Private company
AMT Coffee
Logo: AMT Coffee, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
UK chain of coffeehouses
AMT Coffee was founded in 1993 by Alistair McCallum-Toppin and his two brothers Angus and Allan. AMT Coffee is a chain of coffeehouses that are located in hospitals and railway stations. AMT Coffee was the first national coffee company in the UK to use 100% bio-compostable cups and lids, 100% fairtrade coffee and 100% organic milk, as well as the first to be accredited with the Fair Tax Mark. In March 2011, Ethical Consumer named it the most ethical coffee chain.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrygastronomy1
- Websiteamtcoffee.co.uk
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AMT Coffee was founded in 1993 by Alistair McCallum-Toppin and his two brothers Angus and Allan. AMT Coffee is a chain of coffeehouses that are located in hospitals and railway stations.[1]2
Products and brands
In 2018, AMT Coffee had over 50 coffee bars across the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 2022, it would cease operations and leave the Irish market.
As of 2025, it has 14 locations.
East Croydon station
Evelina London Children's Hospital
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Guy's Hospital
Hammersmith Hospital
Marylebone station
Haymarket railway station
York railway station
Stoke-on-Trent railway station
Norwich railway station
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Slough railway station
From Wikipedia’s article on AMT Coffee, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1992Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteamtcoffee.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/AMTCoffee1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/AMTCoffee1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/amtcoffee1
- WikipediaAMT Coffee
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- WikidataQ80229
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- 1WikidataAMT Coffee on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAMT Coffee on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAMT Coffee logo by AMT Coffee, Non-free logo
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