Tom N Toms Coffee is a coffeehouse chain based in South Korea. It first opened in the Apgujeong-dong District of Seoul and now has over 400 branches in 9 countries worldwide.[1] It is also among the top 3 coffee brands in South Korea.[2]
History
Source:[3]
- In 2001 Founded Tom N Toms
- In 2005, Released Pretzel and Honey butter bread
- In 2009, 100th shop in Korea and 1st shop in Australia opens
- In 2016, Launched on-demand delivery in partnership with RushOrder; LA served as the first test market[4]
International Expansion
In 2009, the South Korean coffee chain established its first franchises abroad- opening two stores in Australia and one in Singapore.[5] From then on, the company have established branches and franchises across the world, including in the United States, Thailand, Philippines, Macau, China, Mongolia, Malaysia and Hong Kong.[6] The South China Morning Post estimated that the company had 200 international stores.[7] However, this is not stated on the company's official website- which references only 70 global stores on their 'Global List'.[8]
The first store to be located in Macau was opened in September 2015.[9]
In February 2015, Tom N Toms opened its first branch in the Philippines, located in Bacolod City.[10]
As of February 2016, there are 6 to 7 retail stores opened and operating in the Los Angeles, CA (Korea town) not including 1 store in the Little Tokyo and few additional stores in other parts of the United States.[11]
On June 23, 2016, Tom N Toms and RushOrder, a mobile-first food ordering technology company, jointly announced the launch of their partnership to offer on-demand delivery and mobile ordering in the US, with Los Angeles being their first test market.[12]
In June 2016, Tom N Tom's opened their first branch in Hong Kong, located in Sha Tin.[13] In September 2016, Tom N Toms opened its second branch in Philippines at The Greenery in Mabolo, Cebu City.[14] Now (December 2016), there are stores across Hong Kong, including Kwun Tong and The ONE, Tsim Sha Tsui.[15][16]
External links
References
- Marcy de Luna. Tom N Toms, a Korean coffee shop with famous pretzels, coming to Galleria area Houston Chronicle, 2019-08-09, retrieved 2020-04-17^
- Tom N Toms Coffee is now in Cebu! 2016-09-08, retrieved 2020-04-17^
- Brand History www.tomntoms.com, retrieved 2018-04-07^
- RushOrder and Tom N Toms Coffee Team Up in Mobile Ordering and On-Demand Delivery Partnership PRWeb, retrieved 2018-09-20^
- Tom N Tom's History Page^
- Tom N Tom's Coffee^
- Restaurant review: Tom N Toms Coffee in Sha Tin – a Korean take on Starbucks The South China Morning Post, June 8, 2016, retrieved 2016-12-07^
- Tom N Tom's Official Website, Global List^
- http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201509230100265200018537&servicedate=20150923 Sports Chosun, September 23, 2015, retrieved 2015-09-23^
- Tom n Tom's Coffee – First Philippine flagship store located in Bacolod. The Bacolod Food Hunters, 2015-02-27, retrieved 2018-02-19^
- Tom N Tom's Website^
- RushOrder and Tom N Toms Coffee Team Up in Mobile Ordering and On-Demand Delivery Partnership PRWeb, retrieved 2018-09-20^
- Restaurant review: Tom N Toms Coffee in Sha Tin – a Korean take on Starbucks South China Morning Post, 2016-06-09^
- Korean coffee brand Tom N Toms opens in Cebu - MyCebu.ph: Cebu News & Features mycebu.ph, 9 September 2016, retrieved 2017-11-17^
- Kwun Tong^
- Tsim Sha Tsui Store^