Independent coffee shop chain Bob & Berts to open 30 new stores with £2m investment

Northern Ireland coffee chain Bob & Berts has announced it is to open 30 new stores as part of major expansion plans.

The Independent coffee shop company will open the additional stores across Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Scotland in the next four years, with the expansion being fuelled by £2 million from UK investors BGF (Business Growth Fund).

Founded in Portstewart by Colin McClean, his father Arnold and brother-in-law David Ferguson, Bob & Berts has 16 coffee shops across the north, in locations including Coleraine, Portstewart, Stranmillis, Lisburn, Omagh and Dungannon.
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Colin McClean co-owner of Bob & Berts, said the investment from BGF will allow the company to accelerate its growth plans.

“The business is growing quickly and we are ambitious to take the next step. We have successfully opened ten new stores in the last two years and are looking to open a further 30 over the next four years.’

‘We are now actively looking at sites in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland,’ he said.