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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Melbourne,Victoria, Australia in 1993 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | James A. Skinner (Chairman &CEO); Ann Brown |
| Products | Coffee and Foods |
| Parent | McDonald's |
| Website | McDonald's McCafé |
McCafé is acoffee shop-style food and beverage chain, owned byMcDonald's. Conceptualised and launched inMelbourne, Australia in 1993 and introduced to the public with help from McDonald's CEOCharlie Bell and then-Chairman and future CEOJames Skinner, the chain reflects a consumer trend towardsespresso coffees.[1]
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.[2] After McDonald's Australia experimented with automaticespresso-pronto machines in the last decade and it failed to catch-on, all Australian stores were subsequently renovated and converted to McCafé outlets.
The McCafé concept was designed to help create atmosphere and foot-traffic at the entrance to the McDonalds stores at Swanston Street, Melbourne (a very large store with the front counter a considerable distance from the shop's entrance). The idea was developed between Charlie Bell and the local Regional Corporate team (David Bayes, Mike Tregurtha and Jim Vasiliadis). The first McCafé opened as a Corporate store in Melbourne. The first one in the United States opened inChicago, Illinois, in May 2001 when there were about 300 worldwide.[3] In 2004 McCafé opened inCosta Rica and in France, and the next year, the concept was launched in Italy. In 2007, the chain expanded to Japan as part of McDonald's efforts to boost sales with healthier soup and sandwich offerings and reach out to new customers who favoured traditional coffee shops.[4] Despite being a relatively small part of McDonald's overall strategy, there are currently 1,300 worldwide.[5]
In June 2006, the first McCafé inBulgaria opened at theMall of Sofia.
McCafé arrived inParaguay in 2007.
In August 2008, McDonald's expanded their McCafé concept toSouth Africa, where the McDonald's franchise is already a household name and one of the largest fast-food chains in the country.[6]At the end of 2009 McCafé drinks were available at McDonald's restaurants in the United States.McCafé opened inEl Salvador on July 6, 2010, located in McDonald's restaurants in the Zona Rosa and Próceres Boulevard with the goal of providing the aroma, flavor and texture of 100% Salvadorian gourmet coffee.
McCafé opened inMadrid, Spain on June 28, 2008, located in McDonald's Montera restaurants.
In 2011, McDonald's started expansion of McCafé inUkraine. There are 6 McCafés inKyiv, 1 in Lviv, 1 in Odesa, 1 in Dnipro and 1 in Kharkiv as of January 2014.
In July 2010, the McCafé added real fruit smoothies to their drink list. In November 2010, mocha and hot chocolate were added to their drink list. In July 2011, Frozen Strawberry Lemonade and Mango Pineapple Smoothie were added to the U.S. menu.
On November 7, 2011,McDonald's Canada launched McCafé across the nation after being available only in select stores prior to this announcement.[7] With the introduction of McCafé in Canada, participatingMcDonald's stores have added mocha, cappuccino, espresso, americano, latte, iced latte, iced mocha and hot chocolate to their menus.[8] With McCafé, McDonald's is now in direct competition withCoffee Time,Country Style,Second Cup,Starbucks,Tim Hortons, andTimothy's in the Canadian coffee market.
On June 16, 2012, McDonald's launched the first McCafé Malaysia in Kota Damansara, with a few others subsequently opening in the Bandar Utama, Subang Jaya, Titiwangsa, and Taman Connaught outlets - all currently located in Klang Valley as well as in Greenlane, Birch House, IJM Promenade andPenang International Airport - all in Penang.
InTurkey, McCafé operates under the name "McD Café". The first coffee shop opened in July 2012 atSabiha Gökçen Airport. As of April 2016, there are 8 McD Cafés on the Asian side ofIstanbul, 6 on the European side, 3 inAntalya, 2 each inAdana andKocaeli, and one each inAfyonkarahisar,Aksaray,Ankara andKırşehir.
In December 2012, McDonald's announced that it would be bringing the McCafé brand and line of products to all of the McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom. This would include the addition of iced frappés, iced fruit smoothies and a rebranding of the standard McDonald's coffee to "McCafé."
On October 14, 2013, McDonald's launched the first McCafé India in the South Mumbai area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
McDonald's introduced a coffee line called "McCafé" nationwide in the United States.[9] In August 2014, the company announced it was going to start to selling its coffee for home brewing in supermarkets across the United States.[10] Manufactured and distributed in partnership withKraft Foods, the coffee is currently available in prepackaged bags andK-Cups.[11][12]
In December 2015, McDonald's Canada opened its first standalone McCafé store inToronto Union Station's newly built York concourse area.[13]
On March 20, 2018, the first McCafé in Minsk, Belarus was opened. Another McCafé opened its doors in Minsk on June 24, 2018, and one more was planned to open by the end of 2018.
In 2019, McCafé opened in different cities of Pakistan.
