Caffeine hit Caravan in coffee drive
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A group of Kiwi entrepreneurs today unveiled plans to open the capital’s biggest independent coffee roastery where caffeine addicts can snap up home-brew kits and drink espressos.
The team behind the Caravan restaurants in King’s Cross and Exmouth Market said 50 people will work at the site near Holloway Prison.
Opening in September, it will feature a 70kg roaster, bar, café, rooftop garden and workshops for coffee enthusuasts.
Caravan wants to capitalise on a growing industry, with the value of the UK coffee market rising 2% to more than £1.3 billion in 2015.
Caravan was founded in 2010 by Miles Kirby, Laura Harper-Hinton and Chris Ammermann, above, from New Zealand. The expansion is a “natural move” after outgrowing its Granary Square roastery.
Harper-Hinton said: “With London’s growing thirst for quality, carefully produced coffee from independent suppliers, it is an exciting time to open.”
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