Java House

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Java House (formerly Nairobi Java House) is a chain of coffee houses with its head office at ABC Place in Nairobi, Kenya, [1] founded in 1999 by Kevin Ashley and Jon Wagner. [2] When founded, it was one of the few places to find "export-quality" Kenyan coffee brewed and served in the region, [3] although specialty coffee culture has seen a significant increase in Kenya in recent years. [4]

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Starting from the first cafe at Adam's Arcade along Ngong Road which opened in 1999, [5] Java House has grown to 73 locations across East Africa as of June 2024. [6] The Java brand is also the owner of Italian pizza chain 360 Degrees Pizza and the first ever East African self-service frozen yoghurt store, Planet Yogurt. [7]

Corporate governance

Past Chief Executive Officers

Kevin Ashley (2010–2016)

Ken Kuguru (2016–2018)

Paul Smith (2018 - 2021)

Derrick Van Houten 2021 - 2022

Priscilla Gathungu 2022 - Present Group CEO Priscilla is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Java House Group. 2022 - Present

Priscilla was appointed as Group CEO in November 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Contact us [usurped] ." Nairobi Java House. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Head Office: ABC Place, off Waiyaki Way, P.O.Box 21533, 00505, Nairobi, Kenya."
  2. ↑ "Java House". Africa Outlook Magazine. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  3. ↑ Xan Rice (August 3, 2007). "Nairobi cafes buzzing as real coffee finally comes home". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Nicholas (2022-05-03). "Is coffee consumption growing in Kenya?". Perfect Daily Grind. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Our Story". Java House. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Java House Find a Store". Java House. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Our Locations". javahouseafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  8. ↑ "BIKO: Itinerant backpacker who co-founded Java". Business Daily. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  9. ↑ "Java coffee chain sells majority stake to US equity firm". Business Daily. May 27, 2012. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  10. ↑ "Java to inject Sh1bn into expansion drive". Business Daily. January 18, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  11. ↑ "ECP to exit Java House". ECP Investments. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  12. ↑ "Abraaj to Acquire East Africa's Leading Coffee Chain Java House". The Abraaj Group. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  13. ↑ "Financial Times: Abraaj Group to Buy African Coffee Chain Java House". The Abraaj Group. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  14. ↑ "Our Leadership". Java Group. Retrieved 2019-10-01.

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