Cooks Coffee Company, the Esquires café chain operator, grew store sales by 23.7% during the first ten weeks of the financial year.
For the past seven weeks, Esquires branded stores in UK & Ireland achieved aggregate sales exceeding £600,000 each week and recorded over 80,000 transactions weekly.
UK store sales increased by 30.1% while like-for-like sales grew by 5.5%.
New stores opened since April 2023 contributed significantly, accounting for 34.6% of total sales in this period.
Five new stores were opened in the UK in Colliers Wood, Newport, Sudbury, Pinner, and Ruislip during April & May 2024.
The company opened one new store in Ireland, in Galway - Wellpark in April 2024.
Aiden Keegan, CEO of Cooks Coffee Company, said: “We are delighted with the strong start to the year. The performance across the UK and Ireland of the Esquires brand is a testament to our dedicated team and our strategic focus on expansion and customer experience. The new stores have performed very well, and we are excited about the continued opportunities for growth in both markets.”
