Vida e Caffè (, ; stylized as vida e caffè, and often referred to simply as vida) is a privately owned South African café franchise, and supplier of beverage products. It is one of the largest café chains in South Africa.
Headquartered in Cape Town, vida operates over 320 stores on the African continent, in a variety of formats. The company also operates sweetbeet, a subsidiary health-focused restaurant chain with 10 outlets (most of which are located in Cape Town).[2][3] The name vida e caffè means 'life and coffee', mixing the Portuguese for 'life' with the Italian for 'and coffee'.[6]
History
Vida e Caffè opened their first store in Kloof Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, in October 2001. When doing so, vida drew inspiration from street cafés in Portugal, and blended that with an African style.[1]