Get the week’s news highlights straight to your inboxThe boutique coffee group will add to its 198-store global footprint with launches in Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Hungary, Nepal – and a return to FranceA % Arabica store at Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore | Photo credit: Sidharth SabuJapanese specialty coffee chain % Arabica will enter six new markets across Europe, North Africa and South Asia by the end of 2024. % Arabica will then debut in Egypt and Spain in September 2024 with outlets in Cairo and San Sebastián, before launching in Budapest, Hungary, and Kathmandu, Nepal, the following month. The coffee chain currently operates 198 stores across 25 markets globally, with 84 stores in China and a growing footprint in the Middle East. % Arabica is also exploring opportunities to further scale its European footprint with launches in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal. Additional markets of interest include Brunei, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon and Myanmar, according to % Arabica’s website.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 01, 2024 20:07 UTC