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title: "Fast Casual: Gloria Jean's first store in Kenya open"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/780e7207-85cb-4ba0-9613-0ac6c47328c1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-gloria-jeans-first-store-in-kenya-open-2706635
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-05-25T14:09:29.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:30.010Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fc51ef11736b7b4f596e0e9d29821a2f3232.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Gloria Jean's first store in Kenya open

**TL;DR:** Gloria Jean's Coffees has opened its first store in Kenya, marking the third African country to host a location for the brand. The brand is seeking franchise partners for further international expansion across Africa.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-gloria-jeans-first-store-in-kenya-open-2706635).*

## Story

Gloria Jean's Coffees is looking to further international expansion across Africa following the opening of its premiere unit in Kenya. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand is currently seeking franchise partners to make this goal a reality.

Kenya is the third African country to open a location for the brand, and Gloria Jean's hopes this number will increase over time.

"We want to make Gloria Jean's Coffees a household name in Africa for coffee and set a new standard for coffee and cafes," said retail food group chief executive international Mike Gilbert.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- franchise partners (topic)
- Kenya (location)
- african market (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-gloria-jeans-first-store-in-kenya-open-2706635). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/780e7207-85cb-4ba0-9613-0ac6c47328c1).