In comparison, the network in Bulgaria remained unchanged and in Hungary it increased with a Starbucks. Amrest added three Starbucks coffee shops in Czech Republic and eight in Poland, its home market.
In all, the group had almost 2,370 restaurants and coffee shops on more than 25 markets throughout the world, most of which in Europe, on June 30, 2021. The total number increased by 30 in the first half, according to Amrest’s financial report.
Amrest operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King and Starbucks brands (in Romania, Bulgaria, Germany and Slovakia) as a franchisee.
Starbucks is the leader of the coffee shop market in Romania with almost RON91 million revenue in 2020, lower than the RON137 million the previous year.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)