Kaldi's Coffee (
Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
: ካልዲስ ኮፊ) is an Ethiopian
coffee house chain headquartered in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...
. Founded by Tsedey Asrat and Elias Ketema, it is the largest coffee house chain in Ethiopia, operating in two dozen coffee shops in Addis Ababa and other cities.
Description
Kaldi's Coffee was established in 2005 by Tsedey Asrat and Elias Ketema. It has operated over two dozen coffee shops in Addis Ababa as well as other cities in Ethiopia. It is by far the largest coffee house chain in Ethiopia. Tseday stated in one interview that the business behind Kaldi's Coffee was:
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Kaldi’s was able to get popularity instantly by offering quality services and coffee. I hadn’t even thought about opening more than one at the beginning. After 18 months in the business, I was able to see the growing demand because we had a lot of customers. It made sense to follow where there is demand; this led to the opening of the second chain and the others followed.
See also
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Coffee production in Ethiopia
Coffee production in Ethiopia is a longstanding tradition which dates back dozens of centuries. Ethiopia is where ''Coffea arabica'', the coffee plant, originates. The plant is now grown in various parts of the world; Ethiopia itself accounts for ...
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Kaldi
Kaldi was a legendary Ethiopian goatherd who is credited for discovering the coffee plant around 850 CE, according to popular legend, after which such crop entered the Islamic world and then the rest of the world.
Analysis
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References
2005 in Ethiopia
21st-century establishments in Ethiopia
Restaurants established in 2005
Coffee in Ethiopia
External links
Kald's Coffeeofficial website