Gloria Jean's to take on Starbucks in bid for domination of Irish market

GLORIA Jean's Coffees plans to compete head-to-head with Starbucks for domination of the Irish coffee house market.

The Irish franchise for Gloria Jean's Coffees has been taken over by Noeleen Duffy, managing director of Glorjean Ltd Cork and she plans to increase the company's franchise cafés from five to 30 in Ireland over the next three years.

Ms Duffy said they hope to have 240 people employed in the 30 franchise-operated cafés generating a gross turnover well in excess of €15 million within the next three years.