Second Cup is a Canadian coffeehouse chain and retailer of specialty coffee[1] headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.[2] Its stores sell hot and cold beverages, pastries, snacks, pre-packaged food items, sandwiches, and drinkware, including mugs and tumblers.
History
Second Cup was founded in 1975 by Tom Culligan and Frank O'Dea in Toronto, Ontario. Culligan eventually purchased O'Dea's shares and expanded Second Cup into a 150-store chain. He sold it in 1988 to the founder of mmmuffins, Michael Bregman.[3]
As chairman and CEO, Khalil Al Gawad took Second Cup public in 1993. Between 1993 and 2002, it was owned by several American companies, including Coffee Plantation, Coffee People, and Caribou Coffee.