% Arabica
TypeLtd.
IndustryCoffee industry
Founded2013
FounderKenneth Shoji
Headquarters
Kyoto, Japan[1]
Websitearabica.coffee

% Arabica, also known as % ΔRΔBICΔ, is an international Japanese specialty[2][3] coffee chain brand from Kyoto, Japan.

The company's international flagship and headquarters are also located in Kyoto.[4][5][6][7][8][1] Its first location opened in Hong Kong in 2013. The company now has over 130 locations internationally.[9]

Company history

The coffee brand was founded by Kenneth Shoji.[10] After the Tōhoku earthquake destroyed his house in Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, he moved to Hong Kong.[11] After moving, he decided to start a coffee business so he traveled to Hawaii and purchased a coffee farm.[12] In 2013, Shoji opened the first % Arabica café in Hong Kong. In 2014, % Arabica opened its worldwide flagship store in the Kyoto’s historic Higashiyama district where the company's headquarters are located.[1]

The coffee brand is known for using its custom-made espresso machines, manufactured in Seattle, that provide baristas with more control while creating craft drinks.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

% Arabica was described as "Japan's cult-favorite hit coffee shop" by Eater.[21]

% Arabica’s stores focus on having a clean, minimalist style fitting the Japanese design principles of simple beauty while having local design elements inspired by the countries in which they are based. Founder Kenneth has collaborated with several architects and design studios such as B.L.U.E. Architecture,[22] Ciguë,[23][24] Nendo,[25][26] Precht,[27][28] and Puddle.[29]

As of 2022, the chain has over 130 locations[30] worldwide including[31][32][33] United States,[34] Canada,[35] Indonesia,[36] Qatar, China, United Kingdom,[37][38] Bahrain, Malaysia,[39] Morocco, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Japan, France,[40] Singapore, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand[41],Oman and Macau.[42] The first U.S. cafe opened in Dumbo, Brooklyn on June 11, 2021.[11] The four GCC % Arabica franchise of Kuwait, Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & Qatar are all under Nejoud Restaurant Management with their head office based in Kuwait City, Kuwait and have all been receiving their roasted coffee from the Kuwait_Shuwaikh roastery until recent in July 2022 Saudi Arabia officially opened her roastery. All 110 existing locations of % Arabica are all franchise operations, except for the three in Kyoto.[43]

In August 2022, % Arabica opened its first store in Taiwan located at the foot of Taipei Elephant Mountain and the first Bali store at Kuta Beachwalk Mall. It is the first % Arabica store to forgo the usage of plastic cups, a standard that all % Arabica stores to follow in the future.[44][45][46] To date, % Arabica's largest presence is in China, where it operates 70 stores.[30]

In 2022, during The London Coffee Festival, % Arabica won the “Most Notable New Cafe” award in the UK Coffee Awards 2022.[47]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "%Arabica - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Japan-Based % Arabica Opens First US Roastery and Coffee Shop in Brooklyn". Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Coffee Paradise! Visiting Hit Japanese Coffee Chain % ARABICA Kyoto's Head Location in Higashiyama | LIVE JAPAN travel guide". LIVE JAPAN. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. ↑ "京都最受歡迎的咖啡館 ％ ARABICA 的人氣秘密究竟在哪裡？". Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kyoto's Favorite Coffee Shop Opens First U.S. Location". 25 June 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "%Arabica首进昆明 咖啡市场再填新意". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Roasted-on-the-spot coffee from Kyoto is going global". 4 September 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Smash Hit Japanese Coffee Chain %Arabica Opens Its First U.S. Location In Brooklyn". Forbes. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Arabica International Limited". HKG Business. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  10. ↑ Hladik, Murielle (2018). Aimer Kyoto: 200 adresses à partager (in French). Mardaga. p. 42. ISBN 978-2-8047-0672-2.
  11. 1 2 Katayama, Akiko. "Smash Hit Japanese Coffee Chain %Arabica Opens Its First U.S. Location In Brooklyn". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  12. ↑ "Japan-Based % Arabica Opens First US Roastery and Coffee Shop in Brooklyn". Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  13. ↑ "Has COVID-19 ended the third-wave coffee boom? % Arabica's founder shares insight on the future of the café space". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ "虹桥上新！全球机场首家%ARABICA与亚洲机场首家Venchi". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Japan-Based % Arabica Opens First US Roastery and Coffee Shop in Brooklyn". 16 July 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  16. ↑ "京都人气咖啡馆% Arabica登陆狮城". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Aggressively Slick Japanese Coffee Brand Confirms East London Opening". 22 January 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  18. ↑ "%Arabica: If you haven't bean, this cafe's a strong addition". 7 May 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  19. ↑ "藍瓶也不敢小看的咖啡！「% ARABICA」從京都紅回香港，網敲碗台北展店". 13 April 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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  21. ↑ "Hit Japanese Coffee Chain %Arabica Plots Its First U.S. Outpost in NYC". 8 May 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  22. ↑ "B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio". www.b-l-u-e.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  23. ↑ "% Arabica – Ciguë". cigue.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  24. ↑ "Japan-Based % Arabica Opens First US Roastery and Coffee Shop in Brooklyn". Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  25. ↑ "Concrete platforms form seating inside the % Arabica Kuwait coffee shop". Dezeen. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  26. ↑ "nendo designs stair-like interior for arabica coffee branch in kuwait". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  27. ↑ "One modular, locally inspired element powers the programme at % Arabica's new Bangkok café". www.frameweb.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  28. ↑ "Precht forms counter and stepped seating from handmade bricks in Bangkok cafe". Dezeen. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  29. ↑ "8 cafés and coffee shops around the world designed by PUDDLE for % arabica". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  30. 1 2 Pallardy, Carrie (December 13, 2022). "Japan's Cult Brand % Arabica Comes to Canada". Stir. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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  32. ↑ Portal, World Coffee (2022-09-12). "% Arabica continues expansion with first store in South Korea". World Coffee Portal. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  33. ↑ "Kyoto-based coffee shop shares glimpse of stunning new BC location (RENDERING) | Dished". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  34. ↑ "Famous Kyoto-Based Coffee Shop Debuts in This American City". Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  35. ↑ "% Arabica - Now Open". Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  36. ↑ "For real this time: Kyoto coffee chain % Arabica to open 1st Indonesian store at Central Park Mall on Feb. 10". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  37. ↑ "7 design-led London cafes to enjoy from the inside". 15 July 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  38. ↑ "Kyoto's % Arabica to open first UK site in London". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  39. ↑ "Coffee News In Malaysia: % Arabica, Happy Stan And Nespresso". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  40. ↑ "Off-White implante sa première boutique à Paris". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  41. ↑ "% Arabica Thailand flagship store set to launch in Bangkok". 27 May 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  42. ↑ "Locations".
  43. ↑ "20年星巴克老店大變身！CAFE!N旗艦店開幕「就像在日本」". 7 July 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  44. ↑ "% Arabica makes its Taiwan debut". Inside Retail. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  45. ↑ "% Arabica Hadir di Beachwalk". JustME Asia. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  46. ↑ "% Arabica Opens its First Coffee Shop in Taiwan". HYPEBEAST. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  47. ↑ "2022 UK Coffee Awards winners announced". Global Coffee Report. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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