Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd. was founded in 1996 and engages in the following businesses: integrated multimodal logistics, financial services, commercial office space leasing, services for hospitality, investment, and other corporate responsibilities. Through its numerous subsidiaries, Coffee Day Enterprises Limited, the parent business of the Coffee Day Group, operates in a number of industries, including retail coffee, exports, and hotel services.
Café Coffee Day Quick Overview
| Particular | Details |
| Company Name | Café Coffee Day |
| Type | Subsidiary of Coffee Day Enterprises / Private Coffeehouse Chain |
| Industry | Coffeehouse & Café Retail |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | V. G. Siddhartha |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India |
| Parent Company | Coffee Day Enterprises Limited / Coffee Day Global Limited |
| Core Business | Café retailing, coffee beverages, snacks & related food services |
| Major Products / Offerings | Espresso, cappuccino, latte, tea, pastries, sandwiches, smoothies |
| Area Served | India & formerly international outlets in Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Nepal & Egypt |
| Number of Outlets | ~420+ cafes in India (2025) (network has declined from peak) |
| Employee Strength | ~20,000+ |
| Business Model | Coffeehouse spaces, kiosks, vending machines, packaged coffee & exports |
| Notable Subsidiaries / Formats | Café Emporio, Coffee Day Fresh ’n’ Ground, Coffee Day Xpress, Coffee Day Beverages, Coffee Day Exports |
| Historical Highlights | First outlet opened on Brigade Road, Bengaluru; pioneer of café culture in India |
| Challenges & Restructuring | Founder’s death (2019), financial stress & restructuring; bankruptcy proceedings filed |
| Official Website | cafecoffeeday.com |
Net Worth and Market Cap
In 2021, net income decreased by ₹583.92 crore (US$69 million), while total assets decreased by ₹6,601.80 crore (US$780 million).
Corporate Leadership
Coffee Day Global, the parent company of the Coffee Day chain, was founded in 1996 by V. G. Siddhartha.
Overview of Services
It is a division of Coffee Day Enterprises Limited. Austria, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Nepal, and Egypt are among the countries where CCD operates internationally. Smoothies, Cappuccinos, Tea Pastries, and Coffee are its products that gained popularity.
Scale of Operations
On July 11, 1996, the first CCD store opened on Brigade Road in Bangalore, Karnataka. It quickly spread to other Indian cities; by 2011, there were over 1,000 cafés operating nationwide. When Siddhartha died in 2018, Coffee Day had about 1,700 cafés, over 500 kiosks, over 400 Fresh & Ground locations, and over 47,500 vending machines put in the offices of various businesses.
The company operated 450 cafés in 141 cities as of September 2024. As of September 30, 2025, there were 423 cafes and 55,733 vending machines. Its flagship brand, Café Coffee Day (CCD), runs 265 CCD Value Express kiosks for consumers who are constantly on the go in addition to 450 cafes spread throughout 141 cities.
The company owns and operates upscale boutique resorts in Karnataka’s most popular tourist locations under the brand “The Serai” in the hospitality sector. Additionally, the corporation operates a vast network of 52,581 coffee dispensing machines in hotels and corporate offices nationwide. Coffee Day’s subsidiaries include Café Emporio, Coffee Day Fresh ‘n Ground, Coffee Day Xpress, Coffee Day Take Away, Coffee Day Exports, Coffee Day Perfect, Coffee Day Beverages.
