Cafe Barbera
{{short description|Italian coffeehouse and fast casual dining franchise}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Café Barbera
| logo = Cafe Barbera Logo.png
| type = Privately held
| industry = Coffee house and fast casual restaurant
| founded = {{start date and age|1870}}, franchise founded in {{start date and age|2004}}
| founders = Domenico Barbera (1870), Enrico Barbera (franchise founder)
| hq_location =
| hq_location_city = Naples
| hq_location_country = Italy
| key_people = Enrico Barbera (CEO), Elio Barbera (MD)
| products = Coffee, panini (sandwich), pizza, pasta, salads, appetizers, pastries
| homepage = www.cafebarbera.com
}}
Café Barbera is an Italian coffeehouse and fast casual dining franchise registered with the International Franchise Association (IFA) since 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.franchise.org/franchise-opportunities/cafe-barbera-franchise|title=Member Since 2015 Cafe Barbera Franchise|work=IFA|accessdate=June 7, 2019}} It operates franchises in Europe, the UK, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America. The first Cafè Barbera opened in 2004 in Dubai and is named after the first Café Barbera founded by Domenico Barbera in 1870 in Southern Italy. It is considered one of the oldest companies in Europe and is still managed by the Barbera family.
Business concept
Domenico Barbera established his coffee roasting business, named Caffé Barbera, in 1870 in Southern Italy,.{{cite web|url=https://www.caffebarbera.it/storia/|language=it|title=1870|work=Barbera|accessdate=July 14, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.caffebarbera.it/en/storia/|language=en|title=1870|work=Barbera|accessdate=July 14, 2019}} Being one of the five oldest coffee companies in Europe, {{citation needed|date=November 2016}} the franchise company Café Barbera opened its first corporate coffeehouse in Dubai in 2004. The first franchisee location opened in Dubai in 2009.
Franchise operations
Café Barbera became a member of the International Franchise Association in 2015. It has locations in Europe, South America, UAE, UK, Greece, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Kuwait, Romania, Morocco, Jordan, Ukraine, Indonesia, Djibouti & Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cafebarbera.com/our-locations/|title=Our Locations |website=Cafe Barbera|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}} The company opened its first UAE coffee house location in Dubai in 2004 and had ten stores by 2020.{{cite news|title=Cafe Barbera to open four new shops in Dubai and Saudi Arabia|url=http://www.gulfbusiness.com/articles/lifestyle/caf-barbera-to-open-four-new-shops-in-dubai-and-saudi-arabia/|accessdate=January 10, 2016|publisher=Gulf Business|date=September 28, 2015|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126015329/http://www.gulfbusiness.com/articles/lifestyle/caf-barbera-to-open-four-new-shops-in-dubai-and-saudi-arabia/|archivedate=January 26, 2016}} In 2013, the first Brazilian franchised Café Barbera opened.{{cite news|last1=Cerentini|first1=Vagner |date=November 14, 2015|title=Santa Cruz receives the largest coffee franchise in Italy |url=http://www.riovalejornal.com.br/materias/15091-santa_cruz_recebe_a_maior_franquia_de_cafe_da_italia |accessdate=January 10, 2016|agency=Riovale Journal}} There were multiple locations in Brazil by the end of 2015. The company also opened its first coffee shops in Africa in 2013. Several Café Barbera opened in 2014 in the Middle east and by the end of 2015 there were 15 coffee houses in the region. Café Barbera entered also Pakistan{{cite web|last1=Wattoo|first1=Sahar|title=Step aside Italian! Ramazan is here. Bon appetit!|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/18-Jun-2015/step-aside-italian-ramazan-is-here-bon-appetit|website=Daily Times|accessdate=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204013540/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/18-Jun-2015/step-aside-italian-ramazan-is-here-bon-appetit|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} in 2018 with four locations in the country. Between 2016 and 2019 stores were opened in Middle East, UK and Somaliland,{{cite news|last1=Mwajuma |first1=Pendo|title=Somaliland: Café Barbera Brings Centuries Old Coffee Traditions to Hargeisa|url=http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/economic/8440-somaliland-cafe-barbera-brings-centuries-old-coffee-traditions-to-hargeisa-|accessdate=January 10, 2016|publisher=Somaliland Sun|date=January 7, 2016|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110142837/http://somalilandsun.com/index.php/economic/8440-somaliland-cafe-barbera-brings-centuries-old-coffee-traditions-to-hargeisa-|archivedate=January 10, 2016}} Jordan, UAE and the United Kingdom. In 2019, Forbes Middle East featured the Cafe Barbera concept in the March issue as one of the fastest growing Italian coffee brand in the Middle East.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/bringing-a-taste-of-italy-to-the-coffee-loving-middle-east|title = Cafe Barbera : Bringing a taste of italy to the coffee loving middle east}} Café Barbera has extensive growth plans in 2020 onward, with new stores opening in the UK, Romania, Greece, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Palestine, Djibouti, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.{{cite web|title=Cafè Barbera expands MENA presence with Djibouti store |date=29 November 2022 |website=Allegra World Coffee Portal |url=https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/Latest/News/2022/November/Cafe-Barbera-expands-MENA-presence-with-Djibouti-s |accessdate=June 7, 2019}}
See also
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