Coffee Island Explained
| Coffee Island |
| Type: | Franchise |
| Genre: | Coffee house |
| Foundation: | 1999 |
| Location City: | Patras |
| Location Country: | Greece |
| Locations: | 483 |
| Key People: | Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos (CEO) |
| Area Served: | Greece, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Canada, Dubai, Romania, Switzerland, Egypt |
| Industry: | Food and Beverage |
| Products: | Coffee, Tea |
| Homepage: | https://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] [2] [4] [5] The business is a franchise[6] specialising in coffee, in-house food and coffee making equipment.[7]
In 2009, Coffee Island expanded and introduced its first coffee shop in Cyprus.[8]
In 2014 the chief executive officer of the company was Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos[9] and the chain had 135 outlets in Greece and 27 in Cyprus.[10]
By 2015 the company had expanded[11] further with 256 stores that employed around 1,300 people in Greece alone.[12]
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
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] 2017 the company was ranked as the sixth largest coffee chain network in Europe.[21]
See also
Notes and References
- News: The Biggest Coffee Shop Chains In Europe. 23 March 2019. World Atlas. 28 January 2019.
- Web site: Coffee Island – Franchise. 24 January 2019. Orthodoxou Group Ltd.. 2019.
- News: Ο παιδίατρος του καφέ και του τρίποντου. 23 March 2018. Proto Thema. 28 January 2019.
- Web site: History of Coffee Island . coffeeisland.gr . 29 November 2018. 21 January 2019.
- Web site: Risk Management in Coffee Island Case Study. 24 January 2019. Human Asset.
- Web site: Πόσο στοιχίζει να ανοίξετε το δικό σας Coffee Island. 6 April 2018. Insider.gr. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: Coffee Island. 24 January 2019. Franchise in Greece.
- Web site: Πέντε νέα Coffee Island ταξίδεψαν τη Λευκωσία στη χώρα του καφέ!. 15 December 2011. Franchise Portal. 28 January 2019. 29 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122829/http://franchiseportal.gr/el/sections/101/articles/983-pente-nea-cofe-island-taxidepsan-te-leukosia-ste-khora-tou-kaphe. dead.
- Web site: Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos CEO of Coffee Island. 20 October 2017. the CEO Magazine. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: Action launches cooperation with Coffee Island in Greece and Cyprus. 20 May 2014. 24 January 2019. Action Global Communications Group.
- Web site: Institutional Context and Complexity of New Businesses. Consolidating and Developing them in Greek (the case of Coffee Island). 2017. 27 January 2019. Technological Educatuion Institute of Piraeus.
- Web site: Coffee Island: What's Your Flavour?. 27 May 2015. 24 January 2019. Greek News Agenda.
- Web site: Coffee Island review at Visit London Official Visitor Guide. 24 April 2017. 24 January 2019. Visit London.
- Web site: Coffee Island expands to London and celebrates with a Christmas contest. 4 January 2017. 24 January 2019. Cyprus Mail Ltd.
- News: Η Coffee Island πήγε Λονδίνο. 8 December 2016. News247.
- Web site: Coffee Island Toronto review by blogTO. 24 January 2019. BlogTO. 13 October 2017.
- Web site: Introducing Espresso Tonic in Cyprus by Coffee Island. 24 January 2019. Cyprus Mail Ltd. 2017.
- News: Επτά δυναμικές Ελληνικές επιχειρήσεις εστίασης που τολμούν στο εξωτερικό. 29 May 2017. news.gr. 28 January 2019.
- News: Το καφεκοπτείο της Πάτρας έγινε espresso bar. 20 June 2013. Ta Nea.
- Web site: Coffee Island Stores. 24 January 2019. coffeeisland.gr. 24 January 2019.
- Web site: Largest coffee bar chains in Europe. 24 January 2019. Food Service. 2018.
