Lincoln and York is a large-scale B2B coffee roaster and private label specialist founded in 1994 by James Sweeting and Simon Herring, who began hand roasting in a garden shed before growing into one of the UK's most significant contract roasters.
Lincoln and York is a large-scale B2B coffee roaster and private label specialist founded in 1994 by James Sweeting and Simon Herring, who began hand roasting in a garden shed before growing into one of the UK's most significant contract roasters. Based at Kahawa House on Elsham Wold Industrial Estate in North Lincolnshire, the business roasts up to 10,000 tonnes of coffee annually using six Brambati roasters plus a separate contingency roastery.
It serves independent coffee shops, high street brands, retail chains and hospitality operators across the UK and 15 global markets. The company sources coffee from more than 40 regions, holds BRC AA grade accreditation, achieved carbon neutral status for its roastery in 2023, and offers coffees certified under Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, organic and direct trade schemes.
With three in-house Q graders and a quality lab assessing over 150 cups a day, Lincoln and York positions itself as a serious technical partner rather than a consumer-facing roaster.
