Gloria Jean's Coffees facts for kids
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Gloria Jean's store on Brunswick Street Mall in Brisbane, Australia
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| Founded | 1979 in Long Grove, Illinois, USA |
| Founder | Ed & Gloria Jean Kvetko |
| Headquarters | Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
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Number of locations
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599 in 40 countries |
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Key people
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Peter Irvine Nabi Saleh |
| Products | Hot and Cold Beverages |
| Parent | Retail Food Group |
Gloria Jean's Coffees is a well-known coffee shop chain. It's often called just Gloria Jean's. This brand started in America but is now based in Castle Hill, Sydney, Australia.
Gloria Jean's is part of a big company called Retail Food Group. You can find their coffee shops all over the world. They have more than 599 stores in 40 different countries. Over 140 of these stores are in Australia.
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The Story of Gloria Jean's
Gloria Jean's Coffees was started by a woman named Gloria Jean Kvetko. She opened her first shop in 1979 in a small town called Long Grove, near Chicago, in the United States.
At first, it was a small shop that sold coffee and gifts. Over time, it grew bigger. Another company, called Coffee People, bought the rights to let other people open Gloria Jean's shops. This helped the brand grow to over 50 locations across the United States.
Growing Around the World (1995–2009)
In 1995, two business partners, Nabi Saleh and Peter Irvine, decided to bring Gloria Jean's to Australia. They bought the rights to open Gloria Jean's coffee shops there from Coffee People.
The first Gloria Jean's coffee shop in Australia opened in late 1996 at Westfield Miranda in Sydney. Just two weeks later, another one opened nearby.
By early 1998, people could start opening their own Gloria Jean's shops in Australia as franchises. This helped the company grow very quickly. Within six years, there were 185 stores run by over 100 different owners.
In 2004, the Australian Gloria Jean's company bought the rights to the brand for almost all countries outside the USA and Puerto Rico. They created a new company, Gloria Jean's Coffees International, to manage these new shops around the world.
Becoming One Big Company (2009–Present)
In 2009, Gloria Jean's Coffees International bought the rights for the USA and Puerto Rico too. This meant that the company now owned the rights to Gloria Jean's all over the world.
In 2014, a large Australian company called Retail Food Group bought Gloria Jean's for a lot of money. This made Gloria Jean's part of an even bigger group of food and restaurant brands.
More to Explore
- List of coffeehouse chains
- List of restaurant chains in Australia
