He founded and built what became one of Wales’ most successful coffee shop businesses and now entrepreneur James Shapland is back with his latest venture, Coffi Lab.
Mr Shapland, who headed up independent coffee shop brand Coffee#1 before it was sold to SA Brain & Co in 2010 in a multi-million-pound deal, already has four Coffi Lab venues trading and is confident that his new business can get to 50 shops in five years’ time, employing up to 700 staff.
Coffi Lab – the Welsh word for coffee and Lab a reference to Labradors and its chosen charity, Guide Dogs UK – saw its first venue open in Monmouth last year.
