Coffee franchises are more popular now than ever before, with every UK high street positively awash with potential places to sit down and enjoy a relaxing drop of the brown stuff. When the big coffee chains first started to get established, they were considered a fad by some. But, with abundant coffee shops, both large chains and local independent outlets, appearing on every main thoroughfare in the country, they are definitely here to stay.

A nation of coffee drinkers

Over two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day and the UK is becoming a nation of connoisseurs. We are no longer just satisfied with just a regular white. Caffé Latte, Macchiato, Espresso, Frappe, Flavoured Coffee, Iced Coffee, Mocha now adorn the nation’s menus instead of the traditional options of tea, and more tea.

Coffee franchise options

Many of the large coffee chains are also franchises and range in formats from a small kiosk in a shopping centre, or a drive thru, to a large coffee shop outlet with full seating; making buying a coffee franchise an excellent investment.

Coffee Republic

In 2004 Coffee Republic reinvented the way customers enjoy their coffee by incorporating freshly made food and in-store baked pastries, creating an all-day business model catering for customers from early morning breakfast and right through the day. A year later the company expanded by offering franchises. At the time of writing the company has 149 outlets in the UK and 99 concessions, operated by seven partners: Greene King, Cineworld, Ealing Londis, Travelodge, Shell, Enterprise Inns and London Town Hotel.

Costa Coffee

Costa Coffee now has over 200 coffee outlets in the UK operated by individual franchise partners and a potential investor will typically require a minimum investment of £250,000 per store.

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