BLACKBURN'S billionaire Issa brothers have announced they are to launch more than 100 new LEON coffee kiosks across their retail empire.

The new drinks points will be introduced to their Asda supermarkets and EG convenience stores.

The brothers Mohnsin and Zuber bought naturally fast-food brand LEON in May last year and promptly unveiled a job-creating investment plan to opening more restaurants.

LEON currently has coffee kiosks in 65 of EG’s convenience stores and 33 Asda stores.

Four additional self-serve coffee outlets will arrive in EG sites ahead of Christmas with more than100 launching in Asda stores early next year, offering customers barista-quality coffee at the touch of a button.

It will bring the total number of the stalls to more than 200.

Alongside the kiosk rollout, LEON has started selling grocery coffee beans and grounds in 385 Asda stores.

Combining stores and restaurants, this now gives customers over 680 locations to buy the brand's coffee.

In addition, LEON is also introducing its new Almond Praline latte as a latest seasonal treat.

Combining the brand’s organic beans and organic milk with an organic nutty almond praline syrup mix it is be marketed as the perfect winter warmer.

Glenn Edwards, managing director of LEON, said: “This announcement marks another milestone in our expansion programme – and shows how LEON’s coffee is fast becoming a favourite with coffee drinkers across the UK.

"We continue to invest and innovate, with the intention to make LEON more accessible to more customers.

"Whether in our drive-thrus, restaurants, self-serve or through our grocery offer, we continue to make it easier for everybody to eat well, live well and be kind to the planet.”

Kiosk Coffee options will include Americano, Flat White, Cappuccino, Latte, Mocha, Hot Chocolate and the Almond Praline Latte

Tea options will include English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Peppermint, Lemon and Ginger and Green

Coffee prices start at £2.50.

LEON’s coffee is the first on the high street to carry a triple certification, guaranteeing not only that it is organic and fairtrade, but also that it supports the World Land Trust.

For every coffee bought, LEON customers can make their contribution to helping to save the rainforest.

So far LEON has saved over 11 million metres of rainforest in coffee-growing regions and bought and preserved an area of the LEON de Montana mountain forest, Western Peru.