meets type wholly owned subsidiary industry restaurants founded bangkok thailand 1997 headquarters geneva switzerland key people fred mouawad founder & executive chairman joseph cherian gfa global ceo products frappe coffee waffles cwr thai international fusion parent global franchise architects website coffeeworld.com coffee world is a premium specialty coffeehouse that provides a wide range of hot and iced coffee as well as ice blended beverages waffles wraps and signature deserts in hundreds of outlets scattered across india bangladesh thailand indonesia china and sudan . 1 coffee world is a brand of global franchise architects gfa a geneva switzerland based company that builds operates and franchises a select portfolio of specialty food service brands . gfa is part of the synergia one group of companies ; a diversified group that consists of companies founded by serial entrepreneur fred mouawad and includes the 122 year old family jewelry business mouawad . coffee world currently has two formats the original coffee world shops and the coffee world restaurant which offers full table service and a menu of over 100 items featuring local international and asian fusion cuisine . all coffee world stores and coffee world restaurants are designed by itorama 2 and built by interbuild solutions 3 two companies that are part of the synergia one group . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 bangladesh 2.2 china 2.3 indonesia 2.4 india 2.5 thailand 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit fred mouawad launched the first coffee world store in bangkok thailand in 1997 . by 2004 mouawad bought out the shares held by his equity partners and formed gfa . today coffee world has expanded to over 100 stores in bangladesh china indonesia india and thailand . 4 in 2012 coffee world launched coffee world restaurant as a separate service format that provides a contemporary dining experience to thailand with over 100 thai international and fusion cuisine dishes to choose from . 5 operations edit bangladesh edit in 2005 coffee world opened its doors in bangladesh 6 with its halal menu . most outlets are co branded with pizza corner or book express while some are inside etc department stores the local franchisee of the coffee world and pizza corner brand in the country . 7 unlike their indian counterparts they serve beef related products in all three outlets in dhaka . etcetera bangladesh pte ltd is the master franchise partner of coffee world in the country . every year during the muslim holy month of ramadan there are special iftar offers . usually products are offered at almost half the price for two hours starting from iftar . china edit expansion into the chinese market saw the opening of five coffee world outlets on hainan island particularly in the capital city of haikou and the tourist district of sanya . emperor food franchise concepts ltd opened the first coffee world outlets in china on hainan island in 2007 . 7 indonesia edit coffee world has several locations in jakarta through their franchise partner global flavours . 7 india edit coffee world operations in the indian subcontinent are concentrated in the booming cities of bangalore chennai hyderabad kolkata and now delhi . 8 7 thailand edit with the first coffee world opening in bangkok in 1997 9 the brand quickly expanded and were soon operating across the city and eventually spread out to other provinces in thailand like chon buri pattaya nakhon ratchasima khon kaen chiang mai chiang rai ko samui nonthaburi pathum thani and phuket . 7 see also edit coffee portal list of coffeehouse chains list of restaurants in switzerland references edit coffee world where the world meets . retrieved 2012 10 4 . itorama . retrieved 2012 10 24 . interbuild solutions . retrieved 2012 10 24 . global franchise architects store locations . retrieved 2012 10 4 . gfa revs up new business model with the launch of coffee world restaurant . retrieved 2012 10 4 . coffee world is back . the daily star . retrieved 2012 11 9 . a b c d e locations . coffee world . retrieved 24 january 2016 . coffee world a swiss caf chain is in delhi now . india pr wire . retrieved 2012 11 9 . gfa expands into thailand . bangkok business brief . retrieved 2012 11 1 . external links edit coffee world website synergia one group of companies website global franchise architects website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title coffee world & oldid 723457355 categories retail companies established in 1997companies of thailandfood and drink companies of switzerlandcoffeehousestea houses 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 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