Café Café (
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
: קפה קפה) is a chain of
café
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-ca ...
s in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. In February 2010, Café Café had 112 locations, making it the largest coffee chain in the country at the time, overtaking
Aroma Espresso Bar
Aroma Espresso Bar ( he, ארומה אספרסו בר) is an Israeli espresso and coffee chain with 162 branches around the country, and several branches in the United States, Canada, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
History
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History
Café Café was founded in 2001 in Israel. The chain expanded in 2010 to 112 branches, becoming the largest coffee shop chain in Israel.
In 2015, the Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court fined a franchisee of the chain 30,000 NIS for racial discrimination after refusing to hire an Israeli-Arab
The Arab citizens of Israel are the Demographics of Israel#Arabs, largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizenship law, Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925, Pales ...
trainee on the grounds that the cafe was kosher.
In 2016, about 12% of Israelis said that Café Café was their favorite chain.Aroma of success
Haaretz
''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner ...
In January 2023, about 65 branches operate, down from about 150.
See also
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List of restaurants in Israel
This is a list of restaurants in Israel. In 2007 there were about 4,400 food and beverage vendors in Israel. By 2012 about 8000 such business were reported. With the highest percentage of vegans, Israel has many vegan restaurants. Israel's main A ...
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Economy of Israel
The economy of Israel is a developed free-market economy. The prosperity of Israel's advanced economy allows the country to have a sophisticated welfare state, a powerful modern military said to possess a nuclear-weapons capability, modern i ...
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Israeli cuisine
Israeli cuisine ( he, המטבח הישראלי ) comprises both local dishes and dishes brought to Israel by Jews from the Diaspora. Since before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, and particularly since the late 1970s, an Israe ...
References
External links
Cafecafe.co.il
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Food and drink companies of Israel
Restaurant chains in Israel
Restaurants established in 2001
Coffeehouses and cafés in Israel
Israeli companies established in 2001
Restaurants in Tel Aviv
Restaurants in Jerusalem
Restaurants in Haifa