Esquires Cafes To Work With Dairygold In Ireland
5 December 2024
Cooks Coffee Company Limited
("Cooks Coffee", or the "Company" or the "Group")
Cooks Coffee Company, (NZX:CCC; AQUIS:COOK), the international coffee focused café chain,
announces that it has entered an agreement between Dairygold Agri Business Limited
(Dairygold) and Esquires Coffee House Ireland Ltd (Esquires) for Esquires to operate and
manage four cafés within Co-Op Superstores owned by Dairygold, in Ireland.
The contract will be for an initial period of 10 years and is effective immediately. The cafés
are based in Midleton, Carrigaline and Mallow in Cork and Raheen in Limerick. Dairygold’s retail
business operates 26 stores across Munster under the Co-Op Superstores brand.
Dairygold is one of Ireland’s leading Irish farmer owned co-operatives, consisting of dairy,
nutritional’s and Agri-business and employing over 1,300 people. With a rich history spanning
decades, Dairygold has been supporting its farmer members for over a century.
Cooks Coffee Company owns the global rights* to the Esquires brand and has its core focus
on the UK and Ireland. With more than 100 stores in its portfolio globally, the Company is
experiencing a period of rapid development and growth. The focus of the business is to
create an ethical café group operated by local people and promote individual
entrepreneurship and community engagement. With the addition of these garden centre
cafés, there will now be 19 stores in Ireland.
Aiden Keegan, Chief Executive of Cooks, commented: “We look forward to building the
partnership with Dairygold and to sharing Esquires great food, coffee and hospitality in the
Co-op cafes that we will operate with pride.”
https://www.dairygold.ie/
https://www.cookscoffeecompany.com/
*except for Australia and New Zealand
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
Cooks Coffee Esquires Cafes To Work With
Dairygold In Ireland
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