Jamaica Blue

Jamaica Blue is a franchise business of Foodco which operates small coffee shops throughout Australia, New Zealand, UK, China, Malaysia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates. The company mainly operates businesses in residential areas, malls, airports, hospitals and high streets.[1] In 2012, the first Jamaica Blue cafe opened in SIngapore, in that same year the cafe celebrated its 20th anniversary.[2] Jamaica Blue has around 134 cafés internationally in 7 different countries. It has opened its 100th store in Australia on 16 October 2014, with the 100th café opened in the new development of Westfield Miranda.[3] Jamaica Blue is the sister company of Muffin Break, which is also a franchise of Foodco.

Jamaica Blue
Product typeCoffee
OwnerFoodco
CountryAustralia
MarketsAustralia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India
Websitewww.jamaicablue.com.au

Controversy

A 2019 news article described how former Jamaica Blue franchisee Brent Harrison invested around $600,000 to open a Jamaica Blue cafe in December 2016 in Harbour Town on the Gold Coast that experienced cashflow problems within three months. In the article, Mr. Harrison alleged that the business turnover had been “grossly over-projected” and was “way off the mark”, and that former franchisee Mr. Harrison would be taking Foodco to court, claiming a seven-figure sum for alleged misrepresentation and arguing he took out a business loan based on an incorrect, site-specific sales turnover representation given by and endorsed by the franchisor.[4]

References
  1. "Our Story |". www.jamaicablue.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. "Jamaica Blue café opens in Singapore | Global Coffee Report". gcrmag.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "JAMAICA BLUE OPENS 100th AUSTRALIAN CAFÉ |". www.jamaicablue.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. Carey, Alexis (6 November 2019). "Jamaica Blue franchisees speak out eight months after inquiry into troubled sector". News.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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