Café Coffee Day

Darby Overseas Investments, a private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investment, has picked up a stake worth $25 million in Coffee Day, owned by Bengaluru-based Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd (ABCTL). Commenting on the developments, VG Siddhartha, chairman, ABCTL,...

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has planned to offer retail space in its upcoming metro stations in Gurgaon. Confirming the development to Indiaretailing, DMRC's chief public relations officer Anuj Dayal said, “The Sushant Lok Metro Station, which will be on...

Tata Tea, the country’s largest tea company by volume, made a first-of-its-kind foray into the out-of-home beverage segment by unveiling a new retail format christened Chai Unchai in Bengaluru. Targeting the youth, the company opened its first Chai Unchai...

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), on January 12, will open HiQ – the first fuel retail outlet from the company at Maddur on Mysore-Bengaluru highway. “We will be catering to an elite traffic as the highway remains frequented by...

Plans are afoot by Dubai-based Landmark Group to bring a global coffee chain to India. Landmark is in talks with two international coffee chains and is expected to seal a master-franchise agreement with one of them in the next...

RMZ Corp, the Bangalore-based corporate real estate developer, has launched an innovative retail space with The Bay at their IT park, RMZ Infinity, on Old Madras Road, Bangalore. In a bid to add value to the workspace of clients,...

Café Coffee Day (CCD), a division of the coffee conglomerate Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co. Ltd, has announced its expansion plans in the international market with the opening of 30 outlets in Europe in the next two years. The...

Tapping into the ongoing telecom revolution, Mumbai-based mKhoj has started a niche, first-of-its-kind mobile advertising service. The service enables retailers to advertise their products directly on mobile phones via sms, thereby also allowing consumers access to deals from thousands...

Barista heralded the concept of ‘out-of-home premium coffee consumption’ in outlets with an ‘attitude’. However, a lot of retail coffee has flown down the throat of Indian coffee lovers, since Barista made its foray in 2000. The Rs 500-crore premium...