Doutor Coffee
| Type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Traded as | TYO: 9952 |
| Industry |
Restaurants Retail coffee and tea Retail beverages |
| Founder(s) | Toriba Hiromichi](鳥羽博道) |
| Area served | Japan, Korea |
| Key people | Toriba Yutaka](鳥羽豊) |
| Products |
Whole bean coffee Made-to-order beverages |
| Services | Coffee |
| Website | Doutor Coffee |
Doutor Coffee (株式会社ドトールコーヒー) is a Japanese retail company that specializes in coffee roasting and coffee shop franchising. It was founded by Toriba Hiromichi.
Information
The company currently has over 900 locations in Japan, has begun expansion in Taiwan and Korea. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Altogether, Douter Coffee has over 1,200 outlets throughout the world.[1]
History
Doutor Coffee opened the first European styled café in Harajuku, Japan on 18th April 1980. The size of the small shop was only 9 square meters. Despite the small size and local competition, the Doutor Coffee shop succeeded and has expanded to the company that it is now. [1]
Plantations
Doutor Coffee had its own coffee plantation in 1991 in Kona Island, Hawaii. In order to expand, Doutor Coffee then had its second plantation in the year of 1995.[2]
Roasting coffee
Roasting coffee using hot air is a commonly used method by most roasting plants, but it takes away the original flavor of the coffee. Doutor Coffee explored other ways to roast the coffee, but in a more effective way that retains the flavor in the coffee. Doutor Coffee utilizes the flame roasting approach which is laborious and time-extensive, but it allows richly flavored coffee beans. Since flame roasting is used more for small shops due to the fact that it can only roast 5kg to 20kg of beans at a time, Doutor Coffee is trying to create an industrialized flame roasting technique.
Location and hours
Doutor Coffee is located at 12 Marina Boulevard Singapore 018982, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, #01-05. It is open from Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm. It is open from Saturday through Sunday from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Doutor History". Doutor Coffee Co. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Our Plantations". Douter Coffee. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Location". Doutor Coffee Singapore. Retrieved 5 January 2013.