about us

We'd like to tell you that our entry into the world of exhibition hire was a carefully thought out plan.

That we'd spent hours agonising over the detail before coming up with a strategy,
then implemented a considered business plan aimed at establishing significant year on year growth. 

Sadly this wasn't the case.

We were asked by dozens of our customers to provide them with coffee equipment on short term rentals for exhibitions and seminars, and we told them all politely that this was not something we did.
Thankfully, one of our customers managed to convince us that we really ought to - we took the plunge in January 2004 and Cafetero was born.

We began by hiring out a Kenco Singles machine and as demand increased we extended our service to include Barista Services, whereby we provide the coffee waiter, the equipment and ingredients for the full coffee house experience, bean to cup machines, blenders, water coolers (which require no bottles - and no plumbing!) , filter coffee machines, and more recently fridges, canapes and sandwiches  and stand personnel.

In just a few years we have established a successful business and our proximity to the NEC means that we can offer unparalled levels of support for exhibitors.

Our business has grown by word of mouth and recommendations and we have also supplied equipment to just about every major exhibition centre in the UK as well as many abroad.

In 2009 Cafetero became part of Cafe Azzurro.

We're now anxiously waiting for our customers to come up with our next great business idea.