Cafés and Coffee Shops

Cafes, similar to supermarkets, have contracts that determine what hand dryers to be installed. However, a lot of cafes can be franchised and have their own dryers. Due to the large variety of dryers in franchised locations, I have grouped them into "Anything Else"

Café Nero

Usually AIKEs under dryflow or HandyDryers. Some older stores may have something else but they are rapidly being replaced.

Handydryers Crocodillo T2 - Very Common
Dryflow Dryforce+ - Common
Anything else - Rare

Costa

Quite a variety. Usually Airfury, but some stores may have Airforce or Ultradry. Costa have began installing "actus" branded Kuaiertes.

TSL/Airfury C1 - Very common
PHS Airforce - Common
Actus - Uncommon (at the moment)
PHS Ultradry LE - Uncommon
Dyson Airblade HU02 - Uncommon
Anything else - Rare

Starbuck's

Starbucks used to use whatever cheap dryer exists as they didn't have a contract, so no matter whether you go to a franchised store or not, you were never really sure what to expect. The store located at Starbuck's HQ had a Dyson Airblade V AB08.

As of 2023 however (following a 2022 trial in the Chiswick store), Starbucks have signed a contract with PHS and airstream pures are being rolled out to all stores across the country. Some smaller places still don't have PHS yet. EG Franchised locations commonly have Velair pebbles

PHS Airstream Pure - Very common
Velair Pebble (EG franchises only) - Common
Kuaierte K2009 - Uncommon
Pro elec xinda - Uncommon
Mediclinics Optima - Very rare
Excel dryer XLERATOR - Very rare
Anything else - Common

Pret

Similar to Starbuck's before 2023.

Xindas of any kind - Very common
Anything else - Rare

Independent places

Independent cafes, no matter what kind they are, always have some form of a chinese OEM dryer

Chinese OEM dryer of any kind - Common
Anything else - Rare

ASK Italian

Almost always PHS A48, but some stores may have something else.

Zizzi

Similar dryer choice to ASK italian