A WORLDWIDE coffee brand will soon open its first branch in Basingstoke.

Black Sheep Coffee is expected to open its doors at Festival Place in mid-September.

The coffee shop chain has signed a 15-year lease for 3,678 sqft space in the shopping mall.

It will be located near Burger King, Lush, and Beaverbrooks.

Black Sheep Coffee serves quality drinks and snacks in its cafés and sells a variety of beans from around the world to order from the website.

Simon Barrett, managing director and head of asset management at AEW, which acquired Festival Place in 2015, said: “The arrival of Black Sheep Coffee at Festival Place is a great endorsement of the evolution that has taken place at the centre under AEW’s leadership. It reinforces Festival Place’s strategic leasing policy, which aims to increase the F&B provision to complement the traditional retail offer and position the centre as an all-day destination.”

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It was co-founded by Gabriel Shohet and Eirik Holth in 2013, sourcing and serving the first speciality-grade Robusta beans.

The name of the business is inspired from the pair going against market trends and becoming the "black sheeps" of the coffee world.

Besides the UK, Black Sheep Coffee have stores in France, Philippines and the USA.

Speaking previously to the Gazette, Festival Place director Neil Churchill confirmed that the coffee chain is coming to Basingstoke.

Black Sheep Coffee has been contacted for a comment.