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Costa


Managing Director - John Derkach

Costa provides the perfect coffee break for millions of customers at more than 500 stores across the UK every year. A regular sight on the UK's high streets, Costa is the UK's leading coffee company and its growing fast, with a target of 2,000 stores worldwide by 2010/11. Costa's success is built on the genuine Italian expertise of the Costa brothers who imported not only their knowledge of roasting coffee beans, but also the passion of their native Italy for coffee excellence. When you order a cup of Costa coffee today, it is still made skilfully by hand rather than by the automated coffee machines used by major competitors.

Costa made £17.8m operating profit in 2006/07 with a return on capital employed of 31.3%.

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