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Coffee for Creators
Every room is a branding opportunity you're leaving blank.
The problem
Most hotels serve anonymous sachets or a commodity brand. Guests notice the coffee. A branded product — your hotel name on the bag — is a detail that communicates quality. And if guests can buy it in the gift shop, that's revenue you currently leave on the table.
The opportunity
Branded coffee in rooms (quality signal), branded bags in the gift shop (retail revenue), and branded conference gifts (B2B gifting). A 100-room hotel serves roughly 500 cups a week. That's a meaningful volume — and it's all building your brand, not someone else's.
Real-world scenario
In-room coffee costs ~€0.50/sachet from a commodity supplier. Switch to branded 10g sachets at the same price point — but your hotel name is on every one. Add 15 branded 250g bags to the gift shop at €16 each. Cost to you: €4.80/bag. Sell 15 bags/week = €168 revenue, €97 margin. That's €5,000+ per year from a gift shop shelf that probably had nothing on it. Layer in conference gifting — 100 attendees at €10/bag = €1,000 revenue per event, €600 margin.
The maths
Gift shop: 15 bags/week × €16
€240/week
Cost of those bags
€72/week
Gift shop weekly margin
€168/week
Gift shop annual margin
€8,736/year
Per conference (100 guests × €10)
€600 margin
In-room branding uplift
No extra cost
How it works
Hotel name, logo, optional tagline. We handle the rest of the label — legal text, traceability, best-before.
One house blend for rooms and restaurant. A second, premium single-origin for the gift shop. We advise on what works.
Set a monthly order. We schedule your roast slots and ship on a fixed date. No effort on your side.
In-room. Restaurant. Lobby shop. Conference gifting. One relationship, four revenue opportunities.
The numbers
Gift shop annual margin
€8,700+
15 bags/week at €16 retail
Per conference event
€600 margin
100 guests × €10 gift bag
Setup cost
€0
no equipment, no contract
Delivery lead time
2–3 days
freshly roasted
Next steps
Book a 15-minute call — we'll walk through your room count and volume
Choose one house blend for in-room and one premium for gift shop
We design a label proof with your hotel branding — you approve it
Set a monthly delivery schedule — it runs automatically from there
Brief front desk to mention the gift shop bags at check-out
Add conference gifting to your next event proposal
What you get
Branded 250g retail bags for gift shop
In-room 250g bags or sachet packs (ask us)
Custom label with hotel branding
FSAI-compliant labelling — fully handled
Recurring delivery schedule, no effort required
Conference and event gifting from 10 bags
Volume discounts applied automatically
Single account — one invoice, one contact
Volume discounts — applied automatically
5 kg+
3%
off total
10 kg+
5%
off total
25 kg+
8%
off total
50 kg+
12%
off total
Want to lock in the best pricing? The Green Coffee Reserve lets you buy green (unroasted) coffee upfront at our strongest rates. We store it and roast on your schedule — securing your stock and locking your cost. Learn more →
No lengthy forms. No waiting list. Build your first blend in the Portfolio or book a call and we'll walk you through it.
No equipment. No contracts. No minimums. Your brand on fresh-roasted coffee, shipped to your door.
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