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Costa wins big in Paris scooping three Allegra awards
Costa, the nation’s favourite coffee shop added to their accolades by winning ‘Best Branded Coffee Shop Chain in Europe, ’’Best Branded Coffee Shop Chain in the UK and Ireland’ and ‘Best Branded Coffee Shop Chain in Southern Europe’ at the Allegra European Coffee Awards 2013.
Held in Paris as part of the Allegra European Coffee Symposium, the awards recognised companies and individuals who have made the most outstanding contributions within the European coffee shop and food-to-go markets.
Jason Cotta, Managing Director Costa UK Retail commented: “These awards are a testament to our passion for coffee, our people and our continuous work to bring an unbeatable coffee experience to customers across the world.”
“This fantastic achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the support and dedication we receive from our partners and Baristas, and it means a great deal having been voted for by our industry peers.”
Costa Coffee now has over 2,700 stores across 30 countries, including over 1,600 stores in the UK and over 300 in Europe. Costa continues to grow in to new markets covering operations in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, India, China and South East Asia.
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ABOUT COSTA:
The UK’s favourite coffee shop*
Costa is the UK’s favourite coffee shop, having been awarded “Best Branded Coffee Shop Chain in the UK and Ireland" by Allegra Strategies for three years running (2010, 2011, & November 2012).
Winner of “Best Branded Coffee Chain in Europe” Allegra Strategies 2011, 2012 and 2013. Winner of “Best Branded Coffee Chain in Southern Europe” Allegra Strategies 2013.
With over 1,600 coffee shops in the UK and more than 1,000 overseas, Costa is the fastest growing coffee shop business in the UK and the second largest coffee shop operator in the world. Founded in London by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa in 1971, Costa has become the UK’s favourite coffee shop chain and has recently diversified into both the at-home and gourmet self-serve markets.
Costa is committed to looking after coffee-growers. That's why we've established The Costa Foundation, a registered charity. The Costa Foundation's aims are to relieve poverty, advance education and the health and environment of coffee-growing communities around the world. So far, The Costa Foundation has funded the building of 42 schools and improved the social and economic welfare of coffee-growing communities.
