Australian owned global specialty coffee brand and Food Franchisor of the Year 2007, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, has announced its expansion into the Czech Republic. The master franchise partner is Asko, a European retail furniture chain.

The Gloria Jean’s Coffees business will be headed by Ali Gedikoglu, who has been responsible for the recent international expansion of Asko, while his associate Ibrahim Erguer will bring considerable hotel and hospitality experience to the franchise partnership.

Executive chairman of Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Nabi Saleh said, “With an already established coffee culture in the Czech Republic, we believe there is significant potential for the unique product offering of Gloria Jean’s Coffees. Gloria Jean’s Coffees International already operates successful businesses in Romania, Hungary and Kazakhstan and we believe this will be a valuable addition to our Eastern European market,” he added.

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