Roasting Plant Coffee, the innovative coffee retailer famed for its Javabot Coffee System, has successfully raised £7.9m in an oversubscribed funding round.
This new capital will support the company’s growth and innovation plans, including enhancements to the Javabot Coffee System and the opening of new stores in key markets in the US and UK.
Existing shareholders contributed 40% of the investment, demonstrating continued confidence in Roasting Plant’s vision and business model.
The remaining 60% was secured from family offices, reflecting growing interest in the company’s tech-driven approach to speciality coffee.
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Expansion and Innovation
The funding will enable Roasting Plant Coffee to:
- Enhance the Javabot Coffee System: Invest in value engineering and innovation to improve their patented in-store roasting and brewing system, ensuring the highest quality coffee.
- Expand Retail Presence: Open new stores in Washington DC, New York, Chicago, and London, each featuring the Javabot system and designed to provide an immersive coffee experience.
Roasting Plant Coffee’s Javabot Coffee System is unique. It offers a distinct coffee experience, with beans roasted in micro-batches throughout the day in every shop.
Customers can watch their beans travel through a Willy-Wonka style system of tubes, roasted and brewed to order from their favourite single-origin beans.
Chief Executive Officer of Roasting Plant Coffee, Jamie Robertson, said: “We are thrilled to have secured this significant investment, which will help us take Roasting Plant Coffee to the next level in the US and UK!
“Our mission is to provide the freshest coffee possible, roasted and brewed to order by the cup, and this funding will allow us to share our Just-Roasted passion with more coffee lovers.”
Entrepreneur and Former Owner Conforama Suisse SA, Dan Mamane stated: “I invested in Roasting Plant because they have the best possible coffee, but also a highly differentiated experience.
“I think that people are looking for something that is more personal with better quality. With Javabot you can choose your bean by the cup, it’s incredibly fresh and fast, and the food is delicious!”
About Roasting Plant Coffee
By leveraging technology, Roasting Plant Coffee aims to be the world’s top choice for Just-Roasted Specialty Coffee.
The company uses its own in-store automated roasting and brewing technology, the Javabot Coffee System, to ensure freshly roasted coffee for a full-flavoured and smooth experience.
Roasting Plant Coffee operates 15 roastery cafes in the US and UK, supported by a team of dedicated engineers and coffee enthusiasts.
The company develops and manufactures the Javabot system at its US RP Labs facility, offering retail, wholesale, and online coffee sourced directly from the nearest Roasting Plant Coffee roastery café.
