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Black Sheep Coffee has announced plans to open more than 10 new stores across Scotland this year as part of a regional expansion that will bring its total to 21 coffee shops.
The group’s expansion is said to support nearly 300 jobs, including 94 corporate positions and 205 franchise roles.
Founded by chief executive Eirik Holth and co-founder Gabriel Shohet, the business remains majority owned by its founders and management. Black Sheep Coffee operates without private equity or venture capital backing.
The group is expanding beyond existing locations in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with new sites planned for towns including Ayr, Glenrothes, Stirling, Clydebank and Inverness.
The coffee chain’s expansion strategy uses a local franchise model. In Glasgow, franchisees Suhail Rehman and Tariq Din converted a former cinema on Renfield Street that had been closed for nearly 20 years.
Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, franchisee Usman Mohammed converted a vacant Royal Bank of Scotland site in Bruntsfield.
The company confirmed its Silverburn site currently ranks in the top five for sales across all its food and beverage brands.
Holth and Shohet, who both studied in Scotland, said: “Scotland has always been part of Black Sheep Coffee’s story. Now, the brand is building on strong roots in Glasgow and Edinburgh, expanding into towns including Ayr, Glenrothes, Stirling, Clydebank and Inverness – bringing its bold approach to coffee and community to even more locations.”
