Cibo Espresso, commonly Cibo (pronounced: ˈtʃibo), is a café and coffee shop franchise based in Adelaide, South Australia. Formerly owned by parent company Retail Zoo, it was sold to Gloria Jean's Coffees in 2024.
Founding
It was founded in 2000 by Roberto Cardone, Angelo Inglese, Salvatore Pepe and Claudio Ferraro, and grew to 20 locations before being sold to Retail Zoo in 2012. It subsequently grew to 28 locations in South Australia along with one each in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The café aimed to deliver traditional Italian food made from local ingredients in an Italian atmosphere.YourRestaurants.com (This link requires a signup)
The chain had significant brand loyalty in Adelaide when compared to the local outlets of larger chains such as Starbucks, Gloria Jean's and Hudsons Coffee.Christine Esau, "Business Success Coffee Kings", The Adelaide Magazine, 26 April 2007Anthony Keane, "Fight for the cup as giant joins the fray", The Advertiser, 10 March 2006
The company sponsored an Adelaide cycling team, Team Cibo. - Accessed 12 June 2007
At the time of the chain's 2024 sale it comprised 22 shops, which the purchasers intended to transition to branches of Gloria Jean's by mid-2025.
See also
List of coffeehouse chains List of Italian restaurants South Australian food and drink
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