<P> Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by the Costa family as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops . Acquired by Whitbread in 1995 , it has since grown to 3,401 stores across 31 countries . The business has 2,121 UK restaurants , over 6,000 Costa Express vending facilities and a further 1,280 outlets overseas ( including 395 in China ) . </P>
<P> Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by the Costa family as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops . Acquired by Whitbread in 1995 , it has since grown to 3,401 stores across 31 countries . The business has 2,121 UK restaurants , over 6,000 Costa Express vending facilities and a further 1,280 outlets overseas ( including 395 in China ) . </P>
how many costas are there in the uk
how many costas are there in the uk
2,121
2,121