Starbucks bets on India's premium coffee boom amid rising competitionStarbucks is expanding its premium Reserve stores in India, aiming to capture a growing coffee market. The company sees intensified competi...
31 Jul, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Brands rewrite Gen Z playbook, double down on Instagram to win young consumers"Given the explosion of interest on Instagram in the past few weeks, we are allocating at least 25% more ad and promotional spends on the p...
30 Jul, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Starbucks taps tech's wonder kid and serves Microsoft, IBM a cold brewStarbucks is developing artificial intelligence tools internally to replace existing software. These new applications could replace systems...
10 Jul, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
Blue Tokai brews up competition with Starbucks in India’s potential $1.15 billion market: ReportSpecialty coffee chain Blue Tokai plans to triple its store count to 800 by FY30. The company aims to open 120 new cafes this financial yea...
08 Jul, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Swiggy partners with Blue Tokai to deliver coffee in 15 minutes via SNACCSwiggy partners with Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters to offer instant coffee delivery through the SNACC app, boasting a 15-minute delivery promi...
13 Jan, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
Depresso! Cafés go through the grinderStarbucks, Barista, Chaayos, and Third Wave Coffee are facing a slowdown in growth due to rising competition and reduced consumer spending....
09 Jan, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Indian coffee chain Blue Tokai targets three-fold revenue before deciding on IPOIndian coffee chain Blue Tokai is brewing ambitious plans for expansion. Aiming to triple its revenue by 2027, the company plans to expand ...
19 Nov, 2024, 01.43 PM IST
Blue Tokai Coffee gets a Verlinvest flavourVerlinvest is set to invest Rs 200 crore in Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters at a Rs 1,200-crore valuation. Existing investors Hemendra Kothari’s...
31 Aug, 2024, 08.05 AM IST
12 Flags Group takes a sip of Blue TokaiThe investment by 12 Flags comes at a time when cafe chains in India are growing faster than quick service restaurants (QSRs), fuelled by y...
10 Apr, 2024, 12.49 AM IST
Rakesh Kapoor-backed 12 Flags invests in Blue Tokai; its first investment in IndiaIn addition to new-age specialty coffee chains such as Blue Tokai, Third Wave and Slay, there are legacy brands such as Tata Starbucks, Cos...
09 Apr, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Blue Tokai revenue surges 70% in FY23; loss up 3.5 times as firm expands footprintSpecialty coffee brand Blue Tokai saw its total expenses balloon to Rs 166 crore in FY23 from Rs 90 crore in the previous fiscal primarily ...
05 Feb, 2024, 07.17 AM IST
Third Wave Coffee lays off employees months after fundraiseThird Wave confirmed the layoffs to ET in a statement, saying that it was a “one-time restructuring exercise to consolidate our teams”.
15 Dec, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
Deepika Padukone dips toe in speciality coffee with investment in Blue TokaiKa Enterprises has joined Blue Tokai’s Series B round announced in January this year, in which it raised $30 million at a valuation of arou...
15 Sep, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
Specialty coffee startup Blue Tokai raises $30 million in funding led by A91 PartnersBlue Tokai’s latest capital raise comes on the back of other new age specialty coffee firms also drawing increased consumer and investor in...
18 Jan, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: DTC tea brand Vahdam Teas partners Blue Tokai for online deliveryWith this partnership, Vahdam’s collection of artisanal teas will be sold on the coffee brand’s flagship portal for delivery for at-home co...
18 Jun, 2020, 03.00 PM IST
Pitch problems: How a VC stumped meAsking for money is never easy. In this column, entrepreneurs talk about how angel investors and VCs stumped them with hard questions durin...
31 Mar, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters raises first seed fundingThe company is expected to realise Rs 2 crore from its sales in the current financial year and in last three years its sales have been doub...
01 Feb, 2016, 03.02 PM IST