Mikel Coffee Company

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Mikel Coffee Company
Company type S.A.
Industry Restaurants
GenreCoffee house
Founded2008
FounderEleftherios Kiriakakis [1]
Headquarters,
Number of locations
370+(2023)
Area served
Greece, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Canada, Turkey, North Macedonia, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Germany, Iraq, Serbia
Key people
Eleftherios Kyriakakis (Chairman & CEO)
Products Coffee
Tea
Pastries
Frappuccino beverages
Smoothies
ServicesCoffee
RevenueIncrease2.svg 62.439 million (2014) [2]
Increase2.svg 12.133 million (2014) [2]
Number of employees
3000 (2020)
Website www.mikelcoffee.com

Mikel Coffee Company, or Mikel, is a Greek coffeehouse chain, whose network consists of more than 380 coffee shops in 18 countries throughout the globe. [3] [4]

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History

MIKEL launched its first coffee store in 2008 in the city of Larissa. [3] In the years that followed, MIKEL gradually expanded throughout Greece with the city of Volos being the starting point. [3] As of recently, MIKEL has expanded beyond Greece, launching its first coffee store in the United Arab Emirates in 2016. [5] The company has already opened four stores in Dubai and imposed itself as an important competitor in its sector. [6] [7] As of March 2018, the company has also begun operating in London. [8] As of August 2018, the company has also opened their first store in Australia. As of September 2018, the company has also opened their first store in U.S.A. [9] Since then, the company has established a presence in many Middle East countries and elsewhere.

Company Milestones:

Brand

The brand name, stylised as "MIKEL", stands for "Maybe it's knowledge entering life", the company's motto. [3] The brand logo features the father of its founder, Eleftherios Kyriakakis. [3]

Locations

As of February 2025 there were 380 stores in the following 18 countries

CountryNumber of stores
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 260
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 64
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 24
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 9
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 5
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 3
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1
Flag of the United States.svg United States of America 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1
Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 1
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 1
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 1

References

  1. "Η Εταιρεία - Mikel Coffee Company". Mikelcc.gr. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  2. 1 2 "Ι΢ΟΛΟΓΙ΢ΜΟ΢ ΥΡΗ΢Η΢ 2014 (01-01-2014 ΔΩ΢ 31-12-2014) ΜΙΚΔΛ ΚΑΦΔ ΑΔ" (PDF). Mikelcc.gr. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Η Εταιρεία - Mikel Coffee Company". Mikelcc.gr. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. Mourdoukoutas, Panos. "Greece's Competitive Advantage". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  5. "CoffeeBI - Mikel Coffee Company to Expand in UAE". CoffeeBI. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. "Forbes: Greek Start-up Mikel Cause Competition Problems to Starbucks in Dubai". The National Herald. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. Mourdoukoutas, Panos. "Starbucks' Little Greek Problem In Dubai -- Mikel". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  8. "Mikel: Premiere in London - All five continents within the next 60 days" (in Greek).
  9. "Starbucks' Greek Problem In Australia: Mikel Coffee Community".