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Coffee Day Enterprises (Cafe Coffee Day) | The pioneer of Indian cafés, now smaller

2026.09.19

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Coffee Day Enterprises, established in 1996 and headquartered in Bengaluru, is a holding company that operates the cafe chain Cafe Coffee Day. It was the first mover that made the cafe format take root in India, but after the death of its founder the debt problems that surfaced led to asset sales and store closures, and its scale shrank sharply. Consolidated revenue for FY2026 (fiscal year ended March 2026) was ₹1,190 crore (1 crore = 10 million rupees), against ₹1,159 crore the previous year, with 424 stores. Coffee Day Global, which runs the cafe business, is reported to have turned a profit in the same period.

This article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026 This page is based on the disclosures and news reports from each company that we were able to confirm as of that date. Amounts in the text follow the notation commonly used in India, with ₹1 crore = 10 million rupees, and yen figures are approximations calculated at a little over 1.7 yen to the rupee. Store counts, funding raised, and results at Indian companies change over short periods, so when making a business decision, please check the latest information in primary sources such as each company's own announcements.

Coffee Day Enterprises is the company that operates Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), the chain that made the cafe format take root in India. It once had the country's largest cafe network, but it cut its store count sharply after its debt problems.

Company profile

Item	Details
Legal name	Coffee Day Enterprises Limited
Year founded	1996
Headquarters	Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Consolidated revenue	₹1,190 crore (FY2026 = fiscal year ended March 2026, approx. 20.7 billion yen). FY2025 was ₹1,159 crore
Number of stores	424 stores (end of FY2026. The previous year was 435)
Business	Coffee retail and export, office leasing, hospitality, and IT-related businesses
Listing	Listed on the BSE and NSE
Official website	cafecoffeeday.com

Business and strengths

It opened its first store in Bengaluru in 1996 and, with the line "A lot can happen over coffee," made cafes a fixture among young people in the cities. It was set up to hold everything in-house, from coffee estates to roasting and stores.

After the death of the founder, the debt problems that came to light led to asset sales and store closures, and the company now operates at a scale far smaller than at its peak.

Recent developments

Consolidated revenue for FY2026 (fiscal year ended March 2026) was ₹1,190 crore, roughly flat against ₹1,159 crore in FY2025. The store count fell to 424 (435 the previous year), but Coffee Day Global, which handles the cafe business, is reported to have turned a profit in the same period. Besides coffee retail, it takes the form of a holding company carrying several businesses such as office leasing and hospitality.

Points for Japanese companies

As an earlier example of running cafes at scale in India, it is worth looking at for the relationship between the speed of expansion and cash flow. It followed a path that contrasts with Tata Starbucks, which has moved ahead while holding back on openings.