Maya Jama’s matcha mylk, hot and cold coffee machines and a charity Christmas lunch: The best new products for cafés

As the nights are drawing in, café customers are looking to be tempted by the best quality hot drinks, so coffee shop operators need to ensure they have the latest hot beverages on offer, made using cutting-edge coffee machines and with a seasonal food menu alongside.

 

Therefore, we have brought together the latest and greatest café food and drinks to boost operating efficiency and profits and bring punters through the door.

 

Find new café menu options below.

 

Maya Jama’s matcha mylk

Maya Jama-backed Sproud, a Swedish company that produces a range of pea protein-based milk alternatives, has launched Matcha, a low sugar, ready-to-drink milk alternative. The drink, made from matcha tea powder and spirulina, is foamable as well as being high in protein and low in sugar. Matcha is available in one-litre cartons and can be served hot or cold.

 

Price 1 litre carton, £2.40

 

Barista-style coffee for independent cafés

 

Nestlé Professional has launched Nescafé Barista, created for the foodservice and B2B sector, particularly independent cafés and quick-service restaurants. Nescafé Barista Espresso Blend is a medium-roast coffee with a rich flavour profile rounded out by smooth cocoa notes, and Nescafé Barista Signature Blend is aromatic with citrus notes and a full, rounded flavour. Both blends are designed to offer a premium coffee experience across a range of serve styles.

 

Price 1kg bag, £15.99

 

Hot and cold coffee machine

 

Gaggia Milano has developed a new, fully automatic coffee machine, La Solare LatteVelluto. It can serve cold and hot beverages and allows users to make minute adjustments to milk foam to create beverages with a velvety consistency. The machine can be paired with an ice maker that can provide up to 80kg of ice every day. 

 

Price £10,915

 

Speedy hot chocolate

 

Aimia Foods’ Milfresh brand has expanded its hot chocolate range with two additions: Milfresh Dark and Milfresh Blonde. Milfresh Dark fuses sweet and bitter flavours, while Milfresh Blonde offers a caramelised white chocolate taste. Operators can mix three to four teaspoons of the powdered hot chocolate with 200ml of hot milk to create the drink. Both blends are nut-free and suitable for vegetarians, and Milfresh Dark is vegan when mixed with plant-based milk.

 

Price 2kg tub (90 servings) of Milfresh Dark or Milfresh Blonde, £19.99

 

A helping hand with Christmas lunch

 

Simply Lunch has released its Christmas 2025 range, featuring five festive favourites. The range comprises the Ultimate Festive Feast Christmas dinner sandwich, Pigs Under Blankets ciabatta, made with regeneratively grown Wildfarmed flour, a vegan spiced parsnip sandwich on malted bread, turkey and stuffing sandwich, and brie and cranberry toastie. Until 31 December 2025, 12p from every Ultimate Festive Feast sold will be donated directly to Meals & More, a UK charity that supports children and families experiencing poverty and social isolation.

 

Price Turkey and stuffing sandwich, £1.85

 

Italian coffee brand debut

 

Kimbo UK is bringing its Italian coffee brand, La Tazza D’Oro, to the UK hospitality sector for the first time. The coffee will be distributed via Divine Food Importers in London in the south-east and Amano Coffee in Scotland. Miscela Bar offers a balanced and versatile espresso with notes of chocolate, nutty undertones and a fruity acidity, and La Tazza D’Oro Excelsior has hints of caramel, toasted nuts and spice. Both blends of Arabica and Robusta whole beans come in 1kg bags.

 

Price From £13 per kg

 

Coffee machine combining traditional and modern

 

LaCimbali has introduced the Supera coffee machine, designed to bridge the gap between fully automatic and traditional machines by offering ease of use and automation with professional quality results. The machine is available in two versions, Senso and the more advanced Dolcevita, and each can be configured to volume and service type. Supera can be equipped with up to four grinders that automatically adjust grind and dose for optimal and consistent extraction, and dedicated soluble powder hoppers mean the machines can offer drinks such as matcha, ginseng, barley and hot chocolate.

 

Price Supera Senso from £11,120