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Find out more about us and the journey we’ve been on since 2016 to create our premium event coffee service.
Coffee, Connection And Cosy Cups: How A Barista For Events Helped LUSH Turn A Pop Up Into A Brand Moment
Social Espresso recently supported LUSH in Manchester with a mobile coffee bar and a skilled barista for events service designed to reward app downloads and product...
How to Attract Visitors to Your Exhibition Stand:
10 Proven Strategies for Maximum Engagement
Standing out at an exhibition isn’t about size or budget, it’s about connection. Drawing on insights from experienced exhibition professionals and Social Espresso’s years of...
Brewing Connections at HOMES UK: What We Learned Serving 1,000 Coffees at Excel
Social Espresso took our mobile coffee catering service to HOMES UK at Excel London, served nearly 1,000 drinks with one barista, and saw first-hand how great coffee helps...
Coffee, First Impressions and Pine-Green Bottles: A Mobile Barista for Canoe’s Exclusive Press Day in Brick Lane
A two-day invite-only press event in Brick Lane, 300 coffees served, flat whites leading the way, and a mobile barista service and coffee bar that helped guests settle in,...
A New Continent, the Same Great Mobile Coffee Bars: Social Espresso at ISPRM
Social Espresso recently delivered our first African mobile coffee bar service at the ISPRM Congress in Marrakesh, Morocco, serving a global audience of more than 2,000...
How a Plum-Themed Hot Chocolate Bar Helped The Body Shop Launch a New Line in Central London
This week Social Espresso created a fully branded plum-themed mobile coffee bar for The Body Shop’s product launch, complete with plum cups, a plum-coloured bar, and a...
Brewing Connections at ESMO Berlin 2025: 11,000 Coffees and Countless Conversations
In late October, Social Espresso brought seven mobile coffee bars and sixteen baristas to ESMO Berlin, serving over 11,000 coffees across four busy days. From cappuccinos to...
ECTRIMS 2025: Mobile Coffee Caterers for Conferences in Barcelona
This September, our team of mobile coffee caterers for conferences travelled to Barcelona for ECTRIMS 2025, serving 15,500 barista-quality coffees across six bars for 9,600...
Mobile Barista Hire for Events – Adidas Predator x Beckham Legacy Launch
When Adidas unveiled the new Predator 25s boots, they didn’t just host a product launch, they created an immersive tribute to David Beckham’s football legacy. For four days,...
Doubling the Size of our Coffee Catering Service in Helsinki
At EAN 2025 in Helsinki, Social Espresso doubled its presence with our largest international coffee catering service yet. Across 4 days, 12 baristas served drinks for 8...
Mobile Coffee Caterers at the Cutting Edge of Tech at Google Zeitgeist
Social Espresso were proud to return for the third year running to Google’s Zeitgeist event in the UK. With over 200 tech industry guests in attendance, our mobile coffee...
Looking to Hire a Barista? Some Top Tips From the Experts
One of the terms people often search for online when they’re looking for an event coffee catering company like Social Espresso is ‘hire a barista’. As we provide baristas...
Huda Beauty launch – A touch of luxury with our barista hire service
The event brief When Huda Beauty planned the launch of their new Blur range at Sephora’s head office in London, they wanted more than just a product showcase – they...
Coffee for exhibitions – our biggest deployment so far, Social Espresso’s September success
At Social Espresso, we believe in creating unforgettable coffee experiences wherever we go, and we’ve been doing just that with our high-quality barista coffee for...
Mobile barista service at The Secret Meet 2024
Social Espresso were again providing our high-end mobile barista hire service for Pirelli at the 2024 Secret Meet at Silverstone as part of their hospitality suite. We have...
Mobile barista coffee at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024
From 11th to 14th of July 2024, Social Espresso were at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed providing mobile barista coffee bars for two clients, Pirelli and KwikFit. The...
A 5 million pound wedding at Castle Howard
In the summer of 2024 Social Espresso were asked to provide two wedding coffee bars for a luxury wedding reception at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire. Castle Howard is more...
Social Espresso’s 2023: a year in review!
As we bid farewell to the past year, and settle well into the new event season, it's the perfect time to take a quick pause, savour a cup of our favourite brew, and reflect...
Why you should have a barista service at your workplace
The traditional office has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, reflecting a deeper understanding of the connection between the workplace environment and...
Top 5 methods of brewing coffee
Coffee, the second most consumed beverage in the world (behind water!), is an intricate drink with a world of flavours waiting to be explored. The art of brewing coffee is...
Mastering the art of coffee: the top 5 barista skills
A barista is not merely a coffee maker; they are the artists behind every delicious cup of coffee. With a deep understanding of coffee, an array of techniques, and an acute...
Coffee News: The hidden boosts coffee gives your brain
For many, the day doesn't truly begin until they've had that first sip of coffee. Beyond its irresistible aroma and comforting warmth, coffee is a beverage that has the...
Understanding coffee: what’s on the menu at your event
If you’re a coffee lover, it’s clear when you get served up an underwhelming brew. More often than not an event’s in-house coffee offering struggles to hit the mark! When...
Summer update! What we’ve been busy doing at the Social Espresso HQ…
Summer always comes around fast and this year we’ve been busier than ever, planning, evolving how we do things and expanding our capabilities ready for the next event...
How we source our delicious event coffee!
Here at Social Espresso we take great pride in the care we put into our brews! It may seem simple when you have that warming cup of coffee in your hands, but it’s a long and...
Take The Plunge: How to get the best coffee out of your French Press
French presses or cafetieres are a convenient, easy way to brew fantastic coffee anywhere you like. They’re cheap, portable and simple to operate, which is why they’re one...
A chat with one of our head event baristas
Our event baristas are expert problem solvers! No two events are ever the same and there are always challenges and problems to overcome in order to achieve a successful...
Brewing Excellence: A Month of Specialty Coffee Bars at Elite Events
In the fast-paced world of corporate events, where prestigious brands and industry leaders converge, every detail matters. From state-of-the-art technology showcases to...
Our top 5 best dairy free milk alternatives
Plant based milk alternatives are fantastic if you have a dairy intolerance, are vegan or just want to switch away from dairy for environmental, ethical or health reasons....
This forgotten species of coffee may change the way we drink our brews!
Climate change is putting a hefty strain on the world’s favourite coffee species - Arabica. Can a mostly forgotten species be the very future of the way we consume our...
Mobile barista hire for track days: How coffee elevates your event!
Here at Social Espresso, we’re no strangers to a great track day. We’ve been serving our coffee regularly at circuits all over the UK for motoring brands such as Ferrari,...
Smoothie bar service: 5 ways smoothies can benefit your health
Smoothies are a fantastic way to get a quick health kick. They’re easy to make, taste great and can be modified to suit the needs of your own diet. Our very own smoothie bar...
The Humble Coffee Cart – A Brief History
The history of coffee houses, from the first recorded appearance in 1475 of a public place serving coffee in the Turkish city of Constantinople (now Istanbul), is well...
Mobile Coffee Catering Service at ICE London 2023 | Social Espresso
February 2023 marked the full-scale return of ICE London, the world’s largest international gaming exhibition. After years of disruption — including a pandemic cancellation...
Reflecting on 2022: A Year of Recovery and Revival
2022 was a year like no other for us at Social Espresso. After the turbulence and uncertainty of the COVID pandemic, we were finally able to return to doing what we love...
Coffee cupping: why do we do it?
Perhaps you’ve overheard coffee buffs in a local cafe talking about cupping their favourite coffees or maybe you’ve even spotted trendy twenty-somethings in beanies rather...
Wondering what to do with ground coffee? 10 great ways to re-purpose your used coffee grounds
If you’re a conscientious about recycling and repurposing, you'll probably have wondered what to do with used coffee grounds after you’ve made your favourite brew. If that’s...
Inside an event coffee company: Our January roundup
It’s safe to say January is always a strange month in the year, with it often being described as the ‘Monday’ of all the months… In the events industry however, (despite the...
Event coffee catering: 5 ways quality coffee keeps delegates coming back!
In the events world, quality in every aspect of planning and executing an event is crucial in order to stand out from the crowd. That’s why at Social Espresso, quality is at...
5 essential barista tools and what they’re used for
Expert baristas have a wide array of tools at their disposal, and each play an equal part in constructing the perfect espresso based coffee! Your daily brew from your...
Coffee news – Italian espresso is aiming for Unesco protected status
Italians drink around 30 million espressos every day, and the world famous Italian espresso is not just simply a shot of caffeine, it is viewed not only as a solitary...
A Look Back at an Exciting 2019 for Social Espresso
2019 was truly the start of Social Espresso’s impact on the industry. We can’t help but reflect on what has been an incredible year for us. From serving coffee at some of...
Coffee trends in the UK to look out for in 2020
As another years starts, here's our round up of some of the trends that we think you'll be seeing in the coffee world in 2020. An increase in speciality coffee shops There...
A mobile coffee stand for the Gilly Hicks press day
Gilly Hicks is a lingerie brand owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, it specialises in women's intimates and loungewear. Its first store opened in Massachusetts in 2008, but in...
Coffee Trends in 2019
The coffee industry is a leading sector in the UK economy, and in 2018 coffee shops generated more than £10 billion. As demand grows, this figure is expected to rise in...
Our first coffee catering event abroad in 2019
For our first overseas job of 2019 Social Espresso were off to Dublin! Our expertise in providing coffee catering for conferences was on show at BTOG 2019 – the 2019 Annual...
Speciality event coffee service for Lavazza at the Frieze Art Fair 2018
The team here at Social Espresso were asked to provide our speciality event coffee service across four coffee stations at this year’s Frieze London & Frieze Master’s Art...
Barista and mobile coffee bar at the World Travel Market Exhibition at London’s Excel
Social Espresso were recently asked to provide a barista and mobile coffee bar at World Travel Market 2018. World Travel Market is a three day global event and exhibition...
More than just an event coffee catering company!
Social Espresso were recently asked by the phone company One plus to provide all the event coffee catering for their two-day event. As well as serving our delicious...
Mobile coffee stands at Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace
Salon Privé is one of the longest-running and most successful motoring events held in the UK, and this year (their 13th Edition) we were asked by Pirelli and Ferrari to...