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response to transactions traffic and market demand. Year Established: 2003 Number of Franchises: 7 branches in Lebanon Further Information: www.coldwellbanker-lb. com or email elie.harb@coldwellbankerlb.com and customer.service@coldwellbanker-lb.com Name: Colombiano Coffee House, by Accelerate S.A.I Activity: Food and beverage Billed as a fusion between some of the better known coffee house concepts in the world and international casual food, concepts. Colombiano Coffee House’s Euro-Latin inspired menu offers healthy breakfasts, salads, sandwiches, pastries, and deserts, as well as coffee, milk shakes and cocktails. Year Established: 2004 by Nelly Ghreishy Number of Franchises: 25 in Lebanon, Qatar, UAE, KSA Further Information: www.colombiancoffeehouse. com or email contact@colombiancoffeehouse.com Name: Colortek Activity: Paints, wall paper, wall and floor innovations, kids’ room decoration products. Lebanese manufacturer, wholesaler. And retailer of paints, paint accessories. Faux finishing, waterproofing, wood products, and raw materials. Colortek is essential for every home owner, architect, and interior designers. Colortek has a variety of design solutions and is tailored to suit your individual requirements to transform your living space into the home of your dreams. Year Established: 1960 by Mohammad Kassaa Number of Franchises: 12 Further Information: www.kassaa.com www. colortekfranchise.com or email kassaa@kassaa.com Name: Cortefiel Activity: Men’s and women’s clothing Spanish fashion brand Cortefiel works tirelessly to maintain continuous quality customer service. The stylish garments incorporate the latest trends
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in international fashion that all customers identify with. Cortefiel stores regularly update stock every two weeks with new colours and styles to offer customers more fashions. Year Established: 1880 in Madrid Number of Franchises: 4 in Lebanon Further Information: www.cortefiel.com or email info@retailgrp.com Name: Costa Coffee Activity: Coffee house The Costa brothers’ unique “Mocha Italia” blend is the foundation of all Costa coffees. Quality food is also served to equal the quality coffee. Costa Coffee controls the whole coffee-making process – they source, store, blend, and grind from start to finish. Year Established: 2006 Number of Franchises: 7 in Lebanon Further Information: americana2@american-lb. com Name: Crepaway Activity: Casual restaurant chain Crepaway mixes food and fun in a trendy atmosphere to offer customers a varied menu of high quality food. Its quirky menu boasts appetizers, salads, crepes, burgers, sandwiches, platters, and desserts, all served in a lively, feel-good venue. Year Established: 1984 Number of Franchises: 5 Further Information: www.crepaway.com or email franchise@crepaway.com
D Name: Darling’s Touch Activity: Fashion jewellery and accessories Darling’s Touch offers an enjoyable and comfortable shopping experience for the elegant lady looking for exclusive beauty and sought after, fashionable jewellery and accessories. The ranges include creative collections
inspired by western and oriental styles. Jewellery is available in high end department stores in the Middle East and Miss Lebanon 2007 wore the designs. Year Established: 2003 by Abdulrahman Zeitoun and Madiha Raslan Number of Franchises: 3 Further Information: www.darlingstouch.com or email info@darlingstouch.com Name: Dent de Lait Activity: Nursery-preschool Bilingual preschool for kids’ aged between 1- 5. Education focuses on the expansion of each child’s abilities, identifying strengths and weaknesses, as well as finding emotional balance. Dent de Lait originated as a small daycare centre and has grown into a leading educational institution with a variety of after-school programs. Year Established: 1997 Number of Franchises: 1 Further Information: www.dentdelait.com.lb or email hana@dentdelait.com.lb Name: Diet Centre Activity: Nutrition services and healthy food production The Nutrition and Diet Centre has been a pioneer in the field of nutrition and weight loss since its inception. The Diet Centre has created awareness by educating through diet programs and nutritional consultations, and Diet Shops, which deliver and provide healthy options. The Nutrition and Diet Centre is on mission to go beyond the concept of weight loss towards achieving better health through education, research, workshops, and media collaborations. Year Established: 1990 Number of Franchises: 5 Further Information: www.dietcentre.com or email rfjabri@yahoo.com Name: Doculand Activity: Print and copy centre Doculand copy centre offers
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