Tomoca Coffee
{{Short description|Ethiopian coffee company}}
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| industry = Coffeehouse chain
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1953|2|8|df=y}}
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| num_locations_year = 2015
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Wondwossen Meshesha (Operation manager)
| products = Roasted coffee
Italian-style coffee made with Ethiopian arabica beans
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| revenue = $20 billion
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Tomoca Coffee (also written TO.MO.CA) is a family-owned coffee company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in February 1953.{{Cite news|url=http://mgafrica.com/article/2015-01-09-think-africas-coffee-culture-is-something-new-ethiopias-been-showing-us-how-its-done|title=Think Africa's coffee culture is something new? Ethiopia's been showing us how it's done for centuries|date=11 January 2015|work=MG Africa|access-date=21 November 2017|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29541768|title=Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops|last=Jeffrey|first=James|date=16 October 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=21 November 2017|language=en-GB}} The company is known for its Italian-style coffee made with Ethiopian arabica beans.{{Cite web|url=http://www.geeskaafrika.com/18641/ethiopia-needs-provide-quality-coffee-international-market/|title=Ethiopia Needs to Provide Quality Coffee to the World - Geeska Afrika Online|website=www.geeskaafrika.com|date=10 May 2016 |language=en-CA|access-date=21 November 2017}}
The name derives from the Italian Torrefazione Moderna Café or "Modern coffee roasting".{{cite web|title=Welcome to TO.MO.CA coffee|url=http://www.tomocacoffee.com/index.php/about-us.html|publisher=Tomoca|accessdate=21 November 2017}}
Overview
Tomoca is a member of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange,{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Ethiopia-commodity-exchange-boosts-growth/539550-1871850-gg0jmyz/index.html|title=Smell the Coffee: Ethiopia's commodity exchange boosts growth|date=4 June 2013|work=Business Daily|access-date=21 November 2017|language=en-UK}} and it exports its coffee to Sweden, Germany,{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Ethiopia-commodity-exchange-boosts-growth/539550-1871850-gg0jmyz/index.html|title=Ethiopia's commodity exchange boosts growth|work=Business Daily|access-date=22 November 2017|language=en-UK}} the United States, Japan,{{Cite news |date=2014-10-15 |title=Boom times for Ethiopia's coffee shops |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29541768 |access-date=2023-03-04}} and other countries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cawee-ethiopia.org/roasted-ground-coffee/articles/Tomoca-Coffee-Private-Limited-Company-|title=Tomoca Coffee Private Limited Company|website=CAWEE|language=en|access-date=22 November 2017}} The company is led by Wondwossen Meshesha, the operations manager.
Tomoca has 22 branches in Addis Ababa and opened its first international branch in Tokyo in 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/01/africa/ethiopia-coffee-industry/index.html|title=Ethiopia - a land where coffee meets tradition - CNN|last=Veselinovic|first=Milena|work=CNN|date=20 October 2015|access-date=21 November 2017}} In September 2020, Tomoca opened its first coffee shop in Africa at the Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.{{Cite web|last=Muraya|first=Joseph|date=17 September 2020|title=Tomoca Coffee Opens First Shop In Kenya At Two Rivers Mall|url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2020/09/tomoca-coffee-opens-first-shop-in-kenya-at-two-rivers-mall/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Capital Business}}{{Cite web|date=22 June 2020|title=Ethiopian Coffee Chain Tomoca Opens Its First Outlet in Kenya|url=https://www.trendtype.com/news/tomoca-two-rivers-nairobi/|access-date=22 February 2021|website=trendtype}}
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.tomocacoffee.com/}}
Category:Companies based in Addis Ababa
Category:Food and drink companies of Ethiopia
Category:Food and drink companies established in 1953
Category:Agriculture companies of Ethiopia
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