Gloria Jean's set to debut in UK with first outlets in next 12 months
The brand plans to open a total of 190 outlets in 10 years.
Global food and beverage company Retail Food Group (RFG) announced that it signed a franchise agreement that will result in 13 new outlets from its Gloria Jean’s brand in the next 12 months and 190 outlets within the decade in the United Kingdom.
The agreement, lasting for 20 years, was signed with Naweed Nasir, a local businessman with other interests including Green Valley Foods Ltd.
Gloria Jean’s joins other Retail Food Group brands C2U, Donut King and Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar which are also opening new outlets in the country in 2018.
Retail Food Group Chief Executive International Mike Gilbert said that the UK is “an important strategic market” for the food and beverage company and a “natural platform” for further European expansion.
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“The Agreement will not only enable RFG’s first Gloria Jean’s outlet to open in the United Kingdom, but it will also be our first outlet outside Australia to represent the ‘Gloria Jean’s of the future’ - a significant brand renovation where all elements of the brand have been rigorously reviewed and tested,” Gilbert said.
Gilbert added that Glasgow will be the location of the RFG’s first Gloria Jean’s.
“The United Kingdom has a growing speciality coffee market and Gloria Jean’s Coffees has an outstanding offering to meet that need. It’s an offering that is already successful in over 900 outlets in over 50 markets across Europe, North America, Middle East, Asia and the South Pacific,” he said.
