would be interested to hear from anyone who is holding COFFEE REPUBLIC or wishing to add to their portfolio etc. I understand that they have a big demand for the new franchise model that they are about to roll out across the UK etc.M y company hold a position in the shares and will be taking a franchise for a store down here in Devon. Looks like a winner if the franchise model becomes a hit. Shares up 30% plus recently with a bloke called Trevor Brown raising his stake from 4% in May to 10% last week.Also Julian Richer holds 17%. Any thoughts.
Cheers Barty.

Have a look at COH - rumours of a tie up with TESCO - to date all of there operations have been in eastern block but have recently brought ex Tesco man Bill Currie on board as non exec to speed up growth. Would possibly require / see benefit in establishing instant holding in UK through take over of established partner company could be CFE - would give name credibility to Tesco plans if any or may just fancy hijacking established franchise model as vehicle for effective, rapid expansion - DYOR. AG.

Forget the rumour of Tesco, wrong partner for COH... True COH have 3 million to invest on expansion but they are looking for Eastern Europe, already in Poland/Latvia/Bulgaria and looking to expand into other countries Romania possibility... DYOR... COH not interested in UK market...

It is incredible that since I invested a mere 5k in CFE when Bobby Hashemi took the helm, his performance has been dismal to say the least. Had I invested in Nero 4 years ago I would have made ten times instead of loosing half my money. He is a poor operator with little or no real holding in the company. He should be paid ONLY in stock options. He can be rewarded if he performs. Instead he and his CFO recieve a very high salary and they have no incentive to perform. I wish someone with deep pockets can buy CFE and run it like its peers. Selling and franchasing is not the answer and certainly milking the cash out year after year is border-line unethical.

For what its worth that franchise idea smacks of desperation. And their book You can do it or whatever its called its utter boolsh1t. All IMHO.

I agree, it is an act of desperation. You've got to show growth NOT retrenshment. You don't boost your balance sheet with franchise fees and new fund raising rounds. You do it with proper management. Improve your bottom line, the market will reward you in due course. Current management is NOT capable.

In addition to my last posted message, shareholders equity was at a mere 450k with little or no cash. After the latest fund raise it looks cosmetically better but not for long. With all due respect to current management, they are NOT acting in the best interest of shareholders. If a fund manager owned CFE shares they would have replaced top management long ago.

I have been involved in the franchise business for over twenty years. I have never seen a company franchise out existing bars, usually the franchisee is expected to open one or more bars over an agreed period. If CFE franchises out its best performing bars that leaves the company with non performing bars making it very unattractive to a potential acquirer let alone giving little or no room for upside on the share price.

Someone is selling small amounts to keep the price down. I believe management is up to no good, they may try to buy the company on the cheap.

This share is a money pit for the any fool shareholder holding this. Its a milking operation.

I tend to agree, management is doing all the milking and getting away with it. Believe it, there is hidden value in this company if shareholders can get rid of management.

Think you have a misprint in the epic - COH is the winner not this dog.

hi , the franchising is going very well etc , but the mangement are def planning a cheap MBO etc , money is flowing in and area franchises have been sold, the upside is huge. There is a shareholder group that has 20% shareholder support !!! would luv to get any more support from anyone on this site ? if interested please contact ' coffeerepublicshareholders@hotmail.co.uk' . thanks barty.

Something is happening here.I hear all sorts of things, has anyone heard anything?

heard nothing ! what have you heard ?

Several groups are trying to get info and buying up shares. Rumors of an MBO but more likely an outsider looking for a UK foot print

Did you see TASTY IPO, stock doubled in one day with three restaurants. All you need is someone like the Kay brothers to discuss CFE and it's a 3 pence share price in no time. I hear a guy from Plymouth owns 10% and an investment banker owns almost 3% and a hedge fund owns 6%, all are fairly recent purchases.They must see value in CFE shares.

it would seem that bobby has a small problem on his hands after a real rally yesterday, and the news paper reports. at least 40% share holders think he has not performed. any thing could happen now. any ideas?

No idea at all but not complaning and sp is strengthening all the time..

skyhigh
YES, excellent sp progress, in for medium term though,but just set a stop loss at 1.47p.
looking at the graph, it looks like seasonal thing, where the sp always reach 1.50p
and by the end of august start coming down again. this does not bother me because i will buy low and wait for maturity. nevertheless the business itself is now renewed and the future can be bright. the balance sheet needs to be strenghtened at this stage.

A good day again, sp up yet again, one must think some thing is going to happen in the near future, far to much activity for this time of year, any thoughts ?