Cibo Espresso, commonly Cibo (pronounced: ˈtʃibo), is a café and coffee shop franchise based in Adelaide, South Australia. Formerly owned by parent company Retail Zoo, it was sold to Gloria Jean's Coffees in 2024.[1]
Founding
It was founded in 2000 by Roberto Cardone, Angelo Inglese, Salvatore Pepe and Claudio Ferraro, and grew to 20 locations before being sold to Retail Zoo in 2012.[2] It subsequently grew to 28 locations in South Australia along with one each in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The café aimed to deliver traditional Italian food made from local ingredients in an Italian atmosphere.[3]