Coffee Island

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This article is about the Greek Company. For the barrier island located in the Mississippi Sound, see Isle aux Herbes.
Coffee Island
Company typeFranchise
IndustryFood and Beverage
GenreCoffee house
Founded1999
Headquarters
Patras
,
Greece
Number of locations
491 (2024)
Area served
Greece, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Canada, Dubai, Romania, Switzerland, Egypt
Key people
Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos (CEO)
ProductsCoffee, Tea
Websitehttps://www.coffeeisland.gr/en/

Coffee Island is one of the largest European coffeehouse companies headquartered in Greece.[1] The chain offers over 62 different varieties of coffee.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1999, in Patras by a doctor.[3][4][2][5][6] The business is a franchise[7] specialising in coffee, in-house food and coffee making equipment.[8] In 2009, Coffee Island expanded and introduced its first coffee shop in Cyprus.[9] In 2014 the chief executive officer of the company was Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos[10] and the chain had 135 outlets in Greece and 27 in Cyprus.[11] By 2015 the company had expanded[12] further with 256 stores that employed around 1,300 people in Greece alone.[3] In November 2016, Coffee Island expanded to the United Kingdom opening its first store in Covent Garden, London[13] in the United Kingdom[14][15] while in May 2017 another store opened in Toronto, Canada.[16][17][18]

Stores

As of December 2019 the chain consists of 432 coffee shops, mostly in Greece, but also in Cyprus, UK, Dubai, and Canada, while it has established its own coffee production and processing units.[19][20] As of 2018 2017 the company was ranked as the sixth largest coffee chain network in Europe.[21]

Locations

As of December 2024 there were 491 stores in the following 8 countries

Country Number of stores
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 432
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 49
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 3
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 2
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Biggest Coffee Shop Chains In Europe". World Atlas. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Coffee Island – Franchise". Orthodoxou Group Ltd. 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Coffee Island: What's Your Flavour?". Greek News Agenda. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ο παιδίατρος του καφέ και του τρίποντου". Proto Thema. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "History of Coffee Island". coffeeisland.gr. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Risk Management in Coffee Island Case Study". Human Asset. Retrieved 24 January 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ↑ "Πόσο στοιχίζει να ανοίξετε το δικό σας Coffee Island". Insider.gr. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Coffee Island". Franchise in Greece. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Πέντε νέα Coffee Island ταξίδεψαν τη Λευκωσία στη χώρα του καφέ!". Franchise Portal. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos CEO of Coffee Island". the CEO Magazine. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Action launches cooperation with Coffee Island in Greece and Cyprus". Action Global Communications Group. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Institutional Context and Complexity of New Businesses. Consolidating and Developing them in Greek (the case of Coffee Island)" (PDF). Technological Educatuion Institute of Piraeus. 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Coffee Island review at Visit London Official Visitor Guide". Visit London. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Coffee Island expands to London and celebrates with a Christmas contest". Cyprus Mail Ltd. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Η Coffee Island πήγε Λονδίνο". News247. 8 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Coffee Island Toronto review by blogTO". BlogTO. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Introducing Espresso Tonic in Cyprus by Coffee Island". Cyprus Mail Ltd. 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Επτά δυναμικές Ελληνικές επιχειρήσεις εστίασης που τολμούν στο εξωτερικό". news.gr. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  19. ↑ "Το καφεκοπτείο της Πάτρας έγινε espresso bar". Ta Nea. 20 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "Coffee Island Stores". coffeeisland.gr. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Largest coffee bar chains in Europe". Food Service. 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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