How three friends grew Bootlegger Coffee to 32 stores - and how much it costs to buy your own

South African coffee chain Bootlegger Coffee Company has seen sustained growth since its beginnings as a single store in Cape Town's Sea Point in 2013.

The business started as a small venture between friends Pieter Bloem, De Waal Basson, and Antonie Basson - and was never supposed to be a restaurant chain, but rather a strong retail coffee bean brand. And although Bloem jokes that if he had his way, they would still only run their single Sea Point store, today, Bootlegger has grown into one of the country's biggest coffee shop and restaurant franchises.

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