Port City Java
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Port City Java | |
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Type | privately held[1] |
Founded | 1995, franchising since 2003 |
Headquarters | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
No. of locations | 50+ |
Industry | Restaurants Retail Coffee and Tea Retail Beverages |
Products | [Coffee |
Employees | 125[1] |
Website | http://www.portcityjava.com |
Port City Java is a coffee house franchiser based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1995, it has over fifty locations in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, and Indonesia. The company's highest grossing franchise is located in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. [2]. The company was named #31 in Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 50 New Franchises.[3] As of 2007, the company owns 13 stores in addition to the 33 franchised locations.[1]
[edit] Dubai Deal
In August 2007, Port City Java made a deal with the Dubai Almahmoud Group to continue its expansion into the Middle East. The agreement calls for the building of up to 25 stores in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Port City Java", Entrepreneur.
- ^ Port City JavaCafés, Coffeehouses&Roastery :: Locations
- ^ "Top 50 New Franchises", Entrepreneur, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Port City Java to bring 25 cafes to Middle East | StarNewsOnline.com | Star-News | Wilmington, NC