McCafé facts for kids
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1993 |
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United States
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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James A. Skinner (Chairman & CEO); Ann Brown |
| Products | Coffee and Foods |
| Parent | McDonald's |
McCafé is a special part of McDonald's that works like a coffee shop. It sells different kinds of coffee and other drinks, plus some food.
This idea started in Melbourne, Australia, in 1993. It was created to offer customers fancy coffee drinks, like espresso, which were becoming very popular.
McCafé locations often made more money than regular McDonald's restaurants. By 2003, McCafé had become the biggest coffee shop brand in Australia and New Zealand. Because of this success, many McDonald's stores in Australia were updated to include McCafé sections.
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McCafé Around the World
The first McCafé was a special part of a large McDonald's store in Melbourne. The idea was to make the entrance of the store more inviting.
Early Global Expansion
The first McCafé in the United States opened in Chicago, Illinois, in May 2001. By then, there were already about 300 McCafé locations worldwide.
In 2004, McCafé expanded to countries like Costa Rica and France. The next year, it launched in Italy. In 2007, McCafé stores opened in Japan. This was part of McDonald's plan to offer healthier options and attract new customers who liked traditional coffee shops.
More Countries Join In
In June 2006, the first McCafé in Bulgaria opened. Paraguay welcomed McCafé in 2007.
In August 2008, McDonald's brought McCafé to South Africa. By the end of 2009, McCafé drinks were available in many McDonald's restaurants across the United States.
El Salvador saw its first McCafé open on July 6, 2010. It aimed to offer local gourmet coffee. On June 28, 2008, McCafé also opened in Madrid, Spain.
McCafé's Menu Grows
In July 2010, McCafé added real fruit smoothies to its menu. In November 2010, mocha and hot chocolate drinks were also added. By July 2011, Frozen Strawberry Lemonade and Mango Pineapple Smoothies became available in the U.S.
On November 7, 2011, McDonald's Canada officially launched McCafé across the country. This meant Canadian McDonald's stores started offering drinks like cappuccino, espresso, latte, and iced drinks. With McCafé, McDonald's began competing with other popular coffee chains in Canada.
Recent Expansions
On June 16, 2012, the first McCafé in Malaysia opened in Kota Damansara. More locations soon followed in other cities like Penang.
In Turkey, McCafé is known as "McD Café." The first one opened in July 2012 at Sabiha Gökçen Airport. By April 2016, there were many McD Cafés in different Turkish cities.
In December 2012, McDonald's announced that McCafé products would come to all its restaurants in the United Kingdom. This included new iced drinks and rebranding their regular coffee as "McCafé."
On October 14, 2013, the first McCafé in India opened in Mumbai.
In August 2014, McDonald's started selling McCafé coffee for home brewing in supermarkets across the United States. This coffee is sold in bags and K-Cups.
In December 2015, McDonald's Canada opened its first McCafé store that was not inside a McDonald's restaurant. This special store was in Toronto Union Station.
More recently, McCafé opened in Minsk, Belarus, in March 2018. In 2019, McCafé also expanded to different cities in Pakistan.
See also
In Spanish: McCafé para niños
- List of coffeehouse chains
