{{Short description|Coffeehouse chain}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox company | name = Cafe Coffee Day | logo = Café Coffee Day.svg | logo_size = 150px | image = | image_caption = A Cafe Coffee Day store in Raipur | trade_name = Café Coffee Day | type = Subsidiary of Coffee Day Enterprises | traded_as = {{BSE|539436}}<br />{{NSE|COFFEEDAY}}<br /><small>(parent company)</small> | ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|INE335K01011}} | industry = Coffeehouse | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1996}} | hq_location = Coffee Day Square, Vittal Mallya Road | hq_location_city = Bengaluru, Karnataka | hq_location_country = India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coffeeday.com/contact.html|title=Coffeeday Group – Contact|website=www.coffeeday.com|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523231247/http://www.coffeeday.com/contact.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | num_locations = 550<ref name="Q1 2022 report">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/673b3133-e419-4c31-95fd-379430d913ee.pdf |title=Coffee Day Quarterly Report Q1 2022 |access-date=18 August 2021 }}</ref> | num_locations_year = 2021 | area_served = Worldwide | 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> | products = {{flatlist| * Coffee * Tea * Pastries * Cappuccino * 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> | operating_income = {{down}} {{INRConvert|-559.02|c}} (2021) | net_income = {{down}} {{INRConvert|-583.92|c}} (2021) | assets = {{down}} {{INRConvert|6601.80|c}} (2021) | equity = {{down}} {{INRConvert|3896.40|c}} (2021) | num_employees = 20,135<ref name="Annual report" /> | parent = '''Coffee Day Enterprises''' | subsid = {{flatlist| * Café Emporio * Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground * Coffee Day Xpress * Coffee Day Take Away * Coffee Day Exports * Coffee Day Perfect * Coffee Day Beverages }} | website = {{URL|https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/|cafecoffeeday.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== 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 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.
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 width="120" heights="90"> Happy Valentine's Day...!.jpg|A cup of coffee at Café Coffee Day Cafecoffeday.JPG|Sandwich, coffee and tea served at CCD </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|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, 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.<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 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 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== 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>
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> <gallery width="120" heights="90"> Café Coffee Day in Kempegowda Airport, Aug 2008.jpg|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>
==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>
Café Coffee Day's divisions include: * Coffee Day Fresh 'n' Ground, which owns 375 coffee bean and powder retail outlets<ref name="Annual report" /> * Coffee Day Square, a high-level coffee bar in Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi * Coffee Day Xpress, which runs 537 Coffee Day kiosks<ref name="Annual report" /> * Coffee Day Beverages, which runs over 56,799 vending machines<ref name="Annual report" /> * Coffee Day Exports, its exporting wing * Coffee Day Perfect, its fast-moving consumer goods packaged coffee division * Coffee Day B2C Plant, coffee vending machine manufacturing division
==See also== * List of coffeehouse chains * Tata Starbucks {{portal|Coffee}}
== Footnotes == {{reflist}}{{commons category|Café Coffee Day}}
==External links== * [https://www.cafecoffeeday.com/ Official website]
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