ESTATE CONTRACTS
Multi-Site Commercial Coffee Machine Supply
Quick answer
A multi-site coffee supply contract puts every location in an estate on one agreement: standardised machines, one monthly invoice, a single price per kilo of coffee, regional engineer response times and per-site consumption reporting. It typically reduces the per-site monthly cost against separate contracts and removes the administrative load of managing several suppliers, machine types and service histories.
Estates rarely get worse at coffee deliberately. They accumulate: a machine from one supplier here, an inherited lease there, three different beans, and no way to see which site is over-ordering. Consolidating is less about a better machine than about one standard, one invoice and one number to call.
Who this is for
Standardising the machine estate
One machine family across sites means one spares holding, one training package, one cleaning routine and one set of consumables. It makes engineer visits faster, staff transfers between sites frictionless, and drink quality consistent enough that a customer gets the same flat white in every location. Where sites differ materially in volume, we standardise within a range rather than forcing one model everywhere.
One invoice, one price per kilo
Estate contracts carry a single fixed price per kilo across every site regardless of individual site volume, which usually beats what smaller locations were paying alone. Invoicing consolidates to one monthly document with a per-site breakdown, removing the reconciliation work that currently sits with someone in finance.
Consumption reporting and control
Per-site consumption reporting shows kilos per site per month against covers or headcount. That is how you find the location ordering 40% more coffee than its trade justifies — usually waste, occasionally worse. Most estates we consolidate find at least one site materially out of line within the first quarter.
Service coverage across regions
Response times are set by region rather than promised uniformly, because a same-day commitment in central London and one in rural Northumberland are not the same product. The contract states what each region gets, and where a repair exceeds the window a loan machine goes in so no site stops trading.
Rollout and transition
Estates rarely convert in one week. We phase installation by site, work around existing agreements as they expire, and run old and new supply in parallel where needed so nothing stops. A typical ten-site transition runs over eight to sixteen weeks, sequenced around trading patterns rather than our schedule.
What changes when an estate consolidates
| Area | Typical position before | On an estate contract |
|---|---|---|
| Suppliers | Two to five across the estate | One |
| Invoicing | Per site, per supplier | One monthly invoice with site breakdown |
| Coffee price | Varies by site volume | One fixed price per kilo estate-wide |
| Machines | Mixed models and ages | One standardised family |
| Reporting | None or manual | Per-site kilos against covers or headcount |
Estate pricing is quoted per contract against site count, total volume and regional coverage. Reviewed September 2026.
What's included
- Estate audit of existing machines, contracts and expiry dates
- Standardised machine family sized per site
- One monthly invoice with a per-site breakdown
- Fixed price per kilo across every location
- Regional response times stated per area, with loan machines
- Quarterly consumption reporting and a named account contact
What's not included
- Buying out third-party agreements still inside their term
- Site building works, joinery and electrical upgrades
- On-site staffing and daily cleaning
- Point-of-sale integration beyond consumption reporting
Frequently asked questions
How many sites do I need for an estate contract?
Three or more trading sites is the practical threshold. Below that, individual rental agreements are usually simpler and cost much the same.
Do all sites have to take the same machine?
No, but they should sit within one machine family. That keeps spares, training, cleaning and consumables consistent while still allowing a busy flagship to carry more capacity than a small location.
What happens to contracts we already have elsewhere?
We audit expiry dates and phase the rollout around them rather than asking you to break agreements. Buying out third-party contracts inside their term is not included, though it can be priced if you want to move faster.
How long does a multi-site rollout take?
A ten-site transition typically runs eight to sixteen weeks, sequenced around trading patterns and existing contract expiries, with old and new supply overlapping where needed so no site stops serving.
What reporting do we get?
Per-site kilos per month measured against covers or headcount, delivered quarterly with a named account contact. It is the fastest way to see which location is over-ordering relative to its trade.
Related reading
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