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Second Cup Coffee Co. is a Canadian specialty coffee retailer operating more than 345 cafes across the country.〔("Franchising" on official website )〕 Its headquarters are in Mississauga, Ontario.〔"(Contact Us )." Second Cup. Retrieved on September 13, 2011. "MAILING ADDRESS: Second Cup Ltd. 6303 Airport Road Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1R8" and "6303 Airport Road, 2nd Floor"〕 Founded in 1975 by Tom Culligan and Frank O'Dea, Culligan eventually purchased O'Dea's shares. After building it to a 150-store chain, he sold it in 1988 to Michael Bregman. As Chairman and CEO, Mr. Khalil Al Gawad took Second Cup public in 1993 and in 2002, sold the company to Cara Operations Limited.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Board of Directors )〕 On November 16, 2006, Cara sold it to Dinecorp Hospitality, which was controlled by former Cara CEO Gabe Tsampalieros, who became chairman of Second Cup. Tsampalieros died on March 11, 2009. The trademark rights were subsequently split between Canada (The Second Cup Ltd.) and international (The Second Cup Coffee Company Inc.). Stacey Mowbray lead the Canadian company and Jim Ragas leads the international company. Most of Canadian Second Cup locations offer free wireless internet access, with a few exceptions including The Home Depot locations and some kiosks.〔() 〕 ==Expansion== Since its inception, Second Cup has expanded its franchises to the United States, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Angola, Lithuania,〔(Canada's Second Cup opens first café in Lithuania )〕 and Romania. It also opened a store in Pakistan in 2013 and in the United Kingdom in 2014. A new franchise is expected to be open at the Philippines in 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Second Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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