Scott Martin, the entrepreneur behind Coffee Nation and Costa Express, is returning to the UK coffee market with Unity Coffee, a self-serve coffee system built on a mobile-first FinTech platform.

Unity Coffee combines coffee, automation and app-based ordering to offer barista-style drinks at fairer prices. Martin said the coffee-to-go market has “let customers down for years” and added that Unity Coffee will deliver “exceptional coffee through smart technology, dynamic loyalty and instant rewards.”

The system offers speciality blends created by a Master Roaster and allows seamless ordering and payment through the Unity Coffee app. It integrates Swiss-engineered automation with digital media to provide consistent espresso, specialty coffee, matcha and hot chocolate, including dairy and plant-based options. The app also enables real-time promotions, personalised content and flexible pricing.

Martin has secured backing from hospitality and retail investors and plans to install more than 500 Unity Coffee stations over the next two years across retail, transport, leisure and educational sites.

The rollout begins this September in retail and travel locations.