Coffee Bean Aeon Laketown Kaze 20150909. American coffee shop chain founded in 1963. Since 2019, it is a trade name of Ireland-based Super Magnificent Coffee Company Ireland Chipotle black bean burger. As of 2017, the chain had over 1,000 self-owned and franchised stores in the United States and 31 in other countries.
September 1963, as a coffee service for offices. Sweden where they discovered quality coffee. By the 1970s the firm had expanded to 10 stores in Southern California and had added exotic teas to the menu. In the summer of 1987 an employee brought a blender to a Westwood store where he mixed together ice, coffee extract and chocolate powder, paving the way for the company’s signature Ice Blended drinks. In 1996, the Hymans sold the Asian franchise rights to Singaporean brothers Victor Sassoon and Sunny Sassoon. The Sassoons quickly expanded the company in the US and internationally, opening the first outlet in Singapore in 1996, and in Malaysia the following year.
Sunny Sassoon served as president and CEO from 1998 until 2009, when he moved to the executive chairman position until 2019. CEO of the company, after spending seven years as chief operating officer. The company is known for its Original Ice Blended coffee and tea drinks, hot coffee drinks, and hot and iced tea drinks. It also sells a variety of whole bean coffees, whole leaf teas, flavored powders, and baked goods. It roasts approximately seven million pounds of coffee annually. All of the beans are hand-roasted at its roasting facility in Camarillo, California.
The company’s teas fall into seven categories: Green, Black, Oolong, Herbal Infusion, Decaffeinated, Flavored, and Tea Master’s. All of the teas are hand-blended at its facility in Camarillo, California. The Chai Tea Latte, one of the chain’s most popular drinks, was first served in 1998. CBTL, a single-serve system for home use, was launched in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Philippines in 2010. Several types of single-serve capsules are available for the machines: espresso, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. All Coffee Bean coffees, teas, and the powders used to make other beverages, are certified kosher. As of June 2020, Coffee Bean ended its storewide kosher-only certification for stores and bakery items in Southern California.