The concept

C House is an Italian coffee lounge and restaurant franchise. The company's first location was opened in Italy in November 2007. Since then C House has opened franchised locations in Italy and Greece and is set to expand into Morocco, Cyprus, France, the UAE and Poland.

C House prides itself on using high quality coffee and focus on using fresh and good quality natural ingredients for its food products. C House's product range is similar to that of a deli with each location serving handmade sandwiches (including panini, focaccie and piadine), traditional pastas, crunchy salads and fresh Italian cake specialities.

The opportunity

C House is looking for franchise owners to recreate its Italian coffee house experience. Each C House coffee shop offers a range of products in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere.

As part of the C House franchise package franchise owners will receive full training, support and guidance in every aspect of running their business including coffee making, food presentation, lease negotiations, store designs, pre-opening and ongoing training. Full operations and systems manuals are also provided.

Ideal franchise owner profile

C House is looking for franchise owner candidates who have:

• Branded retail or food and beverage experience
• Key functional areas of experience (for example accounting, tax, legal, store design, operations, etc.)
• Independent organisation with own warehouse and technical organisation
• Access to desirable real estate or shopping centre, knowledge of local property markets and prime locations
• Public relations experience and market contracts
• Detailed knowledge of local culture consumers
• Knowledge of local business practices
• Financial resources

Investment requirement

The investment cost of a C House franchise depends on the size of the shop, as a guideline a shop that is around 150 sq. m will start from €200.000.