Royal Rodokan Coffee Company
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| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| $RRCC | |
| Industry | Coffee shop |
| Founded | 12 March 1639 |
| Headquarters | Crystal Coast, Tavaris |
Number of locations | 19,220 (2020) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Vodra Šonai Valandra (President) Martin Schleiermacher (CEO) |
| Revenue | 17.7 billion SHD (2020) |
| Owner | Largest shareholders: RNTA 14% Ranzalar Holdings 11% INTCO 8% |
Number of employees | 275,000+ (2021) |
| Website | www.royalrodokan.com (int'l consumer) www.kokona.ta (corporate) |
The Royal Rodokan Coffee Company (legally incorporated in Tavaris as V.K. Kokona Erenar Rodokašta) is a Tavaris-based international chain of coffee shops that operates in several dozen countries worldwide. The company was originally established to ship Tavari coffee from the home islands to the newly established Tavari colony of Rodoka. Contrary to common public belief, the company has never been headquartered on the island of Rodoka, although in 2000 the Rodoka Native Tribal Administration became the largest single shareholder of the company by purchasing a 14% stake.
The company gained the honorary descriptor "erenar" (Tavari for royal) from a proclamation by Queen Melora II in 1642 that granted the company a monopoly on importing coffee to Rodoka. The monopoly, originally granted for 99 years, was renewed in 1741. In 1840, however, the advent of constitutional monarchy in Tavaris meant the monarch no longer had the power to declare such business arrangements, and the monopoly expired (though the company was permitted to continue using the royal descriptor.) In order to replace lost revenue, the company began to open coffeehouses and sell coffee directly to the public for the first time. The coffeehouses immediately proved popular among Tavari, and after Tavari coffee began to gain an international reputation following The Worldwide Exposition of 1895 in Crystal Coast, coffeehouses began to open in other countries as well.
In 2020, the company reported having 19,220 locations worldwide, with 6,300 of these in Tavaris. Other countries with significant numbers of locations include Alksearia, Korćetta, Durakia, Eyjaria, Norgsveldet, and Cryria (where the chain is known as the Imperial Rodokan Coffee Co. to comply with local laws.) The newest country to have a location is Vorpest, as of February of 2021.
The Royal Rodokan Coffee Company sources the coffee for all their locations across the world exclusively from Tavaris, especially coffee grown in the fertile Ranat Plateau region in the center of the country. In addition to coffee, the company's stores also typically sell baked goods and lighter foods such as breakfast sandwiches. In the Tavari culinary tradition, most Royal Rodokan coffee shops also provide fresh fruit, and in some locations in western Tavaris, shops serve coffee in coconut shells. According to the company, it is the largest single purchaser of coconut in Tavaris, which they use in many of their baked goods. In general, Royal Rodokan coffee shops are "tropical" themed, intending to be reminiscent of the western Tavaris region.