Cooks Coffee reports 26% sales increase

Cooks Coffee has reported a 26% increase in group sales for the first six months of the 2025 financial year.

The company's Esquires branded coffee-focused franchised stores in the UK and Ireland achieved record store sales, with UK store sales up 36% and Ireland store sales up 6.7%.

Like-for-like store sales were also positive, with a 5.1% increase overall, driven by a 6.3% increase in the UK and a 2.9% increase in Ireland.

Cooks Coffee had 83 group sites in the UK and Ireland as of September 29, 2024, up from 75 in April 2024.

The company has a strong pipeline of new stores, with more than ten additional outlets expected to open before the end of the financial year.