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The Coffee Club

Food and Beverage

New Zealand’s most awarded café franchise. The Coffee Club offers a comprehensive menu and a relaxed dining experience. Take advantage of a proven track record, exceptional training and ongoing support. Ideal for those passionate about people and building lasting customer loyalty.

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Contact: Meredith Taylor

FANZ Member: Yes

Investment from: $300,000 - $450,000 + gst

Number in NZ: 67

Number globally: 450+

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The opportunity

The Coffee Club is one of New Zealand’s leading franchise businesses with over 20 years’ experience in the industry, consistently delivering exceptional standards for both our franchisees and their customers across every location. With over 65 cafés and restaurants across New Zealand, owned and operated by franchisees who are passionate about delivering good food, great service and excellent coffee - while growing their own business investment. 2025 Retail & Hospitality Franchise System of the Year

Joining The Coffee Club provides not only a robust business opportunity, but a genuine chance to own a piece of one of New Zealand’s most recognised and respected brands, within a close-knit and supportive franchise network. With a solid pipeline of new stores and the highest marketing spend in the café category in New Zealand, The Coffee Club is the most recognised café brand in New Zealand.

In addition to welcoming new franchisees into the network, we are proud to have some of the longest-standing franchise partners in the industry - a testament to the strength of our model, with many celebrating more than 15 years with our brand. While many of our franchisees thrive as dedicated single-store operators focused on their local community, we also have a growing number of multi-site operators who have built their own clusters of successful locations. From Auckland to Wellington and Dunedin, these ambitious operators have reaped the full rewards and benefits of The Coffee Club franchising model.

The Coffee Club’s success

2025 Westpac Supreme Franchisee of the Year

With over 30 years in business, The Coffee Club has developed a robust and proven model that consistently meets the needs of both franchisees and customers alike. We are committed to delivering the highest standards of food, beverages and service in a welcoming and relaxed meeting place that enriches the contemporary lifestyle and keeps guests coming back. The Coffee Club’s point of difference is our comprehensive menu offering, which sets us apart from competitors. We are far more than a coffee shop, we offer a complete all-day dining menu to every guest. To complement this, The Coffee Club provides an upmarket, stylish and welcoming fit-out, making us always the preferred place to meet.

The Coffee Club has been recognised with multiple awards at the Westpac NZ Franchise Awards from 2012 through to 2025. In 2021, the judges noted that “The Coffee Club is a standout franchise system with exceptional systems and processes, combined with exemplary support for its franchisees. Their clear understanding and professional management of their business has resulted in continued growth since they established the franchise in 2005.”

2025 Franchisee Excellence in Community Contribution - Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards

The Coffee Club franchise system

When you join The Coffee Club, you can be confident you are joining an award-winning franchise that is well recognised and respected across New Zealand. While fostering brand growth and integrity is central to our mission, the highest priority remains the continued support and commitment to our franchisees. You benefit from a proven business model built on best-practice retail hospitality management, backed by an experienced and passionate Support Team who are every bit as dedicated to your business success as you are.

To achieve our best practice status in the industry, The Coffee Club created the ‘six building blocks’ - a framework refined over 30 years that underpins an effective and efficient franchise system. New franchisees receive five weeks of initial training, including hands-on in-store experience across each building block, along with comprehensive operational manuals produced by The Coffee Club which guide you through every aspect of the business.

Once your store opens, you’ll have a personal, dedicated Business Development Manager to guide you through every stage of your business venture. Acting as both mentor and coach, your BDM will work closely with you to develop a tailored business plan and support you in achieving the growth and success you are working towards.

What you need to join The Coffee Club

At The Coffee Club, a significant part of our ‘recipe for success’ lies in recruiting exceptional franchisees - those who are ready to collaborate with us and align with our brand values and growth strategies. Our recruitment criteria focuses on three key areas. The Coffee Club franchisee must:

Be fully aware of their obligations and committed to working collaboratively as a genuine business partner with The Coffee Club Group.
Be customer focused and driven to provide GOOD FOOD, GREAT SERVICE, EXCELLENT COFFEE; and
Possess a belief in creating their own success through their partnership with The Coffee Club Group.

Franchise opportunities

We are always looking for new franchise owners across New Zealand to be a part of our expansion plans. We have identified the following locations as key growth areas, each offering strong potential for the right franchise owners.