the australian caf chain . for the united nations reform movement nicknamed the coffee club see uniting for consensus . the coffee club industry restaurants founded brisbane australia november 2 1989 1989 11 02 founder emmanuel kokoris emmanuel drivas john lazarou . headquarters west end queensland australia number of locations 350 stores 2015 area served asia pacific key people jason ball ceo products coffee modern australian cuisine website coffeeclub.com.au the coffee club is a coffeehouse style caf chain . originally created in 1989 as a place to get an excellent coffee 1 the concept includes caf bar restaurant stores with expanded menus and full table service . contents 1 history 2 responsible business practices 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1989 friends emmanuel kokoris and emmanuel drivas were searching for a late night cup of coffee . their unsuccessful attempt led them to plan a new business venture the coffee club . 1 the first store opened on 2 november 1989 at eagle street pier in brisbane under the management of businessman and former hairdresser john lazarou . lazarou also managed the next six stores that the company opened before joining the kokoris drivas partnership as a co director . 2 on 1 july 1994 the coffee club became a franchise . 3 in november 2005 the first international store was opened in wellington new zealand by master franchisees bradley jacobs and andy lucas . they now operate 59 cafes throughout new zealand . when in october 2007 thai company minor international announced it would acquire a 50 % stake in the coffee club . 4 the move not only advanced plans to expand the coffee club into asia and the middle east 5 but also assists expansion of brands such as swensen s ice creams into australia . 4 minor international paid more than 23 million for their share of the coffee club . 6 the first thai store opened in december 2008 5 with the chain s first chinese store opening in guangzhou in 2011 . 7 in august 2010 john lazarou visited athens for meetings with potential partners regarding the company s plans for expansion into greece and further afield across europe . 1 in september 2011 the coffee club group acquired australian steakhouse chain ribs and rumps which drivas says is a family friendly brand appealing to the same customer base as the coffee club . 8 as at october 2013 the coffee club at brisbane airport was the busiest in australia ; townsville s domain retail centre was the second busiest . 9 responsible business practices edit in 2009 the coffee club joined the utz certification program 10 promoting fair and sustainable coffee production . 11 in 2011 the coffee club joined the rspca s choose wisely campaign 12 promoting humane food production . see also edit coffee portal list of coffeehouse chains list of restaurant chains in australia references edit a b c papapostolou anastasios 22 august 2008 . greek australian coffee experts are looking to enter the greek market . greek reporter . retrieved 15 october 2011 . the kings of java neos kosmos 13 october 2009 archived from the original on 24 march 2012 ogg matthew . cafe culture pdf . brisbane business news . archived pdf from the original on 15 november 2015 . a b robertson josh 22 october 2007 . coffee club grows and grows . the courier mail . retrieved 25 september 2011 . a b the coffee club launches first asian franchise . franchising magazine . 14 november 2008 . retrieved 17 october 2011 . chadwick vince 7 february 2012 . double shot espresso for coffee shop group . the sydney morning herald . fairfax media . archived from the original on 21 march 2014 . munday jayne 28 june 2011 . coffee club takes its brew to china . queensland business review . retrieved 17 october 2011 . burke jessica 12 september 2011 . coffee chain buys up steak houses . food magazine . retrieved 25 september 2011 . sparkes david 2 october 2013 . coffee club at townsville s domain retail centre named brand s second busiest in australia . townsville bulletin . archived from the original on 15 november 2015 . the coffee club more about our utz certified coffee archived from the original on 10 november 2010 utz certified registered members utz retrieved 15 october 2011 the coffee club joins choose wisely rspca 1 august 2011 archived from the original on 28 february 2015 retrieved 25 september 2011 external links edit the coffee club the coffee club nz v t e food chains in australia casual dining burrito bar hog s breath caf la porchetta nando s outback steakhouse sizzler fast food ali baba bing boy boost juice bucking bull chicken treat chinese legend chooks fresh & tasty domino s pizza eagle boys fast eddys grill d guzman y gomez henny penny hungry jack s burger king mad mex fresh mexican grill noodle box oporto pancake parlour pizza capers pizza haven pizza showtime red rooster salsa s fresh mex grill spudbar sumo salad sushi train uncle tony s kebabs zambrero baked goods donut king bakers delight breadtop brumby s bakeries krispy kreme pie face subway coffeehouses and tea rooms the coffee club d me gloria jean s coffees mcdonald s mccaf michel s patisserie muzz buzz shingle inn starbucks coffee vittoria coffee zarraffas coffee dairy baskin robbins ben & jerry s cold rock ice creamery home ice cream wendy s supa sundaes list of restaurant chains in australia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the coffee club & oldid 742255579 categories coffee houses of australiacompanies established in 19891989 establishments in australiahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersvague or ambiguous time from november 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 october 2016 at 16 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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