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Tom N Toms

Tom N Toms Coffee in Koreatown, Los Angeles
Industry	Coffee shop
Founded	South Korea (2001; 23 years ago (2001))
Headquarters	Seoul, South Korea
Number of locations	410+ stores (2014)
Website	Official website

Tom N Toms Coffee (Korean: 탐앤탐스) is a coffeehouse chain based in South Korea. It first opened in the Apgujeong-dong District of Seoul and now has over 400 branches in 9 different countries worldwide. It is also among the top 3 coffee brands in South Korea.

History

• In 2001 Founded Tom N Toms
• In 2005, Released Pretzel and Honey butter bread
• In 2009, 100th shop in Korea and 1st shop in Australia opens
• In 2016, Launched on-demand delivery in partnership with RushOrder; LA served as the first test market

International Expansion

In 2009, the South Korean coffee chain established its first franchises abroad- opening two stores in Australia and one in Singapore. From then on, the company have established branches and franchises across the world, including in the United States, Thailand, Philippines, Macau, China, Mongolia, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The South China Morning Post estimated that the company had 200 international stores. However, this is not stated on the company's official website- which references only 70 global stores on their 'Global List'.

The first store to be located in Macau was opened in September 2015.

In February 2015, Tom N Toms opened its first branch in the Philippines, located in Bacolod City.

As of February 2016, there are 6 to 7 retail stores opened and operating in the Los Angeles, CA (Korea town) not including 1 store in the Little Tokyo and few additional stores in other parts of the United States.

On June 23, 2016, Tom N Toms and RushOrder, a mobile-first food ordering technology company, jointly announced the launch of their partnership to offer on-demand delivery and mobile ordering in the US, with Los Angeles being their first test market.

In June 2016, Tom N Tom's opened their first branch in Hong Kong, located in Sha Tin. In September 2016, Tom N Toms opened its second branch in Philippines at The Greenery in Mabolo, Cebu City. Now (December 2016), there are stores across Hong Kong, including Kwun Tong and The ONE, Tsim Sha Tsui.

References

1. Luna, Marcy de (2019-08-09). "Tom N Toms, a Korean coffee shop with famous pretzels, coming to Galleria area". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
2. "Tom N Toms Coffee is now in Cebu! | Founder's Guide". 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
3. "Brand History". www.tomntoms.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
4. "RushOrder and Tom N Toms Coffee Team Up in Mobile Ordering and On-Demand Delivery Partnership". PRWeb. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
5. Tom N Tom's History Page
6. "Tom N Tom's Coffee". Archived from the original on 2017-07-28.
7. "Restaurant review: Tom N Toms Coffee in Sha Tin – a Korean take on Starbucks". The South China Morning Post. June 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
8. Tom N Tom's Official Website, Global List
9. "탐앤탐스, 마카오 진출로 중화권 판로 확대". Sports Chosun. September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
10. "Tom n Tom's Coffee – First Philippine flagship store located in Bacolod". The Bacolod Food Hunters. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
11. Tom N Tom's Website
12. "RushOrder and Tom N Toms Coffee Team Up in Mobile Ordering and On-Demand Delivery Partnership". PRWeb. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
13. "Restaurant review: Tom N Toms Coffee in Sha Tin – a Korean take on Starbucks". South China Morning Post. 2016-06-09. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31.
14. "Korean coffee brand Tom N Toms opens in Cebu - MyCebu.ph: Cebu News & Features". mycebu.ph. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
15. Kwun Tong
16. Tsim Sha Tsui Store

External links

• Official website

• Coffee brands
• South Korean brands
• Coffeehouses and cafés in South Korea
• South Korean companies established in 2001
• Food and drink companies established in 2001