Zarraffa's Coffee is an Australian coffee house chain located primarily in
Queensland
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and with franchises in
Western Australia
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and
New South Wales
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.
, there were 80 locations around Australia.
History
Zarraffa's Coffee, established in 1996 by Kenton Campbell, was originally a roasting house operating from the backstreets of Southport on the
Gold Coast. It opened its first store on the Gold Coast with three tables and nine chairs in 1996.
By 2009 the company had 40 stores, including a second Drive Thru in
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...
and a Central Queensland store at
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite.
The Scottish- ...
. Also in 2009 Kenton Campbell launched a non-profit charitable foundation established to address environmental and conservation issues.
By August 2018, Zarraffa's Coffee has opened its 50th Drive Thru store, and its 85th store in Australia. A new company headquarters was established at
Eagleby, Queensland in late 2018.
In November 2020, Zarraffa's launched Sugar Creek Smokehouse, an Australian-Texan BBQ fusion.
In April 2025, Zarraffa's acquired First Things First Coffee, a South Australian drive-through coffee chain with four locations.
Awards
*In 2007 and 2008, Zarraffa's Coffee received the Gold Coast Business of the Year award.
*Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 – Kenton Campbell, Managing Director
*2011 Australian Business Award for ‘Enterprise’
See also
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List of coffeehouse chains
This list of notable coffeehouse chains catalogues the spread and markets share of coffeehouses world-wide. This list excludes the many companies which operate coffeeshops within retail establishments, notably bookstores and department stores, or ...
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List of restaurant chains in Australia
This is a list of notable restaurant chains in Australia. A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the U.S.) or franchi ...
References
{{Food chains in Australia
Coffeehouses and cafés in Australia
Companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Australian companies established in 1996
Restaurants established in 1996