Questions production teams ask us
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One day, coffee only. A barista making proper coffee to order with Lavazza Super Crema, plus teas, matcha, hot chocolate and wellness shots, for the hours agreed. Snacks come on request. Alongside long-running productions, we do plenty of these: crew treat days, commercials and short productions.
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Our base price for a coffee-only day is £650 plus VAT. That covers one barista, unlimited drinks and eight hours' service for a crew of about 100. Extra hours and bigger cast and crew numbers can be added at extra cost, and TfL charges such as congestion and ULEZ are on top. Long-running productions get a tailored quote.
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Yes, on request, with at least 48 hours' notice, because everything's cooked fresh. We can offer snacks to keep crew going between set-ups, or a grazing table of hand-made sweet and savoury bites replenished throughout the day, as we did on The Diplomat and Elden Ring.
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Usually, yes. Where the location allows, we run off a suitcase generator so the coffee's on before crew arrive, then switch to the production's supply once it's live.
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Each van's dimensions are on our homepage, next to its photo. In short: Sonny, a Mercedes Vito, is 4,895 mm long and 1,910 mm wide including mirrors; Scarlett, also a Vito, is 4,660 mm long and 2,180 mm wide including mirrors; Caesar, our Piaggio Ape, is 2,500 mm by 1,260 mm, arrives on a trailer and gets pushed into place. Beside the vehicle we put two 4ft tables under a 3m x 3m EZ-Up, which partly covers the van.
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The pop-up bar goes indoors. When Westminster rules kept vehicles off the street, we set up inside the Foreign Office.
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Email enquiries@shotstop.co.uk or WhatsApp us with the date, location and crew size, plus call times if you have them. We check availability and typically reply within the hour. If we're free, coffee-only jobs can be done on 24 hours' notice; anything with snacks needs at least 48 hours, because it's all cooked fresh. Photos help if access is awkward.
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No. Alongside one-day commercials we look after long-running film and HETV, main and second units, at studios and on location. The food changes through the run, so week ten doesn't taste like week one.
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With planning, yes. At Longcross we ran two compact set-ups side by side with four baristas for 400 crew at peak. There's more on how we planned it in our Production Insight, Can a compact craft set up serve 400 crew without long queues?
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Yes. Most of our work is in London, the South East and the home counties, but we've travelled around the UK with productions on location: the Scottish Highlands, the length of Wales, the Lake District, and over to the Isle of Man.
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Since 2009, on more than 150 productions. Our IMDb page has the credits.
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Our food hygiene rating is 5, from Southwark Council, inspected in September 2026. Baristas hold at least Level 2 food hygiene, electrics are PAT tested and gas is Gas Safe tested. We carry £10m employers' liability and £5m public and products liability, rising to £10m where a contract needs it. Certificates on request.
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Yes. Oat, coconut and soya milks sit alongside dairy, and vegan and gluten-free options come as standard on the food.
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Yes, we're a nut-free supplier. We don't keep nuts in stock, and we check supplier labels. Some of our sweet and savoury snacks are sourced from external kitchens. In addition to any highlighted ingredients, these products may contain traces of other allergens due to manufacturing cross-contamination risks. If crew need to check specific third-party supplier information, they should speak to the food server on duty. If anyone on crew has other allergies, tell us when you book.
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On long-running productions, yes: we include Starlink Wi-Fi, which earns its keep at remote locations where the phone signal gives up. It isn't part of one-day bookings.