Cibo Espresso
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage |
| Founded | 2000 in Adelaide |
| Headquarters | , Australia  |
Area served | Australia |
| Parent | Gloria Jean's Coffees |
| Website | ciboespresso |
Cibo Espresso, commonly Cibo (pronounced: ˈtʃibo), is a café and coffee shop franchise based in Adelaide, South Australia, formerly owned by parent company Retail Zoo but sold to Gloria Jean's Coffees in 2024.[1]
Founding
[edit]It was founded in 2000 by Roberto Cardone, Angelo Inglese, Salvatore Pepe and Claudio Ferraro, and grew to 20 locations before being sold to Retail Zoo in 2012.[2] It subsequently grew to 28 locations in South Australia along with one each in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The café aimed to deliver traditional Italian food made from local ingredients in an Italian atmosphere.[3]
The chain had significant brand loyalty in Adelaide when compared to the local outlets of larger chains such as Starbucks, Gloria Jean's and Hudsons Coffee.[4][5]
The company sponsored an Adelaide cycling team, Team Cibo.[6]
At the time of the chain's 2024 sale it comprised 22 shops, which the purchasers intended to transition to branches of Gloria Jean's by mid-2025.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ David Simmons (5 November 2024). "CIBO to become Gloria Jean's in multi-million-dollar deal". InDaily SA. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Swallow, Julian (16 December 2012). "Cibo Espresso stores to double after Retail Zoo buys out SA cafe chain and looks to expand interstate". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
- ^ YourRestaurants.com (This link requires a signup)
- ^ Christine Esau, "Business Success Coffee Kings", The Adelaide Magazine, 26 April 2007
- ^ Anthony Keane, "Fight for the cup as giant joins the fray", The Advertiser, 10 March 2006
- ^ "Cycling South Australia | Sponsored Clothing". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007. - Accessed 12 June 2007
- ^ April Hawksworth (8 November 2024). "Australian café chain to be converted into Gloria Jean's stores". Bean Scene Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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