Wholesale coffee
Wholesale coffee for cafés, restaurants and hotels
Speciality coffee roasted in Glenrothes, with the training, equipment and support to serve it well, every day. We work with independent cafés, bakeries, multi-site groups, hotels, contract caterers and workplaces across Scotland and the UK.
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20+ years
Of coffee industry experience in our team
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2 bases
Our Glenrothes roastery and London Coffee Studio
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40%
Paid over the Fairtrade minimum, on average
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B Corp
Certified since May 2026
Coffee for your menu
What our wholesale partners serve
We'll taste with you and recommend a line-up for your menu, your volume and your equipment.
Espresso
The M espresso range
Momentum, our most popular wholesale coffee, alongside Magnitude, Melody, Mascot and Mellow Decaf. Balanced, forgiving and great in milk, so your baristas can serve a consistent cup at busy times.
Filter and guest espresso
Seasonal single origins
Traceable coffees that change with the harvest, for batch brew, pour-over or a guest espresso that gives regulars something new to try.
Ordering
From two cases a month
Our coffee comes in cases of 12 × 1kg, and wholesale accounts start from two cases (24kg) a month. We'll help you plan a regular order so you always have fresh coffee without over-ordering.
Full-circle service
Everything you need to serve great coffee
We look after more than the beans. From the first tasting to the next service visit, we help you delight your customers with great coffee, all day, every day.
Coffee and bespoke blends
Choose from our range, or talk to us about a blend developed just for your business.
Barista training, included
Free for wholesale partners. Our trainers work with your team on site across Scotland and London, or at our London Coffee Studio, with SCA certification available.
Marketing and launch support
Help with launches and activations, events, marketing and customer engagement, from a team that knows your business and wants your coffee sales to grow.
Quality audits
Regular visits to check quality and speed of service, so you keep serving great-tasting coffee.
Machines and grinders
Buy, rent or lease espresso, filter and bean-to-cup equipment, with leasing through our partner Premier Leasing. Supplied and installed by our sister company, Modern Standard Service.
Servicing and repairs
Modern Standard Service engineers keep your machines running, with planned maintenance, breakdown cover and PVI safety checks.
Getting started
How it works
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Tell us about your business
Fill in our short enquiry form with what you serve, roughly how much coffee you use and what you need help with.
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We come back to you
We'll follow up with coffee options, pricing, equipment and support, and answer any questions you have.
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Taste and choose
Taste with us at our Glenrothes roastery or London Coffee Studio, then pick the coffees for your menu. We'll set your equipment up to suit them.
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Train and launch
We train your team so they're confident from day one, help you launch, then stay on hand with account support, audits and servicing.
Events and activation
More than a coffee delivery
You'll find our team at trade shows like TUCO, at launch days and behind the bar at events. For wholesale partners, that same support comes as standard: marketing, activation, events and client engagement to help your coffee offer get noticed.
Who we work with
Case studies
You'll find our coffee everywhere from Fisher & Donaldson in Fife to bakeries in Denmark and New York.
Bakery, Fife
Fisher & Donaldson
Bakery group
Ole & Steen
Workplace
Channel 4
Workplace
Visa HQ
Modern Standard is the idea to bring the best of everything together: speciality coffee at scale, market-leading technical support, wonderful customer service, and a team that works together and cares about the customer and the coffee they're serving.
Founder and CEO
Wholesale coffee FAQs
Is there a minimum order?
Our coffee comes in cases of 12 × 1kg, and wholesale accounts start from two cases (24kg) a month.
Which coffees can we serve?
Our full M espresso range, including Momentum, our most popular wholesale coffee, plus seasonal single origins and decaf. We'll taste with you and recommend the right line-up for your menu.
Is barista training included?
Yes. Training is free for wholesale partners, on site across Scotland and London or at our London Coffee Studio, and we offer SCA certification. More about barista training.
Do you supply coffee machines?
Yes. You can buy, rent or lease espresso machines and grinders, with leasing through our partner Premier Leasing. Equipment isn't included free with coffee supply, which keeps our coffee pricing fair and transparent. See our equipment.
Can you create a coffee just for us?
For established partners on a supply contract, we can develop a bespoke blend in bespoke packaging. How bespoke blends work.
What support do we get?
Barista training, regular coffee audits, marketing and launch support, events and a team that knows your business. Machine servicing is handled by our sister company, Modern Standard Service.
Take your coffee to the Modern Standard
Tell us about your business and we'll help you refine your coffee offer, improve sales and build your team's barista skills.