Dôme (coffeehouse)
Australian chain of European-style café restaurants
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Dôme is a franchise chain of European-style café restaurants based in Perth, Western Australia.
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 Dôme corporate headquarters | |
| Industry | Foodservice |
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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Headquarters | , Australia |
It has over 50 cafés in Australia, with most in Western Australia.[1] Dôme has also developed a number of locations in Darwin,[1] in addition the chain had previously opened stores in Tasmania, as well as internationally, including Japan, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Bahrain, Thailand, and at the Hulhumale in the Maldives.
History
It was founded by Patria Jafferies, Phil May and Phil Sexton in 1990.[2][3][4][5] The initial outlet was established in Napoleon Street, Cottesloe in the early 1990s.[6][7] By the early 2000s it was a significant player in the larger Australian market.[8] There are now over 130 Dôme cafés in about eight countries.[6][7] The corporate headquarters are in the former Peninsula Hotel in Maylands, Western Australia.[1]
