New franchise location launched
Esquires Coffee Houses, one of North America's leading coffee franchises, has recently opened its newest coffee shop in Ireland in Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Employing 20 people locally, Esquires Carrick on Shannon is the tenth location in the Esquire Coffee Houses chain to open in Ireland. The company already has units in Belfast, Carlow, Kilkenny, Gorey, Maynooth, Lisburn, Limerick, Newtownards and Wexford. Esquires are presently working on a number of outlets in Dublin, Cork and Naas, which will be launched in 2009.
Founded in Canada in the 1990s, Esquire Coffee Houses has grown into an international franchise business, with a presence in Ireland, the UK, North America and New Zealand. Esquires Coffee Houses opened its first outlet in Ireland in 2001
Managing Director Tony McVerry says: 'The Esquire Coffee Houses franchise is built on the principle of delivering an extremely high level of service. We combine the very best in coffee shops with great food - and it works.'
One of the key decisions that Esquires took as a group in 2007 was to stack exclusively Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate and this policy decision is paying dividends already.
'It is both a positive business decision that givers long term sustainability to people who have no other industries to fall back on and a commitment we have made to the people we work with both at home and abroad,' adds Tony McVerry.
McVerry reports that in some of their stores they have achieved a 10-15 per cent increase on sales of hot beverages in the 12 months period since they announced their decision and says Esquires customers are very supportive of their efforts to increase the level of Fairtrade sales in Ireland.
Esquires Coffee Houses franchise will be seeking 20 more new sites across the UK and Ireland in 2009 as part of an ongoing expansion programme.
Employing 20 people locally, Esquires Carrick on Shannon is the tenth location in the Esquire Coffee Houses chain to open in Ireland. The company already has units in Belfast, Carlow, Kilkenny, Gorey, Maynooth, Lisburn, Limerick, Newtownards and Wexford. Esquires are presently working on a number of outlets in Dublin, Cork and Naas, which will be launched in 2009.
Founded in Canada in the 1990s, Esquire Coffee Houses has grown into an international franchise business, with a presence in Ireland, the UK, North America and New Zealand. Esquires Coffee Houses opened its first outlet in Ireland in 2001
Managing Director Tony McVerry says: 'The Esquire Coffee Houses franchise is built on the principle of delivering an extremely high level of service. We combine the very best in coffee shops with great food - and it works.'
One of the key decisions that Esquires took as a group in 2007 was to stack exclusively Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate and this policy decision is paying dividends already.
'It is both a positive business decision that givers long term sustainability to people who have no other industries to fall back on and a commitment we have made to the people we work with both at home and abroad,' adds Tony McVerry.
McVerry reports that in some of their stores they have achieved a 10-15 per cent increase on sales of hot beverages in the 12 months period since they announced their decision and says Esquires customers are very supportive of their efforts to increase the level of Fairtrade sales in Ireland.
Esquires Coffee Houses franchise will be seeking 20 more new sites across the UK and Ireland in 2009 as part of an ongoing expansion programme.
