Coffee Island

Coffee Island is a Greek specialty-coffee chain built on a bean-to-cup model. The company buys green coffee, roasts it in its own facilities, and supplies its shops with a deep range of single-origin coffees and blends alongside in-house food and the espresso equipment to brew it. What sets the brand apart is its craft approach: baristas grind and prepare freshly roasted beans to order, making the store a destination for coffee lovers rather than the average passer-by.

As a franchisee you sign a long-term relationship with the brand and run a coffee shop to the chain's standards. HQ shoulders a large share of the setup and ongoing burden: it runs a dedicated site-selection department that maps commercial catchments, an architectural team designs and fully fits out the store (equipment and opening stock delivered before launch), trains you and your staff at its own coffee academies, runs an ordering platform with no minimum orders, and maintains a dedicated support department for launch and ongoing operations. You provide the capital, secure and run the location day to day, manage staff and local service quality, and uphold the brand's standards.