On 5 July 2025 we pulled a cart up outside Field of Fitness for their community day.
Bunting up, doors open, and a steady flow of members coming in and out all day. Gyms and coffee aren't an obvious pairing until you've stood outside one — post-workout is one of the busiest coffee windows there is.
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The Setup
One APE50 cart parked in the forecourt, a full service table alongside it, and three of our team running it. Nothing was cabled in, nothing was built. The unit arrived, opened up, and was serving within minutes — which is the whole design brief for a Bless Start cart.
Hatch up in the forecourt: machine, grinder, syrups, and the table alongside.
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More Than Coffee
We ran the full offer: espresso-based drinks off our house blend alongside protein bars, snacks, cold drinks and functional sodas, with card payment on the table. A gym crowd doesn't only want a flat white — they want something to eat on the way out, and a unit that can sell both takes more per customer without taking longer to serve.
HotEspresso, flat whites, lattes, mochas
ColdIced coffee, matcha, water, functional sodas
FoodProtein bars, snack bars, chocolate
PaymentCard reader on the table, no cash handling
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The Model
A gym forecourt is the kind of site an operator can hold week after week: a known crowd, a predictable window, and a host who benefits from you being there. No rent, no fit-out, no lease — a partnership and a pitch. That is the whole shape of a Bless Start round.
Post-workout is one of the busiest coffee windows there is.
Field of Fitness, 5 July 2025
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What's Next
If you run a gym, studio or club and want a cart on site for a community day, an open week or a regular slot, get in touch.