In an espresso fulled expansion of breakneck proportions Costa Coffee is set to open its 600th store tomorrow (15 August), or is it?
The Whitbread owned company has coffee outlet 600 lined up to fling open its doors to the general public in London’s Wimbledon tomorrow.
Far from Kitchen Rat to be a mean (coffee) bean but wasn’t it just back in May of this year that the then surprising news that Costa had surpassed coffee chain rival Starbucks lead several commentators to cry foul?
Certainly the feeling at the time was that Costa was bending the rules somewhat and opting for a grande, rather than little white lie, approach when it came to differentiating between actual cafes and simply places where Costa is served (such as at your Local All Bar One for instance).
One thing is for sure, Costa has no qualms, describing itself in its own material as “the largest and fastest growing coffee shop brand in the UK”.
Over to you Starbucks.
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Comments (1)
I would like to know some information about opening a Costa store in london. What do I need to know?.
Thanks
Nawal
Posted by nawal zeraidi | October 17, 2007 11:52 AM
Posted on October 17, 2007 11:52