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FOR THE RESTAURANT
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EDITION 2/2011
www.food-service-europe.com
www.cafe-future.net

Special Features: Foodservice Market Holland Top 70 Coffee-Bar Brands in Europe

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CONTENTS

4 Editorial
6 Statistics
Europe by Numbers

8 Pan-European Survey
Cruise Catering: Providing Choice and
Entertainment

22 Concepts to Watch
Showcasing Innovative Ideas in Food service from Germany to Spain

Market Analyses

page 8

No longer the preserve of affluent

pensioners, cruises are one of the booming segments of the worldwide tourism
sector. And the culinary spectrum on
board is changing accordingly. Our
pan-European survey presents the leading
European cruise lines and their foodservice strategies.
Photo: TUI Cruises

26 Coffee-Bar Market in Europe: Top

70 Brands with 4% Unit Growth in 2010

36 Coffee-Bar Market UK: Reaching an

page 42

all Time High of 5.0 bn Turnover

Back-to-basics: the turnaround strategy successfully applied by Karen Forrester, managing director
TGI Fridays UK the brands first and strongest
European foothold. In our interview, Forrester explains how she managed to successfully re-energise
an iconic experience.

38 The Netherlands: Trends and Top

Players in Dutch Foodservice

42 Interview
Karen Forrester, Managing Director TGI
Fridays UK

46 Contributing Authors
50 Operations

front cover

Jim Sullivan Defines New Rules for a New

Sweet seduction: Flocaf puts special emphasis

on a distinctive food profile. The Greek coffee bar
chain ranks 17th among the 70 biggest coffee bar
players in Europe (based on outlet numbers)
up from rank 20 last year. Read more from
page 26 onwards!

Decade

Middle East Section

51 Syria
Turning into the Boom Market of the
Near East: New Shopping Mall Projects
Take the Lead

58 Train Catering
Russia: New Era for Train Catering
High-Speed Trains Supplied on a
Cook&Chill Basis

60 Trends
Leaders Club International Elects Best
Innovative Foodservice Concepts 2011

62 Prospects

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In 2010, Europes top 70 coffee-bar

brands notched up a total growth of 4%
to 9,705 units. For the top 3 it was even
an increase of 10% more stores, on
average, with Starbucks once again
coming in first, followed by Costa Coffee
and McCaf.

Eating at 4th Spaces: Ibrahim Ibrahim,

Portland, London, on New Paradigms
for Success in Foodservice

64 Suppliers
Electrolux: Pop-ups Build the Chef
Connection

66 Top Trend Products

Suppliers Present their Latest F&B and
Equipment Solutions

68 Show Dates

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Starbucks

McCaf

Top 3 Brands up 10%

In 2010, Europes top 70 coffee bar brands notched up a total growth
of 4% to 9,723 units; for the top 3 it was even an increase of about
10% more stores on average, with Starbucks once again coming in first,
followed by Costa Coffee and McCaf. Market leader Starbucks was able
to regain its strength after extensive restructuring measures. Research &
Ranking by FoodService Europe&Middle East (Simone Straubinger).
The European market for coffee bars continues to show an upward potential. As
part of the quickservice world, coffee
bars have far more to offer than Latte
Macchiato, cakes and snacks: they provide short or even longer breaks from
everyday life in a feel-good atmosphere
or the lifestyle sensation of walking
through the streets with a to-go cup. Despite the increased use of the social media,
having a chat with ones colleagues and
friends is as popular as ever. And this is
something people do not want to be
without.
In 2009, the top 70 coffee bar brands
achieved only a 3% increase in terms of
unit growth (in 2010 it was 4%). Many

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players cut back or even froze their plans

for expansion at the time and had a very
close look at their existing network, especially in countries like Russia or Spain.
Instead of expanding the network, organisational structures were revised.
Thus strengthened and with a tailwind of
improved cyclical indicators, many opted
for growth again in 2010 and opened
new stores. Steady expansion can be expected for this year as well.
One problem that affected all the players
in 2010 were the volatile commodity
markets for coffee, cocoa and milk. This
development is expected to continue.
Price adjustments were occasionally
necessary last year.

Top 70 players
The Ranking lists 70 coffee bar players
with altogether 9,723 units in Europe.
Exactly 4.2% unit growth in twelve months
(2009: +3%, 2008: +16%, 2007: +21%).
New in the top 5: Caff Nero from UK.
With a presence of 1,373 units in 19
European countries Starbucks is again
market leader. More than a half of its
European coffee bars are in Great Britain.
Starbucks is also global market leader.
For the second time the top 3 brands
with over 1,000 units each! Strongest
growth from Costa Coffee with 169 units
(+14%). The distance to the market
leader Starbucks is getting smaller.
McCaf is moving up quickly, too. 130
new shop-in-shop coffee bars, which
means a 12% increase in the number of
units (81 units alone in Germany!).
A year with opposing expansion trends:
36 brands reported additional openings,
29 brands negative and 5 constant
growth rates. All top 10 coffee bar brands
achieved favourable development.

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Top 10 Growth

Brand

relative
1
2
3
4
4
6
7
8
8
10

(28)
(25)
(69)
(28)
(66)
(8)
(5)
(38)
(39)
(2)

absolute
1 (2)
2 (3)
3 (1)
4 (5)
5 (8)
6 (6)
7 (25)
7 (28)
9 (16)
9 (28)
* estimated

Growth
vs. 09
in %

chicco di caff
AMT Espresso
Einstein
Columbus Caf
Campus Suite
Shokoladnica
Caff Nero
Bracaf
Kaldi Koffie en Thee
Costa Coffee

58%
53%
46%
24%
24%
22%
20%
18%
18%
14%

in units
Costa Coffee
167
McCaf
130
Starbucks
79
Caff Nero
78
Shokoladnica
43
Segafredo Zanetti E.* 30
AMT Espresso
21
chicco di caff
21
Wayne's Coffee
11
Columbus Caf
11
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Campus Suite

Unit growth: the leader in absolute

terms is again Costa Coffee (+167), followed by McCaf (+130), Starbucks
(+79) and Caff Nero (+78).
In relative terms, the German chicco di
caff leads with a growth of 58%. It is followed by the UKs AMT Espresso (53%)
and another German brand Einstein
(46%).
The most widely distributed are
Segafredo (35 European countries),
McCaf (22) and Starbucks (19).
The 70 brands originate from 21 countries, which means a broad spectrum of
birthplaces for the top ranking brands.
13 brands each from Germany and
Spain, 7 from the UK and 5 from the

Most Distributed in Europe

R Brand
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Segafredo Zanetti E.*

McCaf
Starbucks
Illy Caff/Espressamente
Caff Ritazza*
Costa Coffee
Coffeeshop Company
Gloria Jeans Coffees
Testa Rossa caffbar
Tchibo*
Wayne's Coffee

* estimated

Country
Countries
of Origin 10 (09)
Italy
35 (35)
Australia 22 (21)
USA
19 (19)
Italy
17 (16)
UK
16 (20)
UK
13 (10)
Austria
12 (11)
Australia 12 (12)
Austria
9
(8)
Germany
8
(8)
Sweden
8
(8)

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Netherlands. Important to notice: 2
brands out of the top 10 come from Russia.
Of 70 players 8 are present in ten countries and more. 34 are single-marketplayers with a presence only in their
country of origin.

Top 12 profiles
1. Starbucks. The probably best-known
coffee bar brand has around 17,000
units in more than 40 countries all over
the world. After the years of strong
growth until 2008 and a consolidation in
2009, Starbucks is strong enough once
again for further expansion. In Europe,
the company again chalked up an increase after a drop of 1% in 2009. The
number of units in the 19 countries has
gone up by 6%. Further growth is on the
agenda for the brands 40th anniversary.
One novelty that has created quite a stir
is the new Starbucks logo that will soon
be embellishing stores and coffee
beakers worldwide. The verbal elements

Lavazza

2010: Top 70 Coffee Bar Players in Europe

R (R)

Brand

Company

No. of
Units1
1 (1) Starbucks
Starbucks
www.starbucks.com
1,373
1,342
2 (2) Costa Coffee
Whitbread
www.costa.co.uk
3 (3) McCaf
McDonald's
www.mcdonalds.com
1,211
830
4 (4) Tchibo*
Tchibo
www.tchibo.com
5 (6) Caff Nero
Caff Nero Group
www.caffenero.com
475
465
6 (5) Segafredo Zanetti Espresso* Segafredo Zanetti Worldwide
www.segafredofranchising.com
7 (8) Coffeeright
Gregorys Foodservice
www.gregorys.gr
252
8 (10) Shokoladnica
Shokoladnica
www.shoko.ru
238
9 (9) Coffee House
Coffee House
www.coffeehouse.ru
211
202
10 (11) Hema Koffiebuffet
Lion Capital
www.hema.nl
Total units Top 10
6,599
11 (7) Caff Ritazza*
SSP International
www.ritazza.com
173
12 (14) Coffeeshop Company
Schaerf
www.schaerf.at/coffeeshop
161
148
13 (12) Illy Caff / Espressamente
illycaff
www.illy.com
14 (13) Caf & T
Compaa del Trpico Caf y T www.cafeandte.com
139
15 (15) Coffee Republic
Coffee Republic Trading Limited www.coffeerepublic.com
135
16 (17) Wayne's Coffee
Wayne's Coffee
www.waynescoffee.com
111
95
17 (20) Flocaf
Vivartia
www.goodys.com
18 (23) Espresso House*
Espresso House Sweden
www.espressohouse.se
89
19 (19) Jamaica Coffee Shop
Grupo Rodilla
www.jamaicacoffeeshop.es
85
20 (17) Gloria Jeans Coffees
Gloria Jeans
www.gloriajeans.com
83
80
21 (20) Cafs Valiente
Grupo Cafento
www.cafesvaliente.es
22 (24) Il Caff di Roma
Lavazza
www.ilcaffediroma.com
74
23 (20) coffeeheaven *
Whitbread
www.coffeeheaven.eu.com
70
24 (26) Kahve Dnyasi
Kahve Dnyasi
www.kahvedunyasi.com
66
25 (16) BB's Coffee & Muffins
BB's Coffee & Muffins
www.bbscoffeeandmuffins.com
61
25 (40) AMT Espresso
AMT Coffee
www.amtcoffee.co.uk
61
Total units Top 25
8,230
* estimated 1 as at the end of 2010 2 presence in European countries

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http://

vs.09
6%
14%
12%
1%
20%
7%
2%
22%
5%
4%
9%
-31%
7%
-10%
-7%
7%
11%
6%
9%
-7%
-17%
-11%
3%
-22%
12%
-46%
53%
5%

Country
of Origin
USA
UK
Australia
Germany
UK
Italy
Greece
Russia
Russia
Netherlands
UK
Austria
Italy
Spain
UK
Sweden
Greece
Sweden
Spain
Australia
Spain
Spain
Poland
Turky
Australia
UK

EC2
19
13
22
8
2
35
4
2
2
4
16
12
17
2
3
8
4
1
3
12
1
5
1
1
2
4

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Flocaf

2010: Top 70 Coffee Bar Players in Europe

R (R)
27
28
28
28
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
44
44
47
48
48
48
51
52
52
54
54
54
57
58
59
59
59
59
59
64
65
66
66
66
69
70

(29)
(27)
(35)
(46)
(30)
(27)
(32)
(33)
(31)
(42)
(44)
(48)
(50)
(44)
(47)
(40)
(43)
(34)
(39)
(48)
(52)
(51)
(53)
(57)
(57)
(54)
(54)
(54)
(57)
(63)
(62)
(35)
(35)
(57)
(65)
(66)
(68)
(63)
(69)
(-)
(67)
(69)
(-)
(38)

Brand
Empik Cafe
Insomnia Coffee
Columbus Caf
chicco di caff
Robert's Coffee
Lino's Coffee Shop
Cafs Caracas
Kanne
Caf de Indias Coffee Shop
Bagels & Beans
Caf Caf*
Bracaf
Kaldi Koffie en Thee
Baresso Coffee
Coffee Fellows
Esquires Coffee Houses
Lavazza Caff Espresso Bar
Testa Rossa caffbar
Puccino's
Pause-Caf/Xpresso-Caf
Caff Spettacolo
Balzac Coffee
Meyerbeer Coffee
Cafe Club
Primer Express
World Coffee
Caf Crown Cafe
Coffeehouse by George
Cup&Cino
Coffee Company
Douwe Egberts Caf
Double Coffee
Italcaff
iCoffee
sfcc
Cafetiero
Cofetoon
Caf Opus
aran
Campus Suite
Club del Cafs Novell
Aromas de Dakar
Einstein
Plantaciones de Origen
Total units Top 70

Company

http://

EM&F Group
www.emf.pl
Insomnia Coffee Company
www.insomnia.ie
Columbus Caf
www.columbuscafe.com
chicco di caff
www.chicco-di-caffe.de
Robert's Coffee
www.robertscoffee.com
Lino's Coffee
www.linoscoffee.com
Union Industrial del caf
www.cafesunic.com
Gastro Kanne
www.kanne-gruppe.de
Grupo Rodilla
www.cafedeindias.com
Bagels & Beans
www.bagelsbeans.nl
Grupo Areas
www.areas.es
Germn de Erausquin
www.bracafe.com
Kaldi Koffie en Thee
www.kaldi.nl
Baresso Coffee
www.baresso.dk
Coffee Fellows
www.coffee-fellows.de
Esquires Coffee International
www.esquirescoffee.co.uk
Lavazza
www.lavazza.com
Testa Rossa caff
www.testarossacaffe.com
Puccino's Worldwide
www.puccinos.com
Villars Holding SA
www.pause-cafe.ch
Valora Holding
www.kgroup.ch
Balzac Coffee
www.balzaccoffee.com
Coffee M Beteiligungs GmbH www.meyerbeer-coffee.de
Contel Sp. Z o. o.
www.cafeclub.pl
Grupo Cafento
www.cafferovi.com
World Coffee Company
www.worldcoffee.de
Caf Crown
www.cafecrown-cafe.com
Coffeehouse by George
www.bygeorge.se
Cup&Cino
www.cupcino.com
Coffee Company
www.coffeecompany.nl
Douwe Egberts
www.de.nl
DC Holding
www.doublecoffee.lv/eng/
ItalCaffe Coffee Company
www.italcaffe.com
RUCH S.A.
www.icoffee.pl
San Francisco Coffee Company www.sfcc.de
Stockheim
www.cafetiero.de
Sistema BIT-2000
www.coffeetoon.ru
Umoe Catering
www.cafeopus.no
aran
www.aran.de
4-elements gastroconcept
www.campussuite.de
Cafs Novell
www.cafesnovell.com
Cafs Candelas
www.aromasdedakar.com
MHCC Capital Concept Coffeeshop www.einstein-coffeeshops.de
Grupo Cafento
www.cafferovi.com

* estimated 1 as at the end of 2010 2 presence in European countries

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No. of
Units1
59
57
57
57
55
53
52
51
45
44
41
40
39
38
37
35
34
32
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
19
18
9,723

vs.09
4%
-2%
24%
58%
0%
-9%
4%
4%
-12%
13%
11%
18%
18%
3%
6%
-13%
0%
3%
-26%
-6%
-3%
-6%
-3%
3%
0%
-7%
-7%
-10%
-7%
4%
-7%
-17%
-48%
-17%
-4%
0%
9%
-12%
5%
24%
-9%
0%
46%
-60%
4%

Country
EC2
of Origin
Poland
1
Ireland
2
France
2
Germany
1
Finland
4
Italy
4
Spain
1
Germany
1
Spain
1
Netherlands 2
Spain
1
Spain
1
Netherlands 3
Denmark
2
Germany
2
Canada
1
Italy
1
Austria
9
UK
2
Switzerland
1
Switzerland
1
Germany
1
Germany
1
Poland
1
Spain
1
Germany
1
Turkey
1
Sweden
1
Germany
4
Netherlands 1
Netherlands 1
Latvia
2
Spain
1
Poland
1
Germany
1
Germany
1
Russia
1
Norway
1
Germany
1
Germany
2
Spain
1
Spain
1
Germany
2
Spain
1

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(Starbucks Coffee) have been

dropped completely. All the logo
consists of now is the picture of
the green mermaid. They are now
open to new fields of activity (retail trade and gastronomy) as well
as offering an increased assortment competence.
The 2010 fiscal year (ending 3rd
October) revealed the following
highlights:
Total net revenues increased
9.5% to $10.7 bn.
Comparable store sales increased 7%, driven by a 3% increase in traffic and 3% increase in
average ticket.
2. Costa Coffee. The Costa estate
has grown dramatically since the
last count. Costa Coffee (owned by
Whitbread) operates 1,175 stores
in the UK. This figure is made up of
212 in London and 963 outside of
London. It has a further 616 stores
internationally spread across 24
countries. Of these 167 are in Europe. Following last years acqui-

sition of coffeeheaven, around 70

of the companys 80 stores in
Poland still trade under the coffeeheaven name. In addition to its
activities in Europe, Costa also
has a presence in the Middle East,
China and India. Given that Whitbread, the UK-based group that
owns Costa, aims to expand the
brand to 3,000 stores by 2015, we

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7
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4
3
2
1

Where from?

Country of Origin
Germany
Spain
UK
Netherlands
Poland, Italy
Sweden, Russia,
Australia
Turkey, Switzerland,
Greece, Austria
USA, Norway, Latvia,
Ireland, France,
Finland, Denmark,
Canada

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can expect further dramatic

growth in 2011. In the UK Costa
Coffee overtook Starbucks in sales
terms, with estimated systemwide sales of about 460m
against Starbucks UK sales of
around 400m. It is also the customers favourite, according to research carried out by Allegra.
3. McCaf. McDonalds shop-inshop concept has a presence in 22
European countries. The newcomer among them is Slovenia
with 2 McCafs. The formula,
which originates from Australia,
achieved its biggest plus in Germany with 12% (a total of 737
units in 2010). Expansion slowed
down, however, compared with
the figures for previous years
(2009: 21.7%, 2008: 35.8%). Paris
saw the opening for the first time
of a stand-alone McCaf with the
addition of a salad bar. The classic
McDonalds offering has been dispensed with completely. The new
concept roll-out will depend on
the results of the test-run. McCaf
is already integrated into more
than 2,650 McDonalds restaurants worldwide.
4. Tchibo. The German coffee
roasting company was able to increase the number of its stores by
1%. Tchibo operates 830 coffee
bars in 8 countries, 532 in Germany alone. In 2010, the focus
was mainly on extending the food
offer and the increased use of fairtrade beans. Absolute top seller in
the brands home country is filter
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McCaf Europe

Markets by Units
R
Country
1/05
1
Germany
7
2
Austria
2
3
Italy
4
France
5
Russia
7
6
Hungary
5
7
Switzerland

8
Poland

9
Portugal

10
Czech Republic
11
Ireland
4
11
Bulgaria

11
Slovakia

14
Spain
4
15
Malta

15
Serbia

17
Lithuania

18
Croatia

18
Slowenia

20
Greece

20
Latvia

20
Estonia

Total Europe
29
Worldwide
574

1/06 1/07
58
213
2
6
6
32
3
5
19
27
8
16

4
4

4
4

104
307
750 1,050

1/08
397
19
58
23
33
22

561
1,600

1/09
539
50
76
40
36
30
5
3
4

6
2
4
6
3
2

807
>2,000

1/10
1/11
656
737
106
120
95
100
79
92
38
40
35
34
14
14
10
17
8
9
7
7
6
6
4
6
4
6
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2

2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1,081 1,211
2,490 >2,650

Starbucks Europe

Markets by Units
R Country
Start 1/03
1 UK
9/98
334
2 Germany
5/02
12
3 Turkey
4/03

4 Spain
4/02
7
5 Greece
9/02
4
6 France
1/04

7 Switzerland
3/01
14
8 Russia
8/07

9 Ireland
8/05

10 Czech Republic 1/08

11 Austria
12/01
7
12 Cyprus
12/03

13 Poland
04/09

14 Romania
9/07

15 Netherlands
2007

16 Portugal
09/08

17 Belgium
08/08

18 Bulgaria
11/08

19 Denmark
2007

Total Europe
378
Middle East & Africa
EMEA Total

McCaf: the shop-in-shop concept by McDonalds have cemented

the position among the top 3 brands and is quickly moving up.
With 1,211 European sales points the company generated growth
of 12%. 81 of the 130 new coffee shops were built in Germany
the largest market with 737 units. More than 50% of all German
McDonalds restaurants include a McCaf. Austria, France and
Poland are also in demand. The Latte Macchiato prices in February
2011 in Germany: tall (300 ml) V2.39 and grande (400 ml) V2.69.
Market entry in one country: Slowenia started with 2 McCafs.
One record worldwide: McCaf boasts over 2,500 units.

1/04
384
29
6
20
15
1
16

9
1

481

1/05
434
37
17
31
30
8
19

8
3

587
122
709

About the German market Starbucks reported, that 2010

was the most successful year since begin. In total Europe
the number of Starbucks stores increased by 6.1%. The
no. 1 market in Europe, Great Britain, nearly reached the

32

1/06
481
48
33
46
41
20
23

9
7

710
143
853

1/07 1/08
1/09 1/10 1/11
528
616
715
671
712
75
113
142
143
144
62
90
116
127
138
58
71
79
74
76
52
70
75
68
60
30
41
48
53
57
31
37
45
47
47

2
9
29
43
9
18
27
23
22

n.s.
n.s.
10
12
11
11
13
11
11
7
9
9
9
9

3
9

2
6
7
8

2
3
6
8

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7

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3
4

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3
4

3
2
2
2
863 1,085 1,289 1,294 1,373
176
216
236
299
303
1,039 1,301 1,593 1,593 1,676

figures from 2009 due to the restructuring programme

(+41 units). Winner is Russia with 48% more units.
Starbucks closed again coffee shops in Greece for the
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5. Caff Nero. They have about

460 stores in the UK plus 30 internationally 15 in Turkey and
15 in UAE, so altogether in Europe they have 475 in two countries. They plan to return to prerecession growth levels of 50 UK
openings and 40 international
openings per year, from this year,
although they wont say what
new countries they are targeting.
The business has registered 54
consecutive quarters of positive
like-for-like growth, and is forecast to generate 31 m in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
for the 12 months to May 2011.
Revenue for the same period is
forecast to reach 171 m, an increase of 11% on the previous
year.

6. Segafredo Zanetti. Covering

35 countries, Segafredo remains
the most widespread brand in
this ranking. The concept, established in 1988, generated an
increase of 7% and now has a
network of 465 units. Germany,
with 100 coffee bars, is one
of the biggest markets for
Segafredo.
7. Coffeeright. Gregorys formula, which was developed in
Greece, is already among the top
10 for the second time. Apart
from Greece, Coffeeright also operates in Romania, Cyprus and
Albania with a total of 252
stores (+2%).
8. Shokoladnica. The Russian
coffee bar formula was up two
places in the ranking. A 22% increase and meanwhile 238 units

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indicate a further growth tendency. Shokoladnica has overtaken what was so far the largest
Russian chain, Coffee House.
Concept launch in 2001.
9. Coffee House. The Russian
player remains among the top
10! After a consolidation in 2009
(-9%), there was once again a
small increase of 5% in 2010. The
company also operates other
brands in Russia and the
Ukraine: Asia Caf, Vinegret Caf,
Moscow Caf.
10. Hema Koffiebuffet. The
company operates approx. 420
retail stores in the Netherlands,
80 in Belgium, 9 in Germany, 3
in Luxembourg and 4 in France,
202 of these have an in-store
coffee shop. The formula is getting a new, more contemporary
look.
11. Caff Ritazza. SSP, which
specialises in airports, railway
stations and motorway service
areas, parted with 77 units last
year. Caff Ritazza used to be part
of the Compass Group. Various
interim arrangements for coffee
bar locations have now come to
an end. The concept operates in
30 countries worldwide.
12. Coffeeshop Company. The
Austrian Schrf Group has increased the number of its units by
7%. In other words, the coffee bar
chain is now operating 161 units
in 12 countries in Europe. The
year 2010 was characterised by
expansion, for example, 11 new
locations in Russia. There were
also market entries in China,
Kosovo and Libya. The company
meanwhile has 211 coffee bars
worldwide.
N.B.: This list of the top 70 coffee
bar players in Europe is the result
of a joint venture by the editorial
staff and correspondents of FoodService Europe & Middle East
(special thanks to Mario Caizal
Villarino, Karel de Vos, Juliusz
Donajski, Julia Matveeva, Katrin
Schendekehl, Sofia Selberg, Mark
Stretton, Bruce Whitehall). The
list should be fairly complete.
Nevertheless, please let us know
if we have missed out a player or
our data is not completely up to
date.
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