Tom N Toms

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Tom N Toms
Industry Coffee shop
Founded South Korea (2001;23 years ago (2001))
Headquarters
Number of locations
410+ stores (2014)
Website Official website

Tom N Toms Coffee (Korean : 탐앤탐스) is a coffeehouse chain based in South Korea. It first opened in the Apgujeong-dong District of Seoul and now has over 400 branches in 9 different countries worldwide. [1] It is also among the top 3 coffee brands in South Korea. [2]

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History [3]

International Expansion

In 2009, the South Korean coffee chain established its first franchises abroad- opening two stores in Australia and one in Singapore. [5] From then on, the company have established branches and franchises across the world, including in the United States, Thailand, Philippines, Macau, China, Mongolia, Malaysia and Hong Kong. [6] The South China Morning Post estimated that the company had 200 international stores. [7] However, this is not stated on the company's official website- which references only 70 global stores on their 'Global List'. [8]

The first store to be located in Macau was opened in September 2015. [9]

In February 2015, Tom N Toms opened its first branch in the Philippines, located in Bacolod City. [10]

As of February 2016, there are 6 to 7 retail stores opened and operating in the Los Angeles, CA (Korea town) not including 1 store in the Little Tokyo and few additional stores in other parts of the United States. [11]

On June 23, 2016, Tom N Toms and RushOrder, a mobile-first food ordering technology company, jointly announced the launch of their partnership to offer on-demand delivery and mobile ordering in the US, with Los Angeles being their first test market. [12]

In June 2016, Tom N Tom's opened their first branch in Hong Kong, located in Sha Tin. [13] In September 2016, Tom N Toms opened its second branch in Philippines at The Greenery in Mabolo, Cebu City. [14] Now (December 2016), there are stores across Hong Kong, including Kwun Tong and The ONE, Tsim Sha Tsui. [15] [16]

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References

  1. Luna, Marcy de (2019-08-09). "Tom N Toms, a Korean coffee shop with famous pretzels, coming to Galleria area". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. "Tom N Toms Coffee is now in Cebu! | Founder's Guide". 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. "Brand History". www.tomntoms.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
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  8. Tom N Tom's Official Website, Global List
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  15. Kwun Tong
  16. Tsim Sha Tsui Store