Hollys
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Coffee shop |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Republic of Korea, Peru, Philippines, United States of America, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Vietnam |
Services | Coffee, baked goods |
Website | Official website |
Hollys Coffee (Korean: 할리스 커피) is a specialty coffee company headquartered in South Korea. The company was established in 1998 and opened Korea's first espresso shop that year. Its shops offer espresso, coffee, tea, coffee- and tea-based cold and hot specialty drinks, a variety of pastries and other snacks, and coffee supplies. By 2008 there were more than 100 Hollys Coffee shops in Korea, and the franchise had expanded with additional stores in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. It has a barista academy called the Hollys Coffee Academy.
History
Hollys Coffee opened its first store in May 1998 in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.[1] It expanded rapidly and opened its 100th store in May 2006 in Gangnam Station. Its first international store was in the USA and opened April 2008 in Los Angeles. It opened its 200th store in May 2009. The Hollys Coffee Academy was opened in April 2011. Continuing to expand overseas its first store in the Philippines was opened in July 2011, the first store in China was opened in July 2012 in Shenzhen,.[2] and its first store in Thailand opened in 2013 in Bangkok[3]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.hollys.co.kr/hollysis/hollysis_03.asp[dead link]
- ^ "Hollys opens 3rd franchise in China". The Korea Times. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "할리스커피, 태국 방콕에 1호점 개장". Asiae.co.kr. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
External links
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