loading green coffee into the roaster at Bold Brew in Scarborough

Roasted by us

There are two of us and we roast everything ourselves in Scarborough.

The coffee

A good range, always available

A good supply of different coffees in stock the whole time, so your regulars get the same cup in January and July. Specialty grade, with the farm named on the bag, plus a Fairtrade option if you need a lower price point.

Bold Brew House Blend, specialty coffee beans for espresso

Blend

House Blend

Chocolatey and balanced, forgiving through milk. Holds its dial in through a busy service.

Bold Brew Dark Roast, a dark Brazilian single origin for espresso

Single origin · Brazil

Dark Roast

Taken darker for depth and body. For regulars who want a strong, traditional cup.

Bold Brew Guatemala La Nueva Era, specialty single origin coffee beans

Single origin

Guatemala

Sweet, nutty and gently sharp. The easiest step up from a commercial blend.

Bold Brew Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, specialty single origin coffee for filter

Single origin · Ethiopia

Yirgacheffe

Floral and citrusy. The one for the guest grinder or a filter menu.

Fairtrade · Brazil · £16.50/kg

If you need a lower price point

A Fairtrade Brazilian at £16.50 a kilo. Not specialty grade, but a dependable everyday cup, roasted to order like everything else.

Bespoke

Or we'll blend one that's only yours

Tell us what you want from it and we'll roast to it, then keep it the same every time. Your name on the bag.

Get in touch

Try it first

Come by the roastery, or we'll post it to you

Tell us what you're serving now and we'll send something to compare it against. Free, no obligation.

Or come down to the roastery to see the roaster and taste some coffee with us. Bring your team.

Inside the Bold Brew roastery, roasting a batch at the control panel

How it works

Simple, and no pressure at any point

Get in touch

Let us know what you're looking for and how we can help. Or by all means just come for a visit.

Taste it

Come to the roastery or we'll post coffee out. Free either way, nothing attached.

Let us know your thoughts

Darker, lighter, or closer to what you're pouring now, just say. We'll work with you until we've found the right coffee for your place.

We'll get you set up

Once we've found it, we come out, dial it in and train your team on pulling it well. Info cards and point of sale material to help you sell it, then regular deliveries and support from there.

Get in touch

Let's start with a bag of coffee

Tell us what you're using now and we'll send something worth comparing it to. No commitment.

Samples go out to trade addresses, so we need the business name and where it's going.

Questions

The things people usually ask

What does it cost?

Specialty grade starts at £17.50 a kilo, about 32p a cup on an 18g double shot. If you need a lower price point, our Fairtrade Brazilian is £16.50.

Happy to send over our full wholesale price list. Just ask and it's with you the same day. We'll price it properly once we know what you use and how much of it.

For context, beans are usually the third biggest cost in a flat white, behind rent and staff.

Is there a minimum order?

No. Order one kilo if that's what you need. Delivery is free over £170.

How quickly can you get coffee to me?

Everything is roasted to order rather than pulled off a shelf, so it's always fresh when it reaches you. Allow 2 to 3 working days from ordering to landing.

If you're local and caught short, ring us. We can usually get coffee to you within a few hours.

Do I have to sign anything?

No contract, no minimum, no exclusivity, no notice period. If it stops working, stop ordering. We'd rather keep your business by being worth keeping.

What if my customers notice the change?

That's the thing most people worry about, and it's fair.

So we work through it with you. We start by matching what you already pour, dial it in with your team, and come back to check it's settled. The aim is to keep your customers happy and get the best tasting coffee we can into the cup.

Do you supply machines?

We work alongside Yay Coffee Tech, also in Scarborough, for machine supply and servicing. Need one, or someone to look after yours? We'll put you in touch.

How fresh is it when it arrives?

Roasted the week it goes out, date printed on the bag. Coffee is best from four days to three weeks off the roast, so most customers are drinking theirs right in the middle of that window.

How often should I order?

Weekly or fortnightly suits most venues, with about three days' cover in hand so you're never caught short.

Where do you deliver?

Anywhere in the UK. Roasted and posted, so usually about two days from order to doorstep. Same coffee and the same roast date on the bag wherever you are.