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Caffè Nero is a coffeehouse company headquartered in London, England, established in 1997 by Gerry Ford. Caffè Nero runs over 1,000 coffee houses in eleven countries: the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Cyprus, Croatia, Turkey, the UAE, Oman and the United States.
Caffè Nero bought a 70% stake in the business, which at that time had 92 outlets, in January 2019, [13] and took full ownership in February 2022. Caffè Nero operates Coffee#1 as a standalone brand. Caffè Nero operates Coffee#1 as a standalone brand.
In December 2012, the company was taken private in a $340 million deal by German equity company JAB Holding Company. [15] [1] Following the merger, it was stated that Caribou Coffee would continue to be operated as an independent company with its own brand, management team and growth strategy, and that Caribou would continue to be based in Minneapolis.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and Gov. Gavin Newsom tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 8, 2025, destroyed by the Palisades fire.
Gerry Ford (born 4 November 1957) is a London-based American businessman and the chief executive of Caffè Nero, the UK's third-largest coffee chain. In 2020 Ford said that he had spent 70% of his life in Europe, [1] and that this is where he developed a passion for and understanding of coffee and coffee houses.
Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans.Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially available.
In 1999, Aroma Cafe had 23 locations, roughly 300 employees, and £10 million. [8] McDonald's acquired Aroma Cafe in 1999 for £10.5 million. [12] At the time of the acquisition, Apax Partners held 50% of the equity; [13] Zur-Szpiro, the founder, had roughly 10%; [14] and Finlay Scott, the Aroma chairman, held the rest. [13]
Auburn is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,075 at the 2000 census . The unincorporated communities of New Fane and New Prospect are located within Auburn.