In 1959, Oreste Costa and his family moved from
Borgo Val di Taro, Italy to Britain, and brought a traditional coffee bean drum roaster with them. In 1971, Sergio and his brother Bruno opened a small coffee roastery in London's
Fenchurch Street, supplying coffee shops and specialist retailers. By 1995, the chain had grown to 41 UK coffee shops, and was acquired by Whitbread. In 2019,
The Coca-Cola Company bought the company for US$4.9 billion, and as of 2023, there are 3,401 coffee shops in 31 countries. ==Personal life and death==