About Mokate

Mokate is a Polish family-owned business with deep roots in Central European drinks, and its modest UK profile badly understates what is in the cup. It has long heritage in Eastern European retail, where it is a substantial name, and specialises in hot chocolate, cappuccino sachets and instant drink mixes, the comforting kettle-and-spoon category Britain tends to treat as an afterthought and Central Europe takes more seriously. Family ownership and real manufacturing depth are why the products land with a consistency the plain packaging never advertises.

The range is led by the hot chocolate and cappuccino-style sachets, with the Mokado hot chocolate as the genuine standout, alongside the wider instant drink-mix line. The hot chocolate is properly chocolatey and creamy, distinctly different from the thin, sweet British supermarket standard, and the cappuccino sachets are a decent kettle-and-spoon office cup rather than a sad one. For our shelf Mokate is the sleeper hit of the drinks shelf, and Mokado is the specific recommendation: it is the one we hand to customers who think instant hot chocolate is inherently disappointing, because it genuinely changes their mind. Polish, family-owned, sensibly priced and noticeably better than the category average, it is exactly the kind of quiet, unhyped value the shelf exists to surface. It is worth knowing about precisely because nothing on the box tells you how good the cup is.

Key facts

• Polish Family-Owned Founded in Poland in 1990, family-owned coffee and tea group with both Loyd tea and Mokate Gold coffee brands.
• Cafe-Style Indulgent Lattes Premium Irish Cream, Toffee Nut and other indulgent latte sachets for the at-home cafe-style cup.
• Two-Tier Brand Architecture Loyd at value tier for everyday tea, Mokate Gold at premium tier for indulgent latte cups.
• Central European Distribution Strong distribution across Central Europe and the UK Polish-diaspora retailers, expanding into mainstream UK retail.

The founders

Brand timeline

1. 1990 MOKATE founded in Poland

   The MOKATE company is established in Poland under family ownership, building a coffee and tea group with the Loyd tea brand and the premium Mokate Gold coffee tier.

2. 2000s Mokate Gold premium tier launches

   The Mokate Gold range launches as the premium coffee tier, positioned at a step above the value Loyd tea range with cafe-style cappuccino, latte and indulgent flavoured sachets.

3. 2018 Premium Latte sachet range expands

   The Mokate Gold latte sachet range expands with Premium Irish Cream Latte and Toffee Nut Latte variants for the cafe-style at-home indulgent cup.

4. 2022 Sustainability commitments

   Outer cardboard packaging transitioned to fully kerbside recyclable formats across the range.

5. Today Polish coffee and tea group

   A family-owned Polish coffee and tea group with international distribution across Central Europe, the UK Polish-diaspora retailers, and increasingly into mainstream UK retail.

6. 2026 Stocked at Teas.co.uk

   Hand-picked into curator selection: Mokate Gold Premium Irish Cream Latte and Mokate Gold Toffee Nut Latte sachets.

Sustainability

Mokate sits within the Polish coffee-and-tea sustainability framework with fully kerbside recyclable outer cardboard packaging across the range. The sachet format itself has a transport-efficiency sustainability advantage compared to bottled or canned ready-to-drink alternatives, with concentrated dry powder requiring far less freight weight per cup served.

• Kerbside Recyclable Cartons Outer cardboard cartons fully kerbside recyclable across the UK and Polish markets.
• Sachet Format Efficiency Concentrated dry powder format requires far less freight weight per cup compared to bottled or canned alternatives.
• Family-Owned Polish Heritage Family ownership has kept the brand close to its Polish roots with regional sourcing relationships.
• Foil Pouch Soft-Plastic Recycling Inner foil pouches recyclable through supermarket soft-plastic collection points across the UK.