Family-run • The Hague • Specialty Drinks

Our
Story

Big Moca started as a simple obsession: one ingredient, one color, one "why isn't this everywhere yet?" moment. We're a family business from The Hague in the Netherlands, founded by brother and sister Maarten and Dieuwertje—on a mission to make ube (and other specialty favorites) feel as easy as ordering your usual.

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Two siblings, one purple obsession

After finishing our studies, we kept coming back to the same question: what would a modern drinks brand look like if it was built like a great café menu—fast, consistent, and genuinely exciting?

Somewhere between late-night recipe testing and early-morning espresso runs in Den Haag, we found our answer in ube. It wasn't just the color (although… come on). It was the taste: creamy, nutty, softly sweet—and totally underrepresented in Europe.

The Big Moca timeline

Step 01 — The spark
We discover ube's potential for specialty drinks—and can't unsee it.
Step 02 — The kitchen lab
We iterate on recipes until they work for real service: speed, foam, flavor, repeatability.
Step 03 — Built for bars
We shape the range around what cafés need most: powders, concentrates, and ready-to-drink.
Step 04 — The brand
Big Moca is born in The Hague—made to turn "new" into "regular."

Why ube

Ube is an ingredient with instant presence: visually iconic, naturally inviting, and surprisingly versatile. Our goal is to honor that identity while making it easy for cafés and hospitality teams to serve it consistently—cup after cup.

The result is a "special" drink that doesn't slow down service. That's the Big Moca approach: bold flavor, minimal friction.

From The Hague, for modern drink culture

We're proud to build Big Moca in Den Haag: a city where cultures mix, tastes evolve, and coffee is a daily ritual. That energy shows up in everything we do—clean design, loud flavor, and a product line that's built for real-world bar flow.

What we make

  • Barista-grade powders for speed and consistency.
  • Concentrates for high-volume service and easy dosing.
  • Ready-to-drink options for vending, hospitality, and grab-and-go moments.

Founders' note

We're still hands-on—still tweaking, tasting, and obsessing over the details. Big Moca is family-run by design: small enough to care, focused enough to improve fast, and ambitious enough to put ube where it belongs: front and center.

— Maarten & Dieuwertje