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{{Short description|Coffehouse chain}}
{{Short description|Coffeehouse chain}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Cafe Coffee Day
| name = Cafe Coffee Day
| logo = Cafe Coffee Day logo.png
| logo = Café Coffee Day.svg
| logo_caption =  
| logo_size = 150px
| image =
| image_caption = A Cafe Coffee Day store in [[Raipur]]
| trade_name = Café Coffee Day
| trade_name = Café Coffee Day
| type = [[Subsidiary]] of Coffee Day Enterprises
| type = [[Subsidiary]] of Coffee Day Enterprises
| traded_as = {{BSE|539436}}<br />{{NSE|COFFEEDAY}}<br /><small>(parent company)</small>
| traded_as = {{BSE|539436}}<br />{{NSE|COFFEEDAY}}<br /><small>(parent company)</small>
| ISIN = INE335K01011
| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|INE335K01011}}
| industry = [[Coffeehouse]]
| industry = [[Coffeehouse]]
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1996}}
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1996}}
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| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Worldwide
| founder = [[V. G. Siddhartha]]
| founder = [[V. G. Siddhartha]]
| key_people = {{ubl|S. V. Ranganath<br />{{small|(Interim Chairman)}}|Malavika Hegde<br />{{small|(CEO)}}}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/a-year-after-vg-siddharthas-death-wife-malavika-hegde-takes-charge-of-coffee-day-as-new-ceo/articleshow/79621120.cms?from=mdr | title=A year after VG Siddhartha's death, wife Malavika Hegde takes charge of Coffee Day as new CEO | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=8 December 2020 | access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>
| key_people = {{ubl|S. V. Ranganath<br />{{small|(Interim Chairman)}}|[[Malavika Hegde]]<br />{{small|(CEO)}}}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/a-year-after-vg-siddharthas-death-wife-malavika-hegde-takes-charge-of-coffee-day-as-new-ceo/articleshow/79621120.cms?from=mdr | title=A year after VG Siddhartha's death, wife Malavika Hegde takes charge of Coffee Day as new CEO | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=8 December 2020 | access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>
| products = {{hlist
| products = {{flatlist|
|[[Coffee]]
* [[Coffee]]
|[[Tea]]
* [[Tea]]
|[[Pastries]]
* [[Pastries]]
|[[Cappuccino]]
* [[Cappuccino]]
|[[Smoothies]]}}
* [[Smoothies]]
}}
| revenue = {{down}} {{INRConvert|1024.79|c}} (2021)<ref name="Annual report">{{Cite web |url=http://www.coffeeday.com/PDF/CoffeeDayAR2018-19Final_compressed.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006203121/https://coffeeday.com/PDF/CoffeeDayAR2018-19Final_compressed.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2021 |title=Coffee Day Annual Report 2019 |access-date=30 March 2020 }}</ref>
| revenue = {{down}} {{INRConvert|1024.79|c}} (2021)<ref name="Annual report">{{Cite web |url=http://www.coffeeday.com/PDF/CoffeeDayAR2018-19Final_compressed.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006203121/https://coffeeday.com/PDF/CoffeeDayAR2018-19Final_compressed.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2021 |title=Coffee Day Annual Report 2019 |access-date=30 March 2020 }}</ref>
| operating_income = {{down}} {{INRConvert|-559.02|c}} (2021)
| operating_income = {{down}} {{INRConvert|-559.02|c}} (2021)
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| num_employees = 20,135<ref name="Annual report" />
| num_employees = 20,135<ref name="Annual report" />
| parent = '''Coffee Day Enterprises'''
| parent = '''Coffee Day Enterprises'''
| subsid = Café Emporio <br />
| subsid = {{flatlist|
Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground <br />
* Café Emporio
Coffee Day Xpress <br />
* Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground
Coffee Day Take Away <br />
* Coffee Day Xpress
Coffee Day Exports <br />
* Coffee Day Take Away
Coffee Day Perfect <br />
* Coffee Day Exports
Coffee Day Beverages
* Coffee Day Perfect
* Coffee Day Beverages
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/|cafecoffeeday.com}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/|cafecoffeeday.com}}
}}
}}
'''Café Coffee Day''' ('''CCD''') is an Indian [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[List of coffeehouse chains|chain]] of [[Coffeehouse|coffeehouses]] headquartered in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]. It is a subsidiary of Coffee Day Enterprises Limited. Internationally, CCDs are present in [[Austria]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Malaysia]], [[Nepal]] and [[Egypt]].
'''Café Coffee Day''' ('''CCD''') is an Indian multinational [[List of coffeehouse chains|chain]] of [[coffeehouse]]s headquartered in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]. It is a subsidiary of Coffee Day Enterprises Limited. Internationally, CCD is present in Austria, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Nepal, and Egypt.


==History==
==History==
Café Coffee Day Global Limited Company is a [[Chikkamagaluru]]-based business which grows coffee in its own estates of 20,000 [[Acre|acres]].<ref name="business.in.com">{{cite web|url=http://business.in.com/article/big-bet/vg-siddhartha-is-branching-out/26282/0|title=Forbes India Magazine – V.G. Siddhartha is Branching Out|access-date=9 July 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008092739/http://business.in.com/article/big-bet/vg-siddhartha-is-branching-out/26282/0|archive-date=8 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the largest producer of [[Arabica coffee|arabica]] beans in Asia, exporting to various countries including [[U.S.]], [[Europe]], and [[Japan]].<ref name="fullbeans">{{cite news |title=Full of beans |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140403/jsp/you/18146793.jsp |date=3 April 2014 |agency=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |access-date=Jul 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729173913/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140403/jsp/you/18146793.jsp |archive-date=29 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Café Coffee Day Global Limited Company is a [[Chikkamagaluru]]-based business that grows coffee in its own estates of 20,000 acres.<ref name="business.in.com">{{cite web|url=http://business.in.com/article/big-bet/vg-siddhartha-is-branching-out/26282/0|title=Forbes India Magazine – V.G. Siddhartha is Branching Out|access-date=9 July 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008092739/http://business.in.com/article/big-bet/vg-siddhartha-is-branching-out/26282/0|archive-date=8 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the largest producer of [[Arabica coffee|arabica]] beans in Asia, exporting to various countries including U.S., Europe, and Japan.<ref name="fullbeans">{{cite news |title=Full of beans |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140403/jsp/you/18146793.jsp |date=3 April 2014 |agency=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |access-date=Jul 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729173913/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140403/jsp/you/18146793.jsp |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


[[V. G. Siddhartha]] started the café chain in 1996 when he incorporated Coffee Day Global, which is the parent of the Coffee Day chain.<ref name="ccdvstsb">{{cite news |title=VG Siddhartha: The man who tasted success through coffee |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/vg-siddhartha-the-man-who-tasted-success-through-coffee/articleshow/70443514.cms |date=30 July 2019 |publisher=Economic Times |access-date=Jul 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730054853/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/vg-siddhartha-the-man-who-tasted-success-through-coffee/articleshow/70443514.cms |archive-date=30 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first CCD outlet was set up on July 11, 1996, at [[Brigade Road]], [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. It rapidly expanded to other cities in [[India]], with more than 1,000 cafés open across the nation by 2011.
[[V. G. Siddhartha]] started the café chain in 1996 when he incorporated Coffee Day Global, which is the parent of the Coffee Day chain.<ref name="ccdvstsb">{{cite news |title=VG Siddhartha: The man who tasted success through coffee |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/vg-siddhartha-the-man-who-tasted-success-through-coffee/articleshow/70443514.cms |date=30 July 2019 |publisher=Economic Times |access-date=Jul 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730054853/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/vg-siddhartha-the-man-who-tasted-success-through-coffee/articleshow/70443514.cms |archive-date=30 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first CCD outlet was set up on July 11, 1996, at [[Brigade Road]], [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. It rapidly expanded to other cities in India, with more than 1,000 cafés open across the nation by 2011.


In 2010, it was announced that a consortium led by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] would invest {{INRConvert|1000|c|lk=|year=2010}} in Coffee Day Resorts, owned by the company.<ref name="kkrmillion">{{cite news |title=KKR-led consortium to invest Rs 1k-cr in Coffee Day Resorts |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news/27618290_1_kkr-cafe-coffee-day-coffee-bars |date=15 March 2010 |agency=Economic Times |access-date=Jul 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708203153/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news/27618290_1_kkr-cafe-coffee-day-coffee-bars |archive-date=8 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, the logo was changed to the current logo, which the company stated was to showcase the chain as a place to talk.<ref name="newlogo">{{cite news|title=Cafe Coffee Day unveils new logo|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29049/cafe-coffee-day-unveils-logo.html|date=6 October 2010|agency=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=Bangalore|access-date=Jul 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728144351/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29049/cafe-coffee-day-unveils-logo.html|archive-date=28 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> This was done with major changes in the layout of the stores, including the addition of lounges and a total revamp of the interiors.<ref name="makeover">{{cite news |title=Cafe Coffee Day to go for makeover, to open 180 outlets this fiscal |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-cafe-coffee-day-to-go-for-makeover-to-open-180-outlets-this-fiscal-1402432 |date=28 June 2010 |agency=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Barcelona |access-date=Jul 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729032157/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-cafe-coffee-day-to-go-for-makeover-to-open-180-outlets-this-fiscal-1402432 |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2010, it was announced that a consortium led by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] would invest {{INRConvert|1000|c|lk=|year=2010}} in Coffee Day Resorts, owned by the company.<ref name="kkrmillion">{{cite news |title=KKR-led consortium to invest Rs 1k-cr in Coffee Day Resorts |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news/27618290_1_kkr-cafe-coffee-day-coffee-bars |date=15 March 2010 |agency=Economic Times |access-date=Jul 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708203153/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news/27618290_1_kkr-cafe-coffee-day-coffee-bars |archive-date=8 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The same year, the logo was changed to the current logo, which the company stated was to showcase the chain as a place to talk.<ref name="newlogo">{{cite news|title=Cafe Coffee Day unveils new logo|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29049/cafe-coffee-day-unveils-logo.html|date=6 October 2010|agency=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=Bangalore|access-date=Jul 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728144351/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29049/cafe-coffee-day-unveils-logo.html|archive-date=28 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> This was done with major changes in the layout of the stores, including the addition of lounges and a total revamp of the interiors.<ref name="makeover">{{cite news |title=Cafe Coffee Day to go for makeover, to open 180 outlets this fiscal |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-cafe-coffee-day-to-go-for-makeover-to-open-180-outlets-this-fiscal-1402432 |date=28 June 2010 |agency=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Barcelona |access-date=Jul 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729032157/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-cafe-coffee-day-to-go-for-makeover-to-open-180-outlets-this-fiscal-1402432 |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<gallery>
<gallery width="120" heights="90">
Image:Happy Valentine's Day...!.jpg|A cup of coffee at Café Coffee Day
Happy Valentine's Day...!.jpg|A cup of coffee at Café Coffee Day
File:Cafecoffeday.JPG|Sandwich, coffee and tea served at CCD
Cafecoffeday.JPG|Sandwich, coffee and tea served at CCD
</gallery>
</gallery>


The company is vertically integrated as per the strategy to cut costs: from owning the plantations<ref name="business.in.com"/> to growing the coffee,<ref name="business.in.com"/> making the coffee machines<ref name="businesstoday.intoday.in">{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/competition-in-coffee-retailing-grows/1/17520.html|title=Competition in the coffee retailing sector steps up|access-date=22 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115121954/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/competition-in-coffee-retailing-grows/1/17520.html|archive-date=15 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and making the furniture for the outlets.<ref name="business.in.com"/>
The company is vertically integrated as per the strategy to cut costs: from owning the plantations<ref name="business.in.com"/> to growing the coffee,<ref name="business.in.com"/> making the coffee machines<ref name="businesstoday.intoday.in">{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/competition-in-coffee-retailing-grows/1/17520.html|title=Competition in the coffee retailing sector steps up|date=18 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115121954/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/competition-in-coffee-retailing-grows/1/17520.html|archive-date=15 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and making the furniture for the outlets.<ref name="business.in.com"/>


On 29 July 2019, [[V. G. Siddhartha|Siddhartha]] went missing, and his body was found in the [[Netravati River|Nethravathi river]] backwaters two days later. A letter, assumed to be written by [[V. G. Siddhartha|Siddhartha]] addressing the board of directors and staff, was made public in which he takes responsibility for not creating a profitable business model.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pixr8.com/news/indias-leading-coffee-chain-cafe-coffee-day-founder-dead-body-found/ |title=India’s leading Coffee Chain Cafe Coffee Day founder dead body found |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731060932/https://pixr8.com/news/indias-leading-coffee-chain-cafe-coffee-day-founder-dead-body-found/ |archive-date=31 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 29 July 2019, Siddhartha went missing, and his body was found in the [[Netravati River|Nethravathi river]] backwaters two days later. A letter, assumed to be written by Siddhartha addressing the board of directors and staff, was made public in which he takes responsibility for not creating a profitable business model.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pixr8.com/news/indias-leading-coffee-chain-cafe-coffee-day-founder-dead-body-found/ |title=India's leading Coffee Chain Cafe Coffee Day founder dead body found |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731060932/https://pixr8.com/news/indias-leading-coffee-chain-cafe-coffee-day-founder-dead-body-found/ |archive-date=31 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In September 2019, the company appointed auditing firm [[Ernst & Young|Ernst and Young]] to scrutinize their books of accounts. They also indicated the auditor will also look into circumstances of the last letter written by the founder and the points he made in it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/business/coffee-day-enterprise-appoints-global-accounting-firm-ey-to-scrutnize-book-of-accounts-2263585.html|title=Coffee Day Enterprise Appoints Global Accounting Firm EY to Scrutnise Book of Accounts|website=News18|access-date=2019-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903140818/https://www.news18.com/news/business/coffee-day-enterprise-appoints-global-accounting-firm-ey-to-scrutnize-book-of-accounts-2263585.html|archive-date=3 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2019, the company appointed auditing firm [[Ernst & Young|Ernst and Young]] to scrutinize their books of accounts. They also indicated the auditor will also look into circumstances of the last letter written by the founder and the points he made in it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/business/coffee-day-enterprise-appoints-global-accounting-firm-ey-to-scrutnize-book-of-accounts-2263585.html|title=Coffee Day Enterprise Appoints Global Accounting Firm EY to Scrutnise Book of Accounts|website=News18|date=8 August 2019 |access-date=2019-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903140818/https://www.news18.com/news/business/coffee-day-enterprise-appoints-global-accounting-firm-ey-to-scrutnize-book-of-accounts-2263585.html|archive-date=3 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


In March 2020, Coffee Day Enterprises Limited announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Global Village Technology Park, a 90-acre tech park on the outskirts of [[Bengaluru]], for a total consideration of ₹2,700 crore for repaying the debt of Cafe Coffee Day's associate firms and their promoters.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laskar|first=Anirudh|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/coffee-day-gets-rs-1800-crore-from-blackstone-for-it-park-deal-11585319349415.html|title=Coffee Day gets Rs. 1800 crore from Blackstone for IT park deal|date=27 March 2020|work=Live Mint|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
In March 2020, Coffee Day Enterprises Limited announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Global Village Technology Park, a 90-acre tech park on the outskirts of [[Bengaluru]], for a total consideration of ₹2,700 crore for repaying the debt of Cafe Coffee Day's associate firms and their promoters.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laskar|first=Anirudh|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/coffee-day-gets-rs-1800-crore-from-blackstone-for-it-park-deal-11585319349415.html|title=Coffee Day gets Rs. 1800 crore from Blackstone for IT park deal|date=27 March 2020|work=Live Mint|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> In 2023, [[IndusInd Bank]] filed a bankruptcy petition against Cafe Coffee Day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad B |first=keshava |date=24 July 2023 |title=ದಿವಾಳಿ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಕಾಫಿ ಡೇ ಗ್ಲೋಬಲ್ |url=https://vistaranews.com/commerce/coffee-day-global-coffee-day-global-filed-for-liquidation/408833.html |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=Vistara News}}</ref>


==Outlets==
==Outlets==
As of June 2021, the company had 550 café outlets in different cities of India. <ref name="Q1 2022 report" />
Prior to Siddhartha's death in 2018, Coffee Day had nearly 1,700 cafes, 500-plus kiosks, more than 400 Fresh & Ground outlets, and over 47,500 vending machines placed in offices of different companies. <ref>{{Cite web |title=V G Siddhartha: Life, Legacy and Lessons of CCD Founder |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/v-g-siddhartha-the-man-behind-cafe-coffee-day-and-the-business-he-left-behind-3837276 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
<gallery>
 
File:Cafe Coffee Day, Devaraj Urs Road, Mysore City.jpg|Mysore outlet
As of September 2024, the company had 450 café outlets in 141 cities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kannan |first=Uma |date=2024-09-04 |title=Cafe Coffee Day’s presence falls to 141 cities, outlets drop to 450 in FY24 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2024/Sep/04/cafe-coffee-days-presence-falls-to-141-cities-outlets-drop-to-450-in-fy24 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> As of September 30, 2025, the cafe count stood at 423 while the vending machine business has survived with 55,733 machines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=V G Siddhartha: Life, Legacy and Lessons of CCD Founder |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/v-g-siddhartha-the-man-behind-cafe-coffee-day-and-the-business-he-left-behind-3837276 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
File:Café Coffee Day in Kempegowda Airport, Aug 2008.jpg|Bangalore Airport
<gallery width="120" heights="90">
Cafe Coffee Day Barkatpura Hyderabad.jpg|Hyderabad
Café Coffee Day in Kempegowda Airport, Aug 2008.jpg|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore Airport]]
Cafe coffee day cyber hub phase 3.jpg|[[Gurgaon]]
Cafe Coffee Day Barkatpura Hyderabad.jpg|[[Hyderabad]]
Cafe Coffee Day, Novy Smichov, Prague.jpg|[[Prague]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Subsidiaries==
==Subsidiaries==
In June 2010, CCD acquired Café Emporio, a café chain from the [[Czech Republic]]. At that time, Café Emporio had 11 cafés in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/72821/cafe-coffee-day-acquires-cafe.html |title=CCD acquires Czech Republic’s Cafe Emporio |access-date=30 March 2020 |date=1 June 2010 }}</ref>
In June 2010, CCD acquired Café Emporio, a café chain from the [[Czech Republic]]. At that time, Café Emporio had 11 cafés in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/72821/cafe-coffee-day-acquires-cafe.html |title=CCD acquires Czech Republic's Cafe Emporio |access-date=30 March 2020 |date=1 June 2010 }}</ref>


Café Coffee Day's divisions include:
Café Coffee Day's divisions include:
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* [[Tata Starbucks]]
* [[Tata Starbucks]]
{{portal|Coffee}}
{{portal|Coffee}}
== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}{{commonscat|Café Coffee Day}}
{{reflist}}{{commons category|Café Coffee Day}}
 
==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in India]]

Latest revision as of 17:33, 19 February 2026


Cafe Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day
Traded asBSE539436
NSECOFFEEDAY
(parent company)
ISINTemplate:ISIN
IndustryCoffeehouse
Founded1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Founder(s)V. G. Siddhartha
HeadquartersCoffee Day Square, Vittal Mallya Road, ,
Number of locations
550[2] (2021)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
[3]
Products
RevenueDecrease 1,024.79 crore (US$140 million) (2021)[4]
Decrease −559.02 crore (US$−78 million) (2021)
Decrease −583.92 crore (US$−82 million) (2021)
Total assetsDecrease 6,601.80 crore (US$930 million) (2021)
Total equityDecrease 3,896.40 crore (US$550 million) (2021)
Number of employees
20,135[4]
ParentCoffee Day Enterprises
Subsidiaries
  • Café Emporio
  • Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground
  • Coffee Day Xpress
  • Coffee Day Take Away
  • Coffee Day Exports
  • Coffee Day Perfect
  • Coffee Day Beverages
Websitecafecoffeeday.com

Café Coffee Day (CCD) is an Indian multinational chain of coffeehouses headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is a subsidiary of Coffee Day Enterprises Limited. Internationally, CCD is present in Austria, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Nepal, and Egypt.

History[edit | edit source]

Café Coffee Day Global Limited Company is a Chikkamagaluru-based business that grows coffee in its own estates of 20,000 acres.[5] It is the largest producer of arabica beans in Asia, exporting to various countries including U.S., Europe, and Japan.[6]

V. G. Siddhartha started the café chain in 1996 when he incorporated Coffee Day Global, which is the parent of the Coffee Day chain.[7] The first CCD outlet was set up on July 11, 1996, at Brigade Road, Bangalore, Karnataka. It rapidly expanded to other cities in India, with more than 1,000 cafés open across the nation by 2011.

In 2010, it was announced that a consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts would invest 1,000 crore (equivalent to 18 billion or US$250 million in 2019) in Coffee Day Resorts, owned by the company.[8] The same year, the logo was changed to the current logo, which the company stated was to showcase the chain as a place to talk.[9] This was done with major changes in the layout of the stores, including the addition of lounges and a total revamp of the interiors.[10]

The company is vertically integrated as per the strategy to cut costs: from owning the plantations[5] to growing the coffee,[5] making the coffee machines[11] and making the furniture for the outlets.[5]

On 29 July 2019, Siddhartha went missing, and his body was found in the Nethravathi river backwaters two days later. A letter, assumed to be written by Siddhartha addressing the board of directors and staff, was made public in which he takes responsibility for not creating a profitable business model.[12]

In September 2019, the company appointed auditing firm Ernst and Young to scrutinize their books of accounts. They also indicated the auditor will also look into circumstances of the last letter written by the founder and the points he made in it.[13]

In March 2020, Coffee Day Enterprises Limited announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Global Village Technology Park, a 90-acre tech park on the outskirts of Bengaluru, for a total consideration of ₹2,700 crore for repaying the debt of Cafe Coffee Day's associate firms and their promoters.[14] In 2023, IndusInd Bank filed a bankruptcy petition against Cafe Coffee Day.[15]

Outlets[edit | edit source]

Prior to Siddhartha's death in 2018, Coffee Day had nearly 1,700 cafes, 500-plus kiosks, more than 400 Fresh & Ground outlets, and over 47,500 vending machines placed in offices of different companies. [16]

As of September 2024, the company had 450 café outlets in 141 cities.[17] As of September 30, 2025, the cafe count stood at 423 while the vending machine business has survived with 55,733 machines.[18]

Subsidiaries[edit | edit source]

In June 2010, CCD acquired Café Emporio, a café chain from the Czech Republic. At that time, Café Emporio had 11 cafés in the Czech Republic.[19]

Café Coffee Day's divisions include:

See also[edit | edit source]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. "Coffeeday Group – Contact". www.coffeeday.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "Coffee Day Quarterly Report Q1 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "A year after VG Siddhartha's death, wife Malavika Hegde takes charge of Coffee Day as new CEO". The Economic Times. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Coffee Day Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Forbes India Magazine – V.G. Siddhartha is Branching Out". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2001.
  6. "Full of beans". Calcutta. The Telegraph. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. "VG Siddhartha: The man who tasted success through coffee". Economic Times. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. "KKR-led consortium to invest Rs 1k-cr in Coffee Day Resorts". Economic Times. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  9. "Cafe Coffee Day unveils new logo". Bangalore. Deccan Herald. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. "Cafe Coffee Day to go for makeover, to open 180 outlets this fiscal". Barcelona. Daily News and Analysis. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  11. "Competition in the coffee retailing sector steps up". 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  12. "India's leading Coffee Chain Cafe Coffee Day founder dead body found". 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. "Coffee Day Enterprise Appoints Global Accounting Firm EY to Scrutnise Book of Accounts". News18. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  14. Laskar, Anirudh (27 March 2020). "Coffee Day gets Rs. 1800 crore from Blackstone for IT park deal". Live Mint. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  15. Prasad B, keshava (24 July 2023). "ದಿವಾಳಿ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಕಾಫಿ ಡೇ ಗ್ಲೋಬಲ್". Vistara News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  16. "V G Siddhartha: Life, Legacy and Lessons of CCD Founder". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  17. Kannan, Uma (4 September 2024). "Cafe Coffee Day's presence falls to 141 cities, outlets drop to 450 in FY24". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  18. "V G Siddhartha: Life, Legacy and Lessons of CCD Founder". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  19. "CCD acquires Czech Republic's Cafe Emporio". 1 June 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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