An Introduction to Really Awesome Coffee
Since the first mobile café launched in Coventry in 2010, Really Awesome Coffee has grown to become a market leader with a network of over 50 franchisees. We are proud to be the fastest-growing mobile coffee franchise in the UK.
The Concept – it’s simple; take advantage of the huge demand in the ever-expanding UK coffee market but avoid the fierce competition on the high street by taking the coffee shop directly to customers in our unique mobile café vans.
What’s Involved In Running A Mobile Café?
The business is built around a daily coffee round that we help you establish, with the mobile café visiting local businesses at agreed times each day to serve a full range of gourmet coffees, frappes & smoothies as well as hot and chilled food options – everything you would expect in a top quality high street café. There is usually a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere at the van with your day being made up of other people’s breaks from work.
A large portion of franchise partners also make significant additional income from optional weekend ‘events’ work.
How does the Really Awesome Coffee franchise model work?
The business model is built around the Monday to Friday daily coffee round, during which time franchisees visit a number of businesses at pre-arranged times to serve their regular customers a full range of gourmet coffees, frappes and smoothies, as well as hot and chilled food options – everything you would expect in a top-quality high street cafe.
The mobile coffee van itself is a Mercedes Vito conversion, which has been designed for efficiency and ease of use. Every van is converted by the company at its head office workshop. The van is usually purchased using a hire purchase agreement over a five-year term.
How Much Do I Need To Invest?
You can be on the road and running your mobile café business from just under £10,000. This is the lowest initial investment level you need to contribute and includes the deposit on your Mercedes coffee van as well as our comprehensive Fast-Track Training & Launch Program, the Premium Start-up Pack valued at over £5,000 and some initial working capital.
If you have more capital to invest this will of course reduce your monthly finance payments over the initial franchise term.
How Much Is The Franchise?
Our competitive franchise package is £19,950+VAT meaning you are now part of the Really Awesome Coffee family, fully supported by a team of professionals in business management, sales and marketing. You will instantly profit from our brand awareness and intellectual property and be confident that your business has the best possible chance of success and will be a business you could either sell or pass on to your children in the future.
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Simon Driver – Northampton
Simon Driver is our Northampton franchisee. Find out more about his experiences as a Really Awesome Coffee franchisee below! Tell us a bit about yourself and what you were doing prior to buying a franchise business? I had spent 26 years in distribution with on...
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Really Awesome Coffee Swindon – Paul Bailey
Paul joined the Really Awesome Coffee network in March 2021 and has made a flying start running his own business alongside his partner Audrey. Paul said “I was researching other opportunities and franchises and saw Really Awesome Coffee on a franchise in...
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Lisa Hughes – Farnham
“I felt fully equipped to ‘hit the ground running’ after my initial franchise set-up and training. The guys at head office have always been available to offer help and support to me when needed.” Before setting up my Really Awesome Coff...
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Really Awesome Coffee Bridgwater – Chris Kamin
On his third attempt, Chris finally retired from his role of 30 years as a head teacher. “This was made easier with the lure of a shiny new toy – a Really Awesome Coffee Mobile Cafe!” he said. Here he tells us more on how it has been going since she ...
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Really Awesome Coffee Belfast East – Adam Wilkinson
Really Awesome Coffee Belfast East – Adam Wilkinson After a long and successful career as a Business Development Manager(BDM), Adam thought it was the right time to start his own business. Here Adam tells us how it has been going since he launched his Re...
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Karl Webster
Here, Really Awesome Coffee franchisee Karl Webster gives us an insight into his working day! Name: Karl Webster Location: Daventry Tell us a bit about yourself and what you were doing prior to buying a franchise business? I was a Business Manager in the print...
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Really Awesome Coffee Newark – Ashley Wells
Ashley launched his Really Awesome Coffee van in Newark in April 2021. After working in retail management for most of his working life, Ashley knew it was time for a change. Here’s our catchup chat with him to find out how he found the onboarding process and...
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Really Awesome Coffee – Lanarkshire adds third mobile café van in 8 months
Really Awesome Coffee – Lanarkshire adds third mobile café van in 8 months It has been a rollercoaster ride for John and Maria in Lanarkshire. John and Maria launched their Really Awesome Coffee franchise in February 2020 and 6 weeks later the nation wa...
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Geoff Kay – Really Awesome Coffee Basildon
Geoff arrived at our head office in Coventry for his initial training in July but only launched his business in August due to the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Since his launch, Geoff has been busy developing his round and serving his customers with awesome c...
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Jason Simmons – Really Awesome Coffee Tamworth
After being made redundant from a coffee vending company, Jason decided to take the plunge and start his own Really Awesome Coffee business. He launched his business in October. We caught up with him recently to find out how he found the process and how he’s...
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Steve Silver – Coventry North
Steve Silver explains his decision to invest in a Really Awesome Coffee franchise. Having worked for a university as an IT Manager for many years, I decided I needed a change. I needed a big change in career to make it worthwhile getting up for work in the mor...
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Adrian Sharp – Chesterfield
“The comprehensive training & launch package really helped me get up to speed and off to a winning start.” Before taking on a Really Awesome Coffee franchise, my previous role was a financial advisor for a high street bank. I did however have a...
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Really Awesome Coffee Nottingham South – David Barnes
Previously, David ran a successful dog grooming business alongside his wife. Whilst his wife still runs the business. He decided it was time for a change and took the leap to join the Really Awesome Coffee network. Here David tells us how it has been going sin...
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Really Awesome Coffee Harrogate – David Wright
Before joining Really Awesome Coffee, David was a sales director for a cleaning company and has been in sales for virtually his whole working life. David launched his Really Awesome Coffee van in Harrogate in April 2021. We caught up with him to find out how h...
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Elvis Carvalho – Portsmouth
Getting started with my franchise was relatively straight forward. The hands on experience on the head quarters van was essential and very good. Also getting hold of someone at head office for support is very easy. Before setting up my Really Awesome Coffee fr...
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Javed Zaidi – Weybridge
“I love that customers wait for you instead of you waiting for customers.” My professional background prior to setting up Really Awesome Coffee was marketing and sales within the food industry. Getting started with Really Awesome Coffee was easy ...
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Andy Barr – Really Awesome Coffee Renfrewshire
Andy arrived at our head office in Coventry for his first day’s training on Monday 23rd March, only to have to get back on a train to Renfrewshire as the UK lockdown was announced. He was able to follow the journeys of the rest of the network through the loc...
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Really Awesome Coffee Hinckley – Rob Earl
Prior to joining the network, Rob had been retired for 2 years but felt like he wanted to do something else. He had been looking at coffee shops or a permanent pitch for a mobile café with his wife, Mandy, but when he discovered Really Awesome Coffee everythi...
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Case Study: Karl Webster- Daventry
Read this article to find out more about franchisee Karl Webster’s story as a Really Awesome Coffee franchisee. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you were doing prior to buying a franchise business? I was a Business Manager in the print/payroll indus...
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Phil Short – Birmingham South
Learn more about our newest franchisee, Phil Short, below! Tell us a bit about yourself and what you were doing prior to buying a franchise business? I’ve always worked in the hospitality industry from working in bars to managing coffee shops and pubs. Altho...
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Henrik Jespersen – Leicester West
Find out why franchisee Hendrik decided to join the Really Awesome Coffee team! Tell us a bit about yourself and what you were doing prior to buying a franchise business? I have spent the past 30 years in the hotel industry, manag-ing hotels throughout the UK ...
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Really Awesome Coffee Sutton Coldfield – Kelsey Judge-Porter
Kelsey says ‘My favourite part about the business is just being in complete control of my own life. Working on weekends because I want to and because it pays off, and taking time off when I need it.’ Here she tells us more on how it has been going since sh...
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Ray Holland – Ballymena & Antrim
Prior to Really Awesome Coffee I worked as an aircraft engineer. I had no prior experience or understanding of the coffee industry however I had no problem starting and developing my business and route. I have had extensive support from the Head Office and hav...
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Interview with Philip Short, Birmingham Franchisee
“I chose the franchise route because of the support and knowledge Really Awesome Coffee bring to the table. I always wanted to run my own business but I wanted to hit the ground running instead of building completely from scratch, and in eight weeks of t...
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Andy Baxter – Norwich
“The support and training provided to me during set-up of my franchise was excellent. Every time I needed to contact head office for help the response was (and still continues to be) ‘awesome’.” My employment background lies within pens...
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Coffee On The Coast – Sam Joins The Network
“The training is given is a no nonsense manner, and is repeated until you are comfortable that you have covered everything involved. All in all it is a good mix and pace to learn at.” Say hello to Sam, who joined the Really Awesome Coffee mobile cafe f...
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From customer to business owner – Corinne Maso
Having come across Really Awesome Coffee in June last year, in the midst of a nationwide lockdown, a throwaway comment from Corinne Mason about always wanting to have a coffee van soon turned into a virtual Discovery Day meeting that progressed to video calls,...
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Mike Wood – Axminster
Prior to setting up my Really Awesome Coffee franchise, my background was in sales working as a sales manager. I had no previous experience in the coffee industry at all. Prior to setting up my Really Awesome Coffee franchise, my background was in sales workin...
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Really Awesome Coffee Anglesey – Martin Owen
After working in management for 25 years at the same hotel, Martin felt the time had come to move on and do something for himself. He joined the network in February 2021. Martin says “I looked at the three different options of coffee van franchises and c...
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Andrew Donovan – Wallington
Getting started with Really Awesome Coffee was very straightforward and relatively easy. The training I received was first class and the on-going support was second to none. Getting hold of someone at head office is very easy! I also feel that their franchise ...
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Help us celebrate 100 coffee vans!
13th September 2022Help us celebrate 100 coffee vans! As we approach 80 franchise partners within our network, we were recently excited to see van number 100 leaving our head office in Coventry! It has been an exciting decade for Really Awesome Coffee. Starting out with just 1 c...
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Really Awesome Coffee Dunstable – A family business
16th December 2021Paul – Really Awesome Coffee Dunstable has been with the network for almost five years and up until last year he was quite happy with his one van which he ran in and around Dunstable. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he saw himself getting busier and busi...
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Really Awesome Coffee Harrogate – David Wright
3rd December 2021Before joining Really Awesome Coffee, David was a sales director for a cleaning company and has been in sales for virtually his whole working life. David launched his Really Awesome Coffee van in Harrogate in April 2021. We caught up with him to find out how h...
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From Employee to Franchise Partner
9th November 2021Ella, who recently took over the Coventry South territory, has been part of Really Awesome Coffee for a number of years working at the Head Office in Coventry. We recently caught up with her and she was delighted to share her journey with us. “I had been par...
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Really Awesome Coffee Corby – A year on
31st March 2021We caught up with Tessa – Really Awesome Coffee Corby – to find out how she has navigated the last 12 months having only launched her business a week before the first national lockdown. Here’s what she had to say: When I was doing my two week tra...
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Best Technology and Innovation – VFA 2021
16th February 2021We’re excited and honoured to have been awarded the ‘Best Technology and Innovation’ Silver Award at the Virtual Franchising Awards 2021. Sure enough all franchisors (ourselves included) would like to think that they deserve some recognition for their ef...
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2020 and beyond – a great start to 2021
29th January 20212020 and beyond – a great start to 2021 2020 was a strange year for most businesses. The pandemic pushed many businesses to reevaluate their business models, marketing and sales strategies. Our network of over 50 mobile café vans was fortunate to be abl...
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Why Mobile? The Flexibility of Van-Based Businesses
24th September 2020Really Awesome Coffee takes a look at the benefits of a van-based business. Mobile businesses have been around for as long as we can remember, and food trucks and ice cream vans have been mainstays in this sector. Well, in 2010, Really Awesome Coffee decided t...
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4 new Really Awesome Coffee Franchisees hit the ground running
3rd September 2020Following the easing of lockdown we are delighted to welcome 4 new franchise partners to the Really Awesome Coffee network. The last few months have been challenging for us as a business, as they have been for many other businesses. However, since lockdown res...
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Really Awesome Coffee serves up in Farnborough
3rd September 2020RAC franchisee Anthony discusses his experience of joining the franchise network. Since leaving the army in late 2019, I thought I would struggle to make a living doing something that I would enjoy. I had been in the military for most of my life and thoroughly...
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John’s 2nd Franchise in under 6 months – good news against all odds!
3rd September 2020John and Maria launched their franchise in South Lanarkshire 6 weeks before the coronavirus pandemic hit the nation. Amid extraordinarily testing times, they have enjoyed some real success, mainly through home deliveries during the peak of lockdown, and now th...
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A decade of Really Awesome Coffee
20th August 202010 years ago today, the first Really Awesome Coffee van hit the road in Coventry delivering awesome coffee to then a handful of businesses. Over the years we have rebranded and believe we have positioned ourselves to be a market leader in the coffee industry. ...
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Really Awesome Coffee speaks to BBC CWR
14th August 2020Really Awesome Coffee speaks to BBC CWR MD, Kevin Haswell, caught up with BBC CWR for an interview on how Really Awesome Coffee has navigated the challenges of starting a business coming out of the 2008-2009 recession, and now trading through COVID-19. 10 year...
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Trading throughout COVID-19 – Positive news in uncertain times
13th July 2020As a franchise network of mobile cafes we have had a different experience to many other businesses during COVID-19. We have been trading throughout the coronavirus pandemic and have had great community support. We have been able to help our franchise partners ...
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Coffee Deliveries: Find out how one franchise has adapted
16th June 2020As a result of the coronavirus, Really Awesome Coffee have had to adapt quickly and support its franchisees’ transition into ad hoc trading. As a nation, we are facing a truly unprecedented crisis. The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of our fami...
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The Really Awesome Coffee App and New EPoS Software
22nd November 2018Really Awesome Coffee is the UK’s leading mobile café franchise has firmly established their position as the trail blazers in their sector with the launch of a new app and EPoS software. The app is another example of Really Awesome Coffee’s commitment...
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Really Awesome Coffee at Exhibitions
24th January 2018Following on from a strong growth last year as the UK’s leading mobile cafe franchise, we are carrying on into the New Year with some exciting upcoming projects and events to look forward to. This year our head office and franchise team will be hitting the r...
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5 Star Reviews For Franchisees
7th December 2017Here at Really Awesome Coffee we do like to sing our praise on being the UK’s leading mobile cafe franchise, however it’s always better when it comes from someone else. Social media has given everyone the platform to voice their opinions, whether positive ...
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Mike Brings Even More Coffee to Milton Keynes
22nd August 2017Mike, our franchise partner in Milton Keynes, has recently launched his second van just five months after getting started earlier this year. Working in retail for the majority of his career in various management roles, Mike approached us after deciding he want...
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Start Your Mobile Coffee Franchise for Just £7,500
15th June 2017Today Really Awesome Coffee announced some exciting news, which will be well received by anyone who is looking to start their own mobile coffee business. With partnerships including Lloyds and HSBC already helping new franchisees with funding, we are happy to ...
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A Day In The Life Of A Franchisee – Telford
9th June 2017Hayley and Viv joined the Really Awesome Coffee franchise earlier this year. They currently run the franchise as a joint effort operating in Telford. We recently sat down with Hayley and Viv as a part of our ‘Day in the Life Of’ series and got them to ...
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Really Awesome Coffee serves up drinks for NCASS
24th March 2017Recently, we visited the The Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) at their head office with Phil, our Birmingham franchisee, to serve some awesome coffee to their employees. NCASS is the UK’s only trade association for mobile caterers and street food trad...
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Hemel Hempstead Tastes Really Awesome Coffee
23rd November 2016Really Awesome Coffee, the UK’s leading mobile cafe franchise has arrived in the wonderful town of Hemel Hempstead. Ian joined the franchise network in August after attending one of the franchise discovery days held at the Coventry headquarters. “I wanted ...
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Really Awesome Coffee joins the British Franchise Association (bfa)
27th September 2016The British Franchise Association (bfa) is the most widely recognised institution in the franchising industry with a membership of over 100 franchises and boasting members including the likes of McDonalds & Subway. In recent weeks Really Awesome Cof...
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Really Awesome Coffee Now in Runcorn
16th September 2016Really Awesome Coffee, the UK’s leading mobile cafe franchise, has now landed in Runcorn. Helping us spread the love of great tasting coffee is Paul, who launched his franchise in July. Paul, a previous police officer, was looking for a change after spending...
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David Takes Really Awesome Coffee to Ipswich!
19th July 2016Meet David Braddy, the latest addition to our nationwide franchise network. Really Awesome Coffee is the UK’s leading mobile cafe franchise which takes the traditional high street coffee shop to the customers, wherever they are. David, who was a director of ...
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Discovery Days Now Being Held at Head Office
19th November 2015Would you like to find out how you can build a business around your lifestyle? Or how you can achieve a healthy work-life balance? If so, our discovery days are just the thing for you. Really Awesome Coffee is the UK’s leading mobile coffee franchise. Our fr...
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A Day in the Life of a Really Awesome Coffee Franchisee
28th October 2015Really Awesome Coffee is the UK’s leading mobile cafe franchise. Our franchise partners enjoy a healthy work-life balance serving gourmet coffee, snacks and confectionary to customers at local businesses. Each day our franchisees our out in the fresh air int...
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Really Awesome Coffee Strikes Deal with Mercedes
23rd September 2015The UK’s most exciting mobile cafe franchise Really Awesome Coffee has recently completed a new deal with luxury car & van manufacturer Mercedes. Really Awesome Coffee is a mobile cafe franchise which sees its franchisees enjoying a healthy work-life ba...
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Really Awesome Coffee recently teamed up with Microsoft to help the launch of Windows 10
10th August 2015Recently Really Awesome Coffee, the UK’s most exciting mobile cafe franchise, joined computer giants Microsoft to help out in a nationwide launch of the new Windows 10 operating system. This event saw eight of our franchise partners serving gourmet hot drink...
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Suzy Ward brings experience to Really Awesome Coffee
25th June 2015The UK’s most exciting mobile cafe franchise, Really Awesome Coffee, are proud to announce a new Franchise Development Manager joining our team. Suezanne Ward (Suzy) will be based in our Coventry headquarters providing all round support and development a...
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Portsmouth Franchisee Smashes Sales Targets
27th May 2015Elvis, our Portsmouth franchisee, has been on top form by not only reaching, but exceeding his monthly sales targets over his first quarter trading. He started his Really Awesome Coffee mobile cafe franchise in February this year and began trading in his home ...
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