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Cooks Coffee Company Trading Update

Operational Update9 September 2024CCCConsumer Staples

AGM Trading Update
Cooks Coffee Esquires branded UK and Irish FY24 store sales up 23.1%


Cooks Coffee Company (NZX:CCC; AQUIS:COOK), the international coffee focused café chain,

is pleased to provide a trading update covering the Company’s Esquires branded franchised

coffee focused stores in the UK & Ireland for the 22 weeks of its financial year to 1st

September 2024.

Highlights

- Group store sales up 23.1% at NZ$28.5m

- UK store sales up 32.4% at NZ$19.7m and Ireland store sales up 6.4% at NZ$8.8m

- 83 Group sites in the UK and Ireland as at 1st September 2024, up from 75 as at 1

April 2024

- Strong pipeline of new stores with more than 10 further outlets expected to open

before the end of the financial year

During the period, the Company added nine new stores in the UK and Ireland and closed

one. The Company is benefitting from positive operating cash flow reaffirming its positive

trajectory and underscores its continued progress.

Aiden Keegan, CEO of Cooks Coffee Company, said: “We are delighted with the sales

growth within our current coffee store locations and with the performance of the new

stores.

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September 2024


Cooks Coffee Company Limited

("Cooks Coffee", the "Company" or the “Group”





“FY25 to date has witnessed the Company setting new records and this success reflects

the dedication of our extended team of shareholders, directors, franchisees, regional

developers, and Company staff and most importantly the support from our valued

customers. We remain committed to delivering great in-store experiences and setting new

benchmarks in the months ahead through our dedicated team of local franchise store

owners. We look forward to updating the market further in due course.”

AGM presentation and Notice of Results

A copy of the AGM presentation can be found on the Company’s website:

https://cookscoffeecompany.com/investor-relations. The unaudited interim results for the

first six month period to 30 September 2024 will be announced by 30 November 2024.


Enquiries:

Cooks Coffee Company Limited

Keith Jackson

(Executive Chairman)


+64 21 702 509 (New Zealand)

keith.jackson@cookscoffeecompany.com


Angela Griffen


+64 275 780 889

angela@angelagriffen.com

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