CCC - Cooks Coffee Company

[Left Field]

Hot off the press, and stark contrast to the RBD update, some good news for CCC holders??

http://nzx-prod-s7fsd7f98s.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/CCC/395997/375421.pdf

"Cooks Coffee Company (CCC) listed in the NZX but operating internationally is reporting that for the first 3 months of its financial year (April-June 2022) group store sales of its core businesses - Esquires UK Esquire Ireland and award-winning Triple Two UK - are up +90% compared to the same period last year and +34% compared to pre Covid sales for the same period in 2019."

Also looking to dual list in the UK.  Interesting, but take care ( little mention of margins and profitability ?)

[Hectorplains]

Hot off the press, and stark contrast to the RBD update, some good news for CCC holders??

http://nzx-prod-s7fsd7f98s.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/CCC/395997/375421.pdf

"Cooks Coffee Company (CCC) listed in the NZX but operating internationally is reporting that for the first 3 months of its financial year (April-June 2022) group store sales of its core businesses - Esquires UK Esquire Ireland and award-winning Triple Two UK - are up +90% compared to the same period last year and +34% compared to pre Covid sales for the same period in 2019."

Also looking to dual list in the UK.  Interesting, but take care ( little mention of margins and profitability ?)

How quickly things can change!  Cooks announced today that it is closing the Triple Two coffee franchise business, with the 11 cafes going into administration.

[lorraina]

Positive announcement about further international expansion.
COOKS COFFEE MAKES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MOVE INTO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Cooks Coffee Company (NZX:CCC; AQUIS:COOK), the international coffee focused café brand owner and operator chain announces that its Esquires Coffee has entered into a Master Franchise Agreement ("MFA") for the United Arab Emirates ("UAE")

The MFA is a 10-year agreement, with a right of renewal ("ROR"), and provides for the opening of a minimum of 50 Esquires Coffee outlets in the UAE over the term of the agreement.

Dubai is the largest city in the UAE.

The parties to the agreement are already successful operators in the UK with multiple stores in the Southeast of England.

The UAE is one of the fastest growing markets for speciality coffee outlets globally with the growth projected to be 10%-12% p.a. driven by expanding tourism and high expat population growth fuelling demand.

This agreement represents a further step in the Group's international expansion strategy and supports the continued growth of the Esquires Coffee brand in key global markets.

Keith Jackson, Chairman of Cooks Coffee Company, commented: "This Master Franchise Agreement marks another important milestone in the international development of the Esquires Coffee Brand. The UAE represents an attractive burgeoning market and we look forward to rapidly building the brand in the region over the coming years."

[Henry Filth]

Good luck this time round.

I can remember Esquires in both Shepherds Bush, London and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, both in the early-to-mid 2010s.

[lorraina]

Another positive update.
Cooks Coffee outperforms the wider market in UK and Ireland
17/02/2026, 12:00 NZDT, MKTUPDTE
17 February 2026

Cooks Coffee Company Limited
("Cooks Coffee", or the "Company" or the "Group")

COOKS COFFEE OUTPERFORMS THE WIDER MARKET IN THE UK AND IRELAND

Trading Update

Cooks Coffee Company (NZX:CCC; AQUIS:COOK), the international coffee focused café chain, announces a positive trading update for the three months ended 31 December 2025, together with an update for the nine months of the financial year to the same date.

The Group has delivered a strong trading performance across both the UK and Ireland during the year, with continued growth in system sales, positive like-for-like sales and disciplined network expansion.

Trading performance

For the nine months ended 31 December 2025, Esquires Coffee UK achieved total system sales of NZ$49.4m with growth of 28.6%, with like-for-like sales growth of 5.1%.

In Ireland, total system sales increased by 27.7% to NZ$9.9m, with like-for-like sales growth of 6.3%.

This momentum continued into the Q4, during which:

- UK total sales increased 18.3%, with like-for-like growth of 2.0%

- Ireland delivered total sales growth of 26.8%, with like-for-like growth of 3.4%

Market Context

According to data published by the Allegra World Coffee Portal, the UK branded coffee shop market recorded outlet growth of 3.5% and sales value growth of 5.5% during 2025. Against this backdrop, the Board is pleased with Esquires Coffee's performance, which continues to outperform the wider market on both sales growth and network expansion with store sales for the calendar year 2025 of NZ$64.6m in the UK and NZ$28.9m in Ireland.

Store network

Esquires Coffee continued to expand its footprint across both core markets during the period.

In the UK, the network opened 18 new stores and closed 7, resulting in a net gain of 11 stores and 81 stores trading at year end (2024: 70).

In Ireland, four new stores were opened with no closures, resulting in a net gain of four stores and 21 stores trading at year end (2024: 17). Of these, 17 are franchised and four are company managed.

Post-period Developments

The Group recently announced that Esquires Coffee has entered into a Master Franchise Agreement ("MFA") for the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), one of the fastest growing markets for specialty coffee outlets.

The MFA is a 10-year agreement, with a right of renewal, and provides for the opening of a minimum of 50 Esquires Coffee outlets in the UAE over the term of the agreement. The parties to the agreement are successful operators in the UK with multiple stores in the Southeast of England.

Outlook

The Board remains encouraged by the Group's trading momentum, the resilience of the Esquires Coffee brand and the continued demand from franchise partners across both the UK and Ireland. The Company continues to focus on disciplined network expansion, supporting franchisee profitability and performance and maintaining strong brand standards and differentiated food and beverages offerings.

Keith Jackson, Executive Chairman, Cooks Coffee Company, commented:

"We are delighted with the performance delivered across both the UK and Ireland during 2025. The continued growth in system sales and positive like-for-like performance reflect the strength of the Esquires brand and our long-standing focus on quality, organic ingredients and balanced food options

"Against a challenging consumer backdrop, the business has continued to grow, expand the store network and outperform the wider market. We remain focused on disciplined expansion and supporting our franchisees as we continue to build the Esquires Coffee brand internationally."

[lorraina]

I found this link to Cooks UK business interesting;
https://esquirescoffee.co.uk/franchises/

[lorraina]

ESQUIRES IRELAND RECOGNISED AS THE BEST IN IRISH AWARDS
16/04/2026, 10:00 NZST, MKTUPDTE
April 16 2026
ESQUIRES IRELAND RECOGNISED AS THE BEST IN IRISH AWARDS

Cooks Coffee Company has announced that the company's Esquires Brand in Ireland has been recognised as the best Franchisor of the Year for Food and Beverage at the Irish Franchise Association Awards.

Esquires also won the Franchisor of the Year Award for Food going to their long-term franchisees Mani and Stuti Basu who celebrated 10 years with Esquires and have grown their portfolio in Esquires from one store to six stores supported by the new partnership with Tesco supermarkets in Ireland.

Esquires was listed as a finalist in seven of the 14 categories at the Awards.

In 2025 Esquires Ireland was also awarded the EU Business Irish Enterprise Award in 2025 for Organic Coffee Shop Enterprise of the Year.

"The team at Esquires Ireland have a reputation for innovation and excellent engagement with their franchisors which is the key to success in the franchise and hospitality business" said Executive Chairman of Cooks Coffee Company Keith Jackson.

"This is a testament to the brands continuing growth and reflects the brands continuing efforts across the network to build a sustainable forward-thinking business encompassing new locations and partnerships."

Esquires Ireland has 25 stores including expanding partnerships with Tesco supermarkets and the Dairygold Co-Operative stores.