Espresso House

Espresso House
Industry
Founded 1996 (1996) in Lund, Sweden.
Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden
Area served
 Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden
Website espressohouse.com

Espresso House is the largest coffeehouse chain in the Nordics.[1][2] Founded in Lund, Sweden in 1996 by Elisabet and Charles Asker, it now has over 220 locations throughout Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Espresso House was owned by the British venture capital company Palamon Capital Partners until September 2012,[3][4] when the Norwegian venture capital company Herkules Capital bought the chain before selling it to German JAB Holding Company in 2015.[5]

In Norway the chain has become a symbol of gentrification and "commercial monoculture".[6][7][8][9]

Locations

As of August 2018 there were 346 stores in the following countries:

Country Number of stores
 Denmark 32
 Finland 27
 Norway 44
 Sweden 243

References

  1. ↑ "Largest Nordic Coffee Chain Espresso House Bought by JAB". 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017. JAB Holding Company has reached a deal to buy the Nordic region’s largest branded coffee chain, Espresso House, including 193 shops in Sweden and Norway.
  2. ↑ "Nye tyske ejere lukker Baresso" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017. Espresso House er den største kaffekæde i Norden med flere end 220 kaffebarer i Sverige, Norge, Finland og Danmark.
  3. ↑ "Växer i espressohastighet". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Online cosmetics venture feelunique bought by Palamon Capital Partners". 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "FB Roundup: Rothschild, Espresso House, and Pinault family — Campden FB". www.campdenfb.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Mcpherson, Ben (4 May 2015). "Vet du hva jeg hater? Starbucks. Vet du hva jeg hater mer? Espresso House". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Nordbø, Dagfinn (8 March 2016). "Kjedehelvete". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Imeland, Vilde (19 March 2016). "Kjedelig utvikling? Espresso House overtar for Grünerløkkas mest kjente matbutikk, og Burger King åpner i Torggata". Natt og Dag (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Fremstad, Hanne Sofie (29 March 2016). "- Løkka er blitt en catwalk". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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