Cafe2U plays a part in the King’s Coronation

Leeds-based mobile coffee franchise Cafe2U celebrated a memorable week in May after being chosen to cater for the members of the Ar med Forces involved in the coronation of King Charles III

Cafe2U was invited to tender to cater at the coronation, having previously provided its ser vices to around 3,500 militar y personnel and dignitaries who took par t in the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II last year

Having won the tender, and on the Tuesday before the coronation, a fleet of Cafe2U franchisees (pictured) made the jour ney to the capital to ser ve coffees and pastries to approximately 6,000 militar y personnel taking par t in the practise r un in the early hours of Wednesday mor ning on the closed roads of central London

On the day of the coronation, Cafe2U said that its franchisees ser ved once again, to help keep the biggest militar y parade the UK has seen in more than 70 years supplied with caffeine and sweet treats

Cafe2U’s management team were also on hand to suppor t franchisees ensuring supplies were plentiful as they went from van to van restocking its products

‘10,000 coffees and 5,000 pastries’

Mar tyn Ward, chief executive of Cafe2U, said: “We were delighted and absolutely honoured to have the oppor tunity to play our par t in such a momentous and historic global event and thrilled that ever ything went so smoothly.

“We estimate we ser ved around 10,000 coffees and 5,000 pastries over the two days, including a ver y high number of ‘double double’ espressos In hindsight, that was probably due to the f irst procession r un-through taking place in the ver y early hours of Wednesday mor ning!

“Suff ice to say the schedule for rehearsals was exhaustive and those taking par t were extremely appreciative of the light relief afforded by a lovely coffee and a pastr y at 2 00am

“Most of the franchisees that took par t are based in the Greater London area but one of our newest franchisees travelled all the way from Bath to be a par t of the celebrations, highlighting the commitment of our incredible team ”

‘Simply humbling’

Ber nard Sullivan, franchisee of Cafe2U Biggleswade, said: “When I f irst became a Cafe2U franchisee, I never thought I’d get to meet as many amazing people as I have. Ser ving our ar med ser vice personnel when Cafe2U helped cater the Queen’s funeral last year was an honour; being asked to ser ve them a second time was simply humbling.

“I know I speak for all the franchisees who took par t in the coronation when I say the occasion was one of our proudest moments and an achievement we’ll all remember forever ”

Ser ving customers since 2004, Cafe2U mobile cafés visit non-traditional locations to ser vice customers at various sites such as off ice parks and industrial estates to community and spor ting events n

To learn more www cafe2u co uk