Dôme is a franchise chain of European-style café restaurants based in Perth, Western Australia.
It has over 50 cafés in Australia, with most in Western Australia.[1] Dôme has also developed a number of locations in Darwin,[1] in addition the chain had previously opened stores in Tasmania, as well as internationally, including Japan, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Bahrain, Thailand, and at the Hulhumale in the Maldives.
History
It was founded by Patria Jafferies, Phil May and Phil Sexton in 1990.[2][3][4][5] The initial outlet was established in Napoleon Street, Cottesloe in the early 1990s.[6] By the early 2000s it was a significant player in the larger Australian market.[7] There are now over 130 Dôme cafés in about eight countries.[6][8] The corporate headquarters are in the former Peninsula Hotel in Maylands, Western Australia.[1]
See also
- List of bakery cafés
- List of coffeehouse chains
External links
References
- Find a Dôme Dôme Coffees Australia, retrieved 2024-11-23^
- Shannon McKenzie. Blending in to many cultures Business News, 2001-05-01, retrieved 2013-10-25^
- Bridget Lacy. WA track and field great Phil May dies, aged 70 The West Australian, 2 December 2014, retrieved 7 May 2019^
- Jane Cornes. Meet me for coffee Perth weekly, October 27 – November 2, 1999^
- Culture on cafe queen's menu Yahoo, 4 January 2014, retrieved 2020-01-02^
- About Us Dôme Coffees Australia, 2019, retrieved 7 May 2019^
- Coffee rivals brew up a battle of the bean: the east-coast capitals will be the war zone as Starbucks and Dome vie for a hold over Australia's cafe society Business Review Weekly, BRW Media, 2000-04-20^
- Frequently Asked Questions Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd, 2011-06-16, retrieved 2017-01-19^