Small Batch Coffee Company is a speciality grade coffee roaster with its own artisanal retail coffee chain, throughout Brighton and Hove. The brand is underpinned by the company’s ability to directly source, roast and blend the finest quality coffee beans for its retail and wholesale customer base.
Risk Capital Partners backed the management buyout in 2015 and is supporting the continued growth of the business.
Why we invested:
Strong brand identity, underpinned by direct sourcing arrangements and award winning roastery
Increased demand for speciality grade coffee, as consumers become more discerning
Opportunity to grow the retail business from seven locations
Opportunity to enhance existing food offering at retail locations
Outcome
We sold our investment in Small Batch Coffee through an exit of the whole business to the Coffee Collective in March 2019.
“I am delighted to be teaming up with Risk Capital Partners, who have unrivalled experience in retail and wholesale food and café businesses. We have great ambition for the Small Batch brand and sought out Luke and his team when the opportunity arose.”