Zarraffa's Coffee is a national coffee house chain located primarily in
Queensland
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Australia
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and with franchises in
Western Australia
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and
New South Wales
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History
Zarraffa's Coffee, established in 1996 by Kenton Campbell, was originally a roasting house operating from the backstreets of Southport on the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
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. It opened its first store on the Gold Coast with three tables and nine chairs in 1996.
By 2009 the company had 40 stores, including a second Drive Thru in
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...
and a Central Queensland store at
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
. Also in 2009 Kenton Campbell launched a non-profit charitable foundation established to address environmental and conservation issues.
By August, 2018, Zarraffa's Coffee has opened its 50th Drive Thru store, and its 85th store in Australia. A new company headquarters was established at
Eagleby, QLD in late 2018.
In November 2020, Zarraffa's launched
Sugar Creek Smokehouse, an Australian-Texan BBQ fusion.
Awards
*In 2007 and 2008, Zarraffa's Coffee received the Gold Coast Business of the Year award.
*Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards 2008 – Retail, Wholesale and Distribution Category Winner
*Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 – Kenton Campbell, Managing Director
*2011 Australian Business Award for ‘Enterprise’
See also
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List of coffeehouse chains
This list of notable coffeehouse chains catalogues the spread and markets share of coffeehouses world-wide. This list excludes the many companies which operate coffeeshops within retail establishments, notably bookstores and department stores, or ...
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List of restaurant chains in Australia
This is a list of notable restaurant chains in Australia. A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the U.S.) or franchi ...
References
{{Food chains in Australia
Coffeehouses and cafés in Australia
Companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Australian companies established in 1996
Restaurants established in 1996