Bean counting at the Coffee Club

Sarah Stowe

The Coffee Club:

  • Opened its 242nd store in Townsville’s Willows Shopping Centre
  • Generated more than $260 million in revenue in 2008/09
  • Increased total store sales 244 per cent over the past five years
  • Achieved 197 per cent growth in last five years
  • Employs more than 6,000 employees
  • Serves more than 40 million coffees each year
  • Opened 34 franchises in the past 12 months
  • Plans to open 25 stores in 2010 including rapid expansion in international markets including Thailand, China and Dubai.