Live canning for events and brand activations
Frequently Asked Questions
Our team prepares suitable drinks, fills them into cans and seals them at the event. Guests can watch the process and receive a personalised can featuring the approved artwork.
Live canning bookings start at 200 drinks per day. Staffing, service hours and equipment are planned around your menu, venue and expected demand.
Our compact station starts with a unit measuring 1.2 metres wide by 0.6 metres deep. Additional space is needed for staff, stock and guest collection. The canning station requires a suitable 13A power supply, with any additional equipment requirements confirmed in your proposal.
We welcome enquiries for selected international events and are developing this service for overseas activations. Each booking is assessed around the destination, venue, transport, ingredients and local requirements before availability is confirmed.
Yes. We can discuss stickers or full-wrap labels using your artwork, alongside cans prepared for goody bags or guest gifting. We will confirm the design, production schedule, quantities and handling instructions for each part of the order.
Your drink. Your branding. Sealed in front of your guests.
Happy Sips brings a live drinks canning experience to brand launches, exhibitions, office celebrations and private events. Guests watch their drink being prepared, filled into a personalised can and sealed before it is handed over.
Choose cocktails, mocktails, iced coffee or matcha, then bring the experience together with your artwork and event theme. From a London launch to a campaign across the UK, we plan the drinks, station and service around your brief. We are also developing this service for selected international events and welcome enquiries from brands planning activations abroad.
Turn a drink into a moment worth watching
There is something satisfying about seeing a drink become a finished can. The colour, the filling, the sealing and the final handover give guests a process to follow—and something personal to pick up at the end.
The can might carry a campaign design, a product launch message or a couple’s names. Guests can enjoy their drink at the event or take it away, following the handling instructions for the chosen recipe.
For brands, the station creates a natural place for interaction. Your team can introduce a product, explain the campaign or welcome visitors while our team prepares the drinks.
A distinctive live drinks experience in the UK
Happy Sips brings cocktail, coffee and matcha experience into one canning format. That gives you room to create a drinks menu around the audience rather than choosing a single type of beverage for every occasion.
A daytime launch might feature iced coffee and matcha. An evening reception could pair a signature cocktail with a non-alcoholic alternative. A campaign might call for a particular colour, flavour or drink name.
Our bespoke branded drinks service helps develop those ideas into a practical menu. We review recipes, quantities and service requirements before confirming what can be delivered.
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Built for brand launches, retail spaces & exhibition stands
Live canning can become part of a product reveal, a retail pop-up or a sponsor experience. The artwork gives the drink a clear connection to your campaign, while the preparation adds something guests can watch.
At an exhibition, the station can sit alongside your team’s conversations with visitors. At a shop launch, it can welcome customers into the space. At a press event, it can introduce a signature drink inspired by the campaign.
Our brand activations service brings together the creative brief, drink selection and distribution plan, including campaigns that combine live service with cans prepared in advance.
Live drinks & takeaway cans at Arcus Rooftop
For an event at Arcus Rooftop, Imperial London Hotels, our team provided live canned drinks alongside personalised cans for goody bags. It brought two parts of the experience together: drinks during the event and a branded takeaway at the end.
That combination can work for other briefs too. You might want live canning at a central station, with an additional batch ready for VIP packs, staff gifts or guest collection. We will discuss the quantities and handling arrangements for each part of the order.
Cocktails, mocktails, iced coffee & matcha—sealed live
The drink should fit the occasion and work well in the can. We can discuss colourful cocktails, non-alcoholic recipes, iced lattes and flavoured matcha, with the final menu agreed around your audience and event schedule.
Our team considers preparation time, ingredients, allergens and expected demand. A focused menu can help keep the experience clear for guests and manageable during busy periods.
Alcoholic drinks are planned around the venue’s and organiser’s arrangements. Storage and date-marking instructions are confirmed for the finished recipe; sealing a drink does not automatically make it suitable for room-temperature storage.
Branding that becomes part of the experience
Send us your logo, brand colours and any event artwork. We will discuss the label design, give you a proof to approve and confirm the production deadline. The label also needs the required information for the finished drink, so we will plan that space into the artwork.
Custom labels typically need around 10 days, depending on artwork approval, drink choice and quantity. If the event is sooner, tell us your deadline and we will check the options available.
A live station can also be discussed alongside a branded bar or cart. If your brief calls for freshly served coffee or matcha in cups, our sister businesses Barista Hire London and Matcha Activations can help us consider the wider drinks experience.
UK live canning, with international ambitions
We provide live canning for suitable events in London and across the UK. Our next step is to take this experience into selected international launches, exhibitions and brand activations.
The wider team already has overseas event experience. Through Barista Hire London, we delivered a three-day coffee and matcha activation for Saucony in Paris. That project involved transporting equipment, preparing stock and adapting the service to a temporary brand space. baristahirelondon.co.uk
For future live canning abroad, we assess each destination separately. Tell us the country, venue, dates and drink concept early. We will review equipment transport, ingredient sourcing, artwork, venue facilities and local requirements before confirming a proposal.
Whether you are planning a launch in Paris, an exhibition in Amsterdam or another overseas campaign, we welcome the brief.
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Bring us the idea—we will plan the drinks experience
Tell us what guests should see, taste and take away. Share your event date, location, service hours, expected numbers and any artwork or venue plans.
We will recommend a menu and setup, then prepare a proposal covering the experience from arrival to final handover.
