Regions with a Master Franchise in place and Franchise Partner opportunities are currently available: |
Regions where the Master Franchise is currently under negotiation and where Franchise Partner opportunities will soon be available: |
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| Australia | Canada | ||
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John Stanton |
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Andy Simpkin |
| British Isles and Ireland |
South Africa | ||
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Tom Acland |
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Andy Simpkin |
| USA | New Zealand | ||
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Scott Bundy |
Andy Simpkin |
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| Nordic | |||
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Andy Simpkin |
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Master Franchise opportunities are available in all other regions:If you would like to discuss these opportunities, or if you are interested in becoming a Franchise Partner in a region where no Master Franchise exists please don’t hesitate to get in touch. |
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Andy Simpkin |
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A brief history of Cafe2U
Cafe2U is proud to be the pioneer of the mobile cafe industry across the globe.
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2000: |
First prototype mobile café vehicle launched in Australia on Sydney's northern beaches. It was with this first vehicle that the mobile café concept and potential profitability of this new style of business model were tested. |
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2004: |
Cafe2U purchased by current owners, and strategy implemented to fully franchise the business. Process involved restructuring and repositioning the business for longevity including:
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2005: |
Franchise model was complete and Cafe2U was relaunched in the Australian market with 12 franchisees, all of which were Sydney based. Proof of concept commenced in Leeds in the UK with a view to expand the brand internationally. |
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2006: |
Dedicated Franchisee Development Managers recruited to support the franchises ongoing. Franchisee family grew to 50 in Australia and 6 in the UK. Rated as one of Australia’s top 7 franchise systems by the Financial Review ‘Smart Investor’ based purely upon franchisee return on investment. This was a result of an independent rating of over 600 Australian franchise systems. Listed in Australia’s Business Review Weekly (BRW) Fastest 100 franchise systems. |
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2008: |
Milestone of 100 franchises worldwide reached. |
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2009: |
Named Australia’s Best Value Franchise System by The Financial Review Smart Investor magazine. |
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2010: |
Proof of concept launched into California, USA |
| 2011: |
In June the Master Francshie for the USA was signed and by December, 2 US Area Representatives and 3 US Franchisees have been trained. By end of 2011, there are 185 franchises worldwide. |
| 2012: |
For the second year in a row, Cafe2U Australia rates as number 15 on the BRW Fast Franchises survey (number of outlets ). This makes Cafe2U the fastest growing coffee franchise in Australia. |


