Harris + Hoole

Harris + Hoole Ltd.
TypeLimited company
IndustryHospitality
Founded2012
FoundersAndrew Tolley
Nick Tolley
Laura Tolley
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Number of locations
39 (2020)
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Andrew Sanders, Head of Harris and Hoole
ProductsCoffee, tea, soft drinks
OwnerCaffè Nero
Websitewww.harrisandhoole.co.uk

Harris and Hoole (stylised as Harris + Hoole) is a British coffeehouse company headquartered in London and wholly owned by Caffè Nero. It was established in 2012 by Andrew, Nick and Laura Tolley, with investment from the British supermarket chain Tesco. The Harris + Hoole name comes from two coffee-loving characters in Samuel Pepys' diary.

In February 2016, Tesco purchased the remaining 51% holding in the company that it did not already own to take full control of the business.[1] It sold the company to Caffè Nero Group Ltd in June 2016 for an undisclosed sum.[2]

Harris and Hoole Ltd is wholly owned, through a long chain of intermediary companies – including UK-based Nero Group Holdings Ltd and its parent company Luxembourg-based Rome Intermediate Holdings Sarl – by the holding company Saratoga Limited based on the Isle of Man,[3] a known tax haven.

History

The business was launched in 2012 by Nick, Laura and Andrew Tolley, with the retailer Tesco taking a 49% stake in the business.[4] Tesco's investment in the company was controversial, as Harris + Hoole appeared to be an independent chain competing with the major companies Starbucks and Costa Coffee.[5] Tesco owned 49% of the company, with Andrew, Nick and Laura Tolley owning the remaining 51% of shares.[6] The Tolleys quit the running of the business in July 2015, in order to concentrate on their Taylor St Baristas chain.[7]

Ethical Consumer는 2015년 4월 커피전문점의 사회적, 환경적 영향에 대한 평가에서 해리스 + 훌을 최하위로 꼽았다. Ethical Consumer에 따르면, 회사는 윤리적, 환경적, 공급망 정책에 대한 정보를 제공하지 않았으며, 공정 거래와 같은 종류의 가격 지원을 제공하지 않는 농업인으로부터의 직접 거래 모델을 이용했다. 이에 대해 Harris + Hoole은 그들의 직거래 공급업체가 고품질의 커피를 공급했고 소규모 농부들을 위한 지속 가능한 생계를 만드는 것을 목표로 삼았다고 말했다.[8]

테스코는 2016년 2월 이미 보유하지 않은 회사의 지분 51%를 매입했다.[1] 2016년 6월 23일 테스코는 자사의 핵심 영국 슈퍼마켓 사업에 집중하기 위해 카페 네로에게 회사를 매각했다고 발표했다.[9]

위치들

2014년 3월 이 회사는 점포 수를 60개로 늘릴 계획이라고 발표했다.[10] 그해 8월 수익성이 없는 점포 6곳이 문을 닫겠다고 발표해 41곳이 영업에 들어갔다.[11] 2020년 9월 현재 이 체인에는 39개의 커피숍이 있다.[12]

참조

  1. ^ a b Davey, James (10 February 2016). "Tesco takes full control of Harris+Hoole coffee chain". Reuters. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ Farrell, Sean (23 June 2016). "Tesco to sell Harris + Hoole coffee shops" – via The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Caffe Nero Tax Affairs" (PDF). Tax Research. April 2014.
  4. ^ Neate, Rupert (8 August 2012). "Tesco's coffee shop chain to go under Harris and Hoole banner". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ^ Wheeler, Brian; Barford, Vanessa (9 January 2013). "Tesco effect: How big firms quietly own little brands". BBC News. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. ^ Rupert Neate (8 August 2012). "Tesco's coffee shop chain to go under Harris and Hoole banner". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  7. ^ Butler, Sarah (21 July 2015). "Harris + Hoole founders to quit Tesco-backed coffee chain after three years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ^ Levitt, Tom (21 April 2015). "Starbucks and Harris + Hoole share the dregs in ethical coffee rankings". The Guardian. London.
  9. ^ "1st Quarter Results - RNS - London Stock Exchange".
  10. ^ Neate, Rupert (3 March 2014). "Harris + Hoole coffee shop chain planning to double in size". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  11. ^ Lawson, Alex (19 August 2014). "Tesco coffee shop Harris + Hoole to shut six cafés". The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  12. ^ Morris, Ben (13 April 2016). "Tesco: Business hits and misses". BBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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