This list excludes the many companies which operate coffeeshops within retail establishments, notably bookstores and department stores, or restaurants or convenience stores which also serve coffee.
These chains frequently engage in coffee wars to gain brand and consumer market share.
Starbucks, Dunkin', and Tim Hortons are the three largest coffee companies in the world, respectively.
[1][2] The largest coffee houses typically have substantial supply-chain relations with the world's major coffee-producing countries.
Locations in Canada, U.S., U.K., Pakistan, Ireland, the Philippines and several Gulf countries.