Overview
Employees
8,896 employees
Revenue
$500 million to $1 billion (USD) per year
Headquarters
Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
Category
Consumer Discretionary Services
In 1971 two brothers, Bruno and Sergio, moved to London. Coming from Italy, they were disappointed with the coffee they tasted. ‘Why are you settling for mediocre?’ they asked. And the Costa dream was born. From tiny beans, great big Mochas grow, and for 10 consecutive years, we were voted the UK’s favourite coffee shop. Since being bought by The Coca Cola Company in 2019 our global growth mission commenced. We now have over 3,800 stores across 32 countries and over 8,300 Costa Express self-service units. We’re on an exceptional adventure… We believe in great coffee for everyone……and we mean everyone! At the heart of what we do are our values; we believe in Warmth, Passion, Courage and Trust. Maybe it’s because we love coffee, but we really value a feeling of warmth in our teams and in our communities and pride ourselves in empowering our people to feel supported to make their own decisions. And we love a can-do attitude, boldness and the courage to create positive change. Some companies spout this kind of froth but don’t back it up in their actions, but at Costa Coffee we’re genuine. We have a collaborative and inclusive workforce, who continually unlock new growth and innovation. We are proud to be a total coffee company, enabled to deliver more cups of great coffee, to more people more often. Our Retail stores deliver Barista hand crafted coffee to perfection while our Costa Express innovation has revolutionised the coffee on the go market. And if that wasn't enough, our Ready to Drink range as well as At Home solutions, and our Proud to Serve partnerships, allow our adventure to become more diverse and move faster. Costa Coffee was founded in 1976. The company's line of business includes the retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption. In 1971 two brothers, Bruno and Sergio, moved to London. Coming from Italy, they were disappointed with the coffee they tasted. ‘Why are you settling for mediocre?’ they asked. And the Costa dream was born. From tiny beans, great big Mochas grow, and for 10 consecutive years, we were voted the UK’s favourite coffee shop. Since being bought by The Coca Cola Company in 2019 our global growth mission commenced. We now have over 3,800 stores across 32 countries and over 8,300 Costa Express self-service units. We’re on an exceptional adventure… We believe in great coffee for everyone……and we mean everyone! At the heart of what we do are our values; we believe in Warmth, Passion, Courage and Trust. Maybe it’s because we love coffee, but we really value a feeling of warmth in our teams and in our communities and pride ourselves in empowering our people to feel supported to make their own decisions. And we love a can-do attitude, boldness and the courage to create positive change. Some companies spout this kind of froth but don’t back it up in their actions, but at Costa Coffee we’re genuine. We have a collaborative and inclusive workforce, who continually unlock new growth and innovation. We are proud to be a total coffee company, enabled to deliver more cups of great coffee, to more people more often. Our Retail stores deliver Barista hand crafted coffee to perfection while our Costa Express innovation has revolutionised the coffee on the go market. And if that wasn't enough, our Ready to Drink range as well as At Home solutions, and our Proud to Serve partnerships, allow our adventure to become more diverse and move faster. Welcome to the ‘Home of Irresistible coffee’, where coffee moments are turned into experiences and sips into smiles. We pride ourselves on serving expertly crafted coffee, whether it’s in one of our inviting stores or from one of our convenient Costa Express machines. That’s why every one of our beans that goes in to our coffee has been expertly roasted in our London Roastery since 1971. We’re delighted to have been voted the Nations Favorite Coffee Shop* for a whopping 5th year in a row. We’re not stopping there though - we have an ambitions vision to become the World’s Favourite Coffee Shop Brand. And we’re already making headway with our international presence in over 30 countries, but businesses don’t make great coffee, people do! That’s why we are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join the Costa family who have a spoonful of passion, a shot of enthusiasm and plenty of flair. *Independent survey of 5000 people published in December 2014 by Allegra Strategies. For further details see www.costa.co.uk/terms Welcome to the ‘Home of Irresistible coffee’, where coffee moments are turned into experiences and sips into smiles. We pride ourselves on serving expertly crafted coffee, whether it’s in one of our inviting stores or from one of our convenient Costa Express machines. That’s why every one of our beans that goes in to our coffee has been expertly roasted in our London Roastery since 1971. We’re delighted to have been voted the Nations Favorite Coffee Shop* for a whopping 5th year in a row. We’re not stopping there though - we have an ambitions vision to become the World’s Favourite Coffee Shop Brand. And we’re already making headway with our international presence in over 30 countries, but businesses don’t make great coffee, people do!*Independent survey of 5000 people published in December 2014 by Allegra Strategies. For further details see www.costa.co.uk/terms
