Britt Shops, the mega-successful coffee/chocolate/souvenir airport gift store born in Costa Rica, celebrates its 15th anniversary. Today there are 137 stores, almost all in Latin American and the Caribbean, with 57 in Costa Rica alone.
Look out Starbucks: Tico corporation Grupo Britt opened its first gourmet coffee store in Costa Rica this week at Multiplaza Escazú, west of the capital.