Ediya Coffee

Ediya Coffee
IndustryCoffee shop
FoundedSouth Korea (2001 (2001))
Headquarters636, Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Number of locations
2,800 (2019)
WebsiteOfficial website

Ediya Coffee (Korean: 이디야 커피) is a coffeehouse chain based in South Korea. As of 2019, the chain has 3,000 retail stores in South Korea.[1][2]

Name

The name of the brand is inspired from the Ediya tribe of Ethiopia which means the "Only emperor of the continent” in the Ethiopian language.[3]

History

The coffee house opened its first store in 2001. In September 2005, it opened a branch in Beijing. As of September 2016, it had more than 2,000 stores after opening its 2000th location in Yongin, near Seoul.[4] On November 20, 2019, Ediya Coffee opened its 3,000th store in Seo-gu, Daejeon.[5] In February 2011, the company moved to Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu.

In 2018, Ediya Coffee launched its delivery service through Yogiyo.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Da-sol, Kim (November 20, 2019). "Ediya Coffee opens 3,000th store in Daejeon". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Korean coffee chains expand beyond Seoul". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ "커피전문점 이름에 담긴 의미는?". financial news.
  4. ^ "Ediya Coffee Opens 2,000th Store". Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  5. ^ "'골목 커피 1인자' 이디야, 상생으로 매장 3000개 열었다". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. ^ "이디야커피, 배달서비스 시작한다…'요기요'와 계약 체결". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2021-05-01.


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