Costa Coffee
| Company type | PublicOwned by Whitbread Plc |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1971 |
Area served | United Kingdom,South Asia, Middle East |
Key people | Sergio and Bruno Costa (Founder) |
| Products | coffee, small snacks and soft drinks |
| Parent | The Coca-Cola Company  |
| Website | http://www.costa.co.uk/ |
Costa Coffee is a coffee house company based in the United Kingdom founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops.
History
Bruno & Sergio Costa set up their coffee roastery in Lambeth, London in 1971, supplying local caterers and Italian coffee shops with their slow-roasted blend. Costa branched out to retailing coffee in 1978, when their first store opened in Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, England. Later, they sold the business to Whitbread.
Unlike any other coffee maker in the UK costa have their own roastery and employ the only three Italian Master Roasters in the UK.
Retial Branch
Their branch since 1971 has now grown to over 300 Costa stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including airport outlets and sub-stores within Ottakar's and Waterstone's bookstores, W. H. Smith and Homebase stores, Abbey banks and Marriott Hotels.
Costa Coffee also have branches in the Middle East such as Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Emirates and have launched in South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan. The biggest store in South Asia however has been opened in Zamzama Karachi which is a double story building.
Lee Edwards, a coffee barista in the Basildon branch was recently voted Barista of the year in accordance with the policy to recognise employees who have made significant contributions to the shop. He won £1000 and of course a golden coffee arm trophy.
See also
External links
,_StVO_1992.svg?lang=en){kind=small} | This restaurant-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |