The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Saitama Prefecture, Japan | |
| The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Restaurants Retail coffee and tea Franchising |
| Founded | Los Angeles (1963) |
| Founder | Herbert B. Hyman Mona Hyman |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 1,164 (as of 2023) |
Area served | 24 countries (as of 2023) |
Key people | John In de Braekt (CEO) |
| Products | Coffee, tea, food |
| Revenue | $500 million+ USD (January 2013) |
Number of employees | 12,000 (May 2013) |
| Parent | Jollibee Foods Corporation |
| Website | www |
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (sometimes shortened to simply "Coffee Bean" or "The Coffee Bean") is an American coffee chain founded in 1963. It was previously owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC based in Los Angeles, California, before it was acquired in 2019 by Jollibee Foods Corporation, a multinational company based in the Philippines, for $350 million.
As of 2023, the chain has 1,164 stores spread across 24 countries.