Who owns Costa Coffee (Americana)?
Costa Coffee (Americana) is operated by Americana Restaurants (the United Arab Emirates, ADX: AMR) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2004; Americana Restaurants does not own the name.[1] The name is owned by another company.
Evidence: Americana Restaurants International PLC — Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Americana Restaurants International PLC reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Quick-service restaurants › Coffee & café chains
- Parent ticker
- ADX: AMR Tadawul: 6015
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Costa Coffee (Americana)
Americana Restaurants has been Costa Coffee's exclusive franchise partner in Egypt, Kazakhstan and Jordan since 2004, and runs 68 of the coffee shops in those three markets. The brand is British in origin and belongs to its owner rather than to Americana, which lists it among the franchise brands contributing roughly 6 per cent of group revenue in 2025, alongside TGI Fridays, Baskin Robbins and Peet's Coffee.
Ownership timeline of Costa Coffee (Americana)
Where Costa Coffee (Americana) sits in Americana Restaurants
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Americana Restaurants
Americana Restaurants controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Chicken Tikka (1972)
- Wimpy (Middle East) (1969)
Other brands in coffee & café chains, and who owns them
The 24 brands in coffee & café chains on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Jollibee Group, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Compose Coffee | Jollibee Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Coffee Couture | Famous Brands | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Mikka Coffee Roaster | After You | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Elios Craft Cafe | BMMI | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| CHAGEE | Chagee | 🇨🇳 China |
| Costa Coffee | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dutch Bros | Dutch Bros | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dunkin' | Inspire Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Americana Restaurants
Americana Restaurants is a publicly listed company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1964.
Americana Restaurants is the largest out-of-home dining and quick service restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Kazakhstan, with operations in twelve countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco and Iraq. The group traces its business to Americana Group, founded in Kuwait in 1964, but the listed company is an Abu Dhabi Global Market entity incorporated on 27 May 2022 and quoted on both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Tadawul, with Adeptio AD Investments holding 66.03 per cent. Its 2025 annual report states that it owns exactly two of the brands it runs.
Americana Restaurants: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Costa Coffee (Americana) and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 571 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Costa Coffee (Americana) among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who makes Costa Coffee (Americana)?
Americana Restaurants makes and sells Costa Coffee (Americana) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2004.
Does Americana Restaurants own Costa Coffee (Americana)?
No. Americana Restaurants holds a licence to make and sell Costa Coffee (Americana), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Costa Coffee (Americana) come from?
Costa Coffee (Americana) originated in the United Kingdom.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Americana Restaurants International PLC — Annual Report 2025 — Americana Restaurants International PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Americana Restaurants — our brands — Americana Restaurants International PLC, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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