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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

March 16, 2009 By: olombon Category: Cafe


cinnamon and mocha ice blended plus today’s brew

In the year 2000 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, in short Coffee Bean, opened it’s first outlet in Damai Commercial Centre and it is also the first branded cafe company to establish itself in Kota Kinabalu. KK Lites response to the then new Coffee Bean Damai was overwhelming, for the next six months every night whether inside or outdoor the cafe was always packed with people. Since then KK Lites get to know new terms like Mocha, Iced Blended, Latte, and Expresso very well. Today other cafe brands like Starbucks, Oldtown, The Old Station Kopitiam and San Francisco have expanded their operation into Kota Kinabalu, and the crowds at Coffee Bean Damai has calmed down, and finding a table is so much easier nowadays.

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Starbucks Coffee

July 10, 2008 By: olombon Category: Cafe


iced blended mocha & Iced blended mango passion fruit

Coffee was first discovered in the highland of Ethiopia, and was first consumed in the 9th century. From Africa it is spread all over the world, and today this black beverage is one of the most popular drink around. For many people a cup of coffee is their first drink, after getting out of bed from a good night sleep. Because of the undiminishing demand for better coffee, brewing high quality coffee has become a big global business.


starbucks at warisan square

Starbucks Coffee opened its first cafe in Seattle, USA in the early 80s, and today it has become almost ubiquitous, Starbucks Coffee can be found at every major cities in the world. In 2008 Starbucks Coffee opened it’s 100th outlet In Malaysia, what a mile stone, and in Kota Kinabalu along there are five Starbucks Coffee outlets. KK Lites need not go far to have a good caffeine fixed.




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