Cooks Coffee enters AQSE

Cooks Coffee Company has completed its dual listing on the Access Segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) Growth Market. It will have 53,488,307 ordinary shares of no par value trading on the Access Segment of the AQSE Growth Market.
Keith Jackson, executive chairman of Cooks Coffee said: “We are delighted to have achieved our dual listing to support the continued expansion of the group as it builds a business of ethical coffee brands with community spirit. Our Esquires and Triple Two brands continue to perform well, and I am delighted with our consistent outperformance of the market, thanks to the efforts of our staff, franchisees and their teams.
“We have a strong pipeline of new stores and are on track to open a net 18 sites this financial year, showing a net 21% gain in store numbers for the financial year in the UK and Ireland. The new outlets include innovative offerings reflecting the local environment.”
Cooks Coffee is the fourth largest coffee focused café chain in the UK (behind Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero). It had 111 outlets in the UK, Ireland and across its international markets as at the end of September 2022.