Couple who met at Lancaster University win campus coffee contract

A couple who got together at Lancaster University are returning after winning the tender to provide the campus with coffee.

Alex and Suzy Carrington will take over as coffee supplier to Lancaster University, the place where they met, studied and fell in love in 2010.

Following a competitive tender process, Carringtons Coffee Co was invited to attend the University for a blind tasting test, successfully securing the contract, and completing a true full circle moment bringing their thriving business back to the heart of the community where it all began for the young couple.

Founder Suzy Carrington said: ‘’Getting the contract with Lancaster University is a huge win for Carringtons. Our business is about so much more than coffee.

‘’Through our wider 'Fuelling the Bold' initiative, we support the wellbeing of individuals across our community. Through events, through our own Bold coffee shops, but often just through a simple conversation over a cup of coffee.

‘’So, we’re really delighted to bring our coffee to the University and have the opportunity to reconnect with the community there.’

The partnership with Lancaster University is the latest of several high-profile contract wins for Carringtons Coffee, after successfully securing a lucrative contract with The Westmorland Family, who runs Tebay services, earlier this year.

Carrington’s has seen huge growth in the last couple of years, after Alex and Suzy moved their micro set up on a farm in Warrington to open their roastery in Carnforth in 2022.

This quickly expanded to become a bakery and roastery; serving fresh, handmade pastries and coffee to their Bold shops, of which there will be three by the end of October. Bold in Hest Bank has just celebrated its first birthday, Bold Settle opened earlier this year and Bold Silverdale is coming soon

Carringtons Coffee Co is a roastery and bakery based in Carnforth.