Coffee Island is one of the largest European coffeehouse companies headquartered in Greece.[1] The chain offers over 62 different varieties of coffee.[2]
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| Company type | Franchise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage |
| Genre | Coffee house |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 483 (2021) |
Area served | Greece, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Canada, Dubai, Romania, Switzerland, Egypt |
Key people | Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos (CEO) |
| Products | Coffee, Tea |
| Website | https://www.coffeeisland.gr/en/ |
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[update] 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[update] 2017 the company was ranked as the sixth largest coffee chain network in Europe.[21]
