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Costa Coffee

United Kingdom · Public Catering

LeaveRussia detail: Suspension

Operations suspended

Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Dunstable, England. Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. It was acquired by Whitbread in 1995, sold in 2019 to The Coca-Cola Company in a deal worth £3.9bn, and has grown to 3,401 stores across 31 countries and 18,412 employees. The business has 2,121 UK restaurants, over 6,000 Costa Express vending facilities and a further 1,280 outlets overseas, including 460 in China.

Status last verified 03/08/2026Source checked 10/02/2023Company website ↗LeaveRussia profile ↗

Decision trail

Decision date 21/11/2022 · Reference ↗

Costa Coffee, the UK’s largest coffee chain, has pulled out of Russia after less than two years in the country. The company, which is owned by Whitbread, said it had made the “difficult decision” to exit the Russian market due to the “challenging economic environment”.

Local stats (LeaveRussia)

Glob.Revenue, mln.USD
1221
Restaurants and Caffees
500

Status history since 2022

  1. 03/08/2026 suspended · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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