McCafé

McCafé is a coffee-house-style food and beverage chain owned by McDonald's. Conceptualized and launched in Melbourne, Australia, in 1993 and introduced to the public with help from McDonald's CEO Charlie Bell and then-chairman and future CEO James Skinner, the chain reflects a consumer trend towards espresso coffees.

Reports indicated that McCafé outlets generated 15% more revenue than a regular McDonald's and, by 2003, were the largest coffee shop brand in Australia and New Zealand. After McDonald's Australia experimented with automatic espresso-pronto machines in the last decade and failed to catch on, all Australian stores were subsequently renovated and converted to McCafé outlets.

McDonald's isn't typically known for coffee, but the burger giant is one of the largest coffee companies in the world as well. The McCafé brand started in 1993 as an add-on to the fast-food restaurant change, so it is a relative newcomer to the coffee scene compared to the other companies on this list. It only makes their 10,000 stores worldwide even more impressive. Not every McDonald's offers the McCafé brand, but more are added every day. Given the growth rate over the last three decades, we wouldn't be surprised if they eventually became the largest coffee company in the world.

Detail information:
Website: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/full-menu/mccafe.html

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