how many costas are there in the uk
Costa Coffee Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by the Costa family as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. Acquired by Whitbread in 1995, it has since grown to 3,401 stores across 31 countries. The business has 2,121 UK restaurants, over 6,000 Costa Express vending facilities and a further 1,280 outlets overseas (including 395 in China).[1][3]
Economy of Costa Rica The country has evolved from an economy that once depended solely on agriculture, to one that is more diverse, based on tourism, electronics and medical components exports, medical manufacturing and IT services.[12][14] Corporate services for foreign companies employ some 3% of the workforce.[15] Of the GDP, 5.5% is generated by agriculture, 18.6% by industry and 75.9% by services (2016).[2] Agriculture employs 12.9% of the labor force, industry 18.57%, services 69.02% (2016)[16] Many foreign companies operate in the various Free-trade zones.[17] In 2015, exports totalled US$12.6 billion while imports totalled US$15 billion for a trade deficit of US$2.39 billion.[6]