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{{short description|British coffee house chain}}
{{Correct title|Coffee #1|reason=hash}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Coffee #1 Ltd
| logo = Coffee 1 logo.svg
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| type = Subsidiary
| founded = 2000
| founders = James Shapland, David Jones and Maryanne Tagney
| hq_location = [[Bristol]], England<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coffee1.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/|title=Terms and Conditions|website=www.coffee1.co.uk}}</ref>
| key_people = James Shapland, Bruce Newman, Director<ref name=100th>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coffee1.co.uk/100th-coffee-house/|title=Coffee#1 Opens its Landmark 100th Coffee House|website=www.coffee1.co.uk}}</ref>
| area_served = United Kingdom
| industry = [[Hospitality]]
| products = Hot drinks and baked goods
| num_locations = 100 (2019)
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| parent = [[Caffè Nero]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.coffee1.co.uk}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Coffee #1'''{{efn|Stylized as '''Coffee#1''' and '''Coffee<sup>#</sup>1'''<ref name=100th/>}} is a British [[coffee house]] chain that originated in [[Cardiff]], Wales in 2001, and is now owned by [[Caffè Nero]]. Coffee #1 has outlets along the [[M4 corridor]], with others in Wales and southern England.

== History ==
Coffee #1 was co-founded in 2000<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coffee #1 Ltd|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04027169|access-date=11 January 2021|website=Companies House}}</ref> by David Jones, Maryanne Tagney, James Shapland and Anthony Shapland. James Shapland was appointed managing director in 2002 and was majority shareholder when the business was sold in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jefford|first=Kasmira|date=16 May 2010|title=How I made it: James Shapland founder of Coffee #1|language=en|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/how-i-made-it-james-shapland-founder-of-coffee-1-bd50p82d2cm|access-date=2021-01-11|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Jones and Tagney Jones, both based in Washington State, USA, remained minority shareholders and non-executive directors until the sale in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 July 2011|title=Annual Return with list of shareholders|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04027169/filing-history/MzA0MTg3NTI1N2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0|access-date=11 January 2021|website=Companies House}}</ref>

Coffee #1 opened its first coffee shop in 2001 on Wood Street, Cardiff, and had three shops by the end of that year.<ref name=WO15newshops>{{cite news |author=Chris Kelsey |title=Coffee #1 to open 15 new shops across Wales and England as part of £85m package |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/coffee-1-open-15-new-10505040 |work=[[WalesOnline|Wales Online]] |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=2015-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 December 2001|title=Coffee #1 Limited: Financial Statements|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04027169/filing-history/NTE5MDQ5MTFhZGlxemtjeA/document?format=pdf&download=0|access-date=11 January 2021|website=Companies House}}</ref> Shapland grew the company to become a market leader across [[South Wales]] and [[South West England]].<ref name=bbcbreweryplans>{{cite news |title=Brains brewery plans to open 30 Coffee #1 shops |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18164658 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=23 May 2012 |access-date=2015-01-10}}</ref> The company won the Cafe Society's Coffee Bar Chain of the Year award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the Beverage Service Association's 'Best UK Coffee Chain' in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barry|first=Sion|date=2009-10-06|title=Chain is voted UK No 1 for coffee|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/business/business-news/chain-voted-uk-no-1-2074705|access-date=2021-01-11|website=WalesOnline|language=en}}</ref><ref name=WO11brainsbuys>{{cite news |author=Chris Kelsey |title=SA Brains buys Coffee#1 chain |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/sa-brains-buys-coffee1-chain-1803542 |work=Wales Online |date=4 October 2011 |access-date=2015-01-10}}</ref>[[File:Coffee 1 - Wood Street, Cardiff - 19279125176 38b566aa9a o.jpg|thumb|The first Coffee #1 in Wood Street, Cardiff, Wales]]

In the autumn of 2011, Coffee #1 was bought by the Cardiff brewery company [[Brains Brewery|SA Brain]], who wished to diversify from their pub business. The move was seen as a symptom of the tough trading conditions in the beer market.<ref name=bbcbreweryplans /> Brains had previously had [[Costa Coffee]] outlets in several of its pubs.<ref name=WO11brainsbuys />

In 2013 another nine outlets were added and in 2014 sales grew by 55%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brains brewery Coffee #1 shops sales rise 55% |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27333544 |work=BBC News |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=2015-01-10}}</ref> In April 2015 the company opened their 50th outlet, in [[Fareham]], Hampshire, giving them a total workforce of 380.<ref name="WO15starperformer">{{cite news |author=Sion Barry |title=Coffee#1 is star performer in strong financial results from SA Brain & Co |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/coffee1-star-performer-strong-financial-8911654 |work=Wales Online |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=2015-01-10}}</ref> At the end of 2015 the chain had 57 coffee shops across Wales and parts of southern and central England. The company planned to open another 15 in 2016.<ref name="WO15newshops" />

In mid-2018, SA Brain announced that they wished to sell a majority stake in Coffee #1, after a strategic review. [[Caffè Nero]] bought a 70% stake in the business, which at that time had 92 outlets, in January 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/wales/sa-brain-sells-majority-stake-in-coffee-1|title=SA Brain sells majority stake in Coffee #1|last=Morris|first=Josh|date=30 January 2019|website=Insider Media Ltd|language=en|access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref> and took full ownership in February 2022. Caffè Nero operates Coffee #1 as a standalone brand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Helen |date=14 February 2022 |title=Caffè Nero owner buys remaining stake in Coffee#1 |url=https://bakeryinfo.co.uk/finance/caffe-nero-owner-buys-remaining-stake-in-coffee1/664464.article |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=British Baker |language=en}}</ref>

==Explanatory notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}

{{UK Food}}

[[Category:Coffeehouses and cafés in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies established in 2001]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Wales]]

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