Paul Bassett (coffeehouse chain)

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Paul Bassett
Founder Paul Bassett
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Products tea and coffee

Paul Bassett is a brand name of coffeehouses that operates in Japan and South Korea, named after World Barista Championship winning Australian barista Paul Bassett. The businesses in both countries share the same logo.

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Operations

Japan

The Paul Bassett branded coffeehouses, operated by Y's Table  [ ja ], first opened in 2006. [1] As of 2017, there are two stores in Japan: one in Shinjuku, and the other in Shibuya.

South Korea

The first Paul Bassett branded coffeehouse in South Korea opened in 2009. [2] Initially operated by Maeil Dairies  [ ko ], [2] the coffeehouse business was spun off into a new company, M's Seed (still a subsidiary of Maeil), in 2013. [3]

As of 2017, the chain celebrated the opening of its 80th coffee franchise in South Korea [4] with most stores located in the Seoul Capital Area.

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References

  1. 株式会社ワイズテーブルコーポレーション [Y's table Corporation : news] (in Japanese). Ystable.co.jp. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 매일유업, 세계 바리스타 챔피언 추천…'커피스테이션 폴 바셋' 런칭 (in Korean). Naver News. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. [15일 오전 공시]매일유업, 풀바셋 사업분할 결정 外 (in Korean). Naver News. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. Desk3 (4 June 2017). "Coffee franchise named after Australian barista thrives in South Korea". Comunicaffe International. Retrieved 17 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)