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
350+(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 350 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 April 2024 there were 344 stores in the following 18 countries

CountryNumber of stores
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 259
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 33
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 22
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 7
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 4
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 3
Flag of the United States.svg United States of America 2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 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

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References

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