Coffee cafes continue to invade the metropolitan area

Starbucks, Dunken Donuts, Bluestone Lane, Birch, Stump Town, Toby's Estate, Gregory's are just some of the numerous coffee cafes and shops located within the Big Apple. These companies and others must become prepared for additional competition for the arrival of Los Angeles baed "The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf", one of the world's leading roaster and retailers of specialty coffee is returning to New York City, through its new franchisee, Hudson River Coffee & Tea, which will open one hundred franchise locations across the city, beginning with Manhattan later this year.

To date, the Los Angeles based chain has 311 stores in the U.S. and more than 1,200 locations across 30 countries worldwide. New York marks the 14th state to welcome the company. The company plans to expand to 1,000 U.S. units within the next five years.

Oakland, California based coffee roaster and cafe chain Blue Bottle is expanding in Boston, Washington, D.C.. and Manhattan. In the fall of 2017, Nestle purchased a 68% stake in the company. The chain has announced six new locations set to debut across New York City. That will give the coffee favorite a grand total of 15 stores in the Big Apple.

Stores will be located at the World Trade Center Memorial, Grand Central, University Place, Midtown East, TriBeCa as well as North 4th Street in Williamsburg in the fall.