Hakonffee

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Hakonffee
TypeWorker Cooperative
IndustryCoffee Shop
Founded23 May 1994
Number of locations
1,371 (2023)
Key people
Silje Ny'Høpp (Elected Chairperson)
Børre Ny'Vilnd (Spiritual Adviser)
ProductsCoffee; Ready-to-eat Bento Boxes; Baked Goods; Sandwiches
Websitewww.Hakonffee.nrg.com

Hakonffee is a Norgsveltian worker cooperative coffeehouses in Norgsveldet, with headquarters in Osfjord. The firm being half of the big two coffeehouse chains within Norgsveldet, being the smaller in revenue compared to Månfjord but having far more in terms of locations and employees within Osfjord. As of January 2023, Hakonffee has over 1,000 stores across the Norgsveltian mainland, with majority in Osfjord itself. With each of the stores being a worker cooperative owned by the workers under the Hakonffee firm. As opposed to Månfjord, Hakonffee stores focus on providing in-house services and products, such as grinding coffee, creating the food from scratch while keeping an affordable price where Månfjord provides custom drinks, wide variety of coffee beans and prepackaged meals. Hakonffee advertises itself as the coffeehouse of the working class, being opened at 4:00 AM two hours earlier than Månfjord. Primary driven by fishers, farmers and other professions that require waking at early hours.

History

The first cooperative opened in 1994 in the Akuan District of Osfjord, after the release of King Haakon’s journal to the general public. Starting a renewed interest in Haakon within the Akuan community in Norgsveldet. The cooperative was started by several Akuanists capitalizing on the renewed interest and the lack of available coffeehouses within the Akuan district. The cooperative focused on having a limited menu but products being made well and inhouse.

The cooperative quickly spread across the Akuan district and in Osfjord, due to the low prices and early openings. Being affordable to the working class, providing both a traditional Akuan breakfast and coffee. Another factor was the simplicity of the coffeehouse designs, keeping to the basic traditional Akuan home feeling.

Over time the cooperative became a dominating coffeehouse within Osfjord and mainland Norgsveldet. Keeping to the focus of a small menu made well at affordable prices. Only recently created a mobile app in 2021.

In popular culture

Within pop culture, Hakonffee is a symbol of low-wage and working class for breakfast and coffee. As well as being one of the most successful worker cooperatives in Norgsveldet, while not being socialist. It has been cited as one of the leading causes of bento boxes becoming popular within Norgsveldet. As well Akuan breakfasts, and an increase in meatless breakfast foods in general overall.

Products

The firm only has one size of coffee but allows customers to bring in their own coffee cup. There is no bean variety, syrups or different kinds of milk outside of vegan and whole. The size of the coffee is 590 mL and is in a recycled cup.

When it comes to breakfast, it features traditional Akuan foods within to-go paper bento boxes. In 2008, they started allowing people to bring in their own bento boxes to be filled within custom orders. As well selling its own brand of reusable bento boxes and reusable coffee cups, which quickly became a favorite product among the working class. While the reusable bento boxes and coffee cups were pricey side, the durable nature of the brand products became a quick customer favorite.

Criticism

Eli Enitedatur, member of the People’s Workers Party (PWP), had stated her personal dislike of the company. Stating that a worker cooperative which refuses to align with socialist parties is unlikely to last. She has also criticized the company for not being under the protection of Norgsveldet’s largest labor union, NCTO, in which she had advised the company several times in the past to do so. Eli and other members of the PWP have stated their disapproval of the company’s highly religious nature. Mainly over the company’s connection to local brewmasters in Osfjord which Eli has proclaimed have an unfair influence over the company’s decisions. Eli also stated her clear anger of what she sees as the company spreading “Royalistic Propaganda” through its usage of Haakon III, including but limited, using his name for their company and honoring him in its shops by having portraits of him being hung up “everywhere.” She had stated on Pigeon several times in the past few years claiming the company would “fall anytime soon”.

The company was also criticized by other republicanist movements in Norgsveldet for its imagery of Haakon III, but also for apparent Royal connections. Mainly over Hakonffee having taken an order from Queen Wilhelmina in 2022. With several said movements having proclaimed a boycott over the company. But having little to no effect as a result of the small size of the republicanist movement in Norgsveldet.

Hakonoffee has also been criticized by the PWP’s leader, Merli Cirivele, for actively supporting the Ulvriktru Democrats during election campaigns. Example of which being the company gathering over 100 million UKR (50 million SHD) to the UD’s local election campaign in 2022, being one of its major financial backers during said campaign. With the company also being known for having UD’s election posters on its shops. PWP having criticized the company’s decision and proclaiming that it should stay out of politics.