Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Announces Openings in Indonesia

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Orlando-based Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Company, Inc. continues its global expansion with the opening of two new franchised stores in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stores, the chain’s first in the Asian market, are the work of master franchisee Tanto Kurniawan, and reflect the continued expansion of Barnie’s outside the U.S. market with stores already in operation in the Middle East and under development in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guatemala.

In addition to its expansion outside the U.S., the chain has added, in the past month, three new Barnie’s Coffee & Tea stores in the U.S., with another three stores scheduled to open before the end of 2004. Michael Daigle, the company’s Executive Vice President in charge of development, says: “By the end of 2004, we will have tripled the size of the Barnie’s franchise system over what it was this time last year. We already have another 25 stores on the boards for the first quarter next year and expect to open approximately 100 stores in 2005.”

Daigle continued: “While we are proud of the growth, we are even more proud of the franchisees we have attracted. We have welcomed to the Barnie’s system some of the best operators that I have had the pleasure of working with in my 20 years in the franchise business. That speaks volumes to the strength of the Barnie’s brand, the quality of the products we offer and our unique approach to the franchise relationship.”

Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Company was founded in 1980 and has grown into one of America’s largest privately held specialty coffee and tea retailers. The company’s passion for customer service along with its obsession with coffee has established it as the premium brand. Barnie’s has an extensive selection of light, medium and dark-roasted coffees as well as over 20 flavored coffees. The company also has other lines of quality, proprietary products such as Coffee Cooler(TM) (a dairy-based coffee flavored line of cold and frozen drinks), branded gourmet teas, cocoas and related products.

Currently, Barnie’s has over 100 company-owned and franchised retail locations with a customer base that spans the globe. Coffee-of-the-month programs, corporate gifts and other unique items are offered through the company’s e-commerce and catalog divisions. This allows Barnie’s customers to bring the coffee shop experience right into their own home. Worldwide franchise opportunities can be found on the web