Café Coffee Day takes top honours at Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2010

Mumbai, March 05, 2010: India’s largest café chain Café Coffee Day (CCD) continues its leadership as an iconic retail brand whose dynamism and popularity have won it respect and admiration from both consumers and rivals. In a latest of a series of honours, the chain was conferred with the title of the Most Admired F&B Retailer of the Year: Cafes, Juice Bars and Parlours at the glittering third annual Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards ceremony in Mumbai last night. CCD won in the same category at the 2009 Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards as well.

Café Coffee Day fought off competition from four other finalists in the above mentioned category: Barista, Jus Booster Juice, Costa Coffee and Baskin Robbins.

The Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards -- IMAGES awards for excellence in food retailing, were part of the ongoing annual food industry conclave Food Forum India at The Renaissance, Mumbai. Incepted in 2008 by the IMAGES Group, Food Forum India is India’s largest gathering of food manufacturers, marketers, retailers and support organisations in India, and includes an exhibition, conferences and the awards ceremony. Year 2010 marks the third year for both Food Forum India and the Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards.

During fiscal 2009-10, Café Coffee Day has taken its retail presence to 882 outlets across the country, which is a growth of nearly 16 per cent over the previous fiscal year. The chain was ranked as the most likely winner by the industry due to its continuous and significant marketing initiatives through the year.

Besides CCD, 12 other food & grocery retailers, F&B brands and professionals received trophies in recognition of their achievements in the past year at the awards ceremony.

There’s an inviting ar oma in the air and it’s intoxicating!

Café Coffee Day launches ‘Layers’- Stimulating beverages to keep you warm during the Winter

Mumbai, November 06, 2009: The mercury around town has started dipping and the winter has started to set in. Warm up with Café Coffee Day’s (CCD) ‘Layers’ – A new range of signature coffee’s that will help you keep a check on the chill during the winter. CCD, the chain that offers refreshing moments to millions across the country now introduces a range of four special new offerings that are designed to beat the chill out of the winter!

Wake up and embrace the morning. Start your day on the right foot with Chocolayers - Hot choco-latte infused with hints of aromatic cinnamon, or you could try the Arctic Sun - Layers of vanilla ice cream laced with dark chocolate sauce, served with a double shot of espresso. It’s a bubbly symphony of Mocha and Java as hot and cold come alive together. A truly perfect way to start your day full of energy and feeling coffee fresh. Compliment your long and chilly evenings with Level Three - Irish crème flavoured Kaapi and spicy overtones come together to envelope you with warmth – just like your favourite cardigan. End your day with a Winterberry - A thick strawberry shake blanketed by pulpy mango puree. Its beyond doubt, winter’s chill in a glass. All these treats specially crafted for the connoisseur in you.

The ‘Layers’ range of coffees is available across the country at all Café Coffee Day outlets.

Commenting on Café Coffee Day’s latest introductions, Alok Gupta, Director, Café Coffee Day, India said, “At Café Coffee Day we are committed to enhancing the coffee experience for consumers through exciting new offerings. The ‘Layers’ range of beverages is a recognition of the fact that every season needs a specialized offering both in terms of the ingredients as well as taste. This new range of winter beverages is designed to tantalize the mind and refresh the senses and we look forward to our customers enjoying the winter with our new offering.”

About Café Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as coffee powders, cookies, mugs, coffee filters, etc. are available at the cafés.

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SaReGaMaPa over a cup of Coffee …

Ahmedabad, November 5, 2009: Always tuned to its customer’s needs, Café Coffee Day, India’s premier and largest chain of coffee cafés, had its discerning customers meet the next generation play back singers, Parthiv Gohil & Deepali Somaiyya of Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge fame over a cup of coffee at the Hari Om Café in Ahmedabad today.
In tune with the pulse of the younger generation, Zee TV’s decade old show Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge along with Café Coffee Day will run a joint contest for a period of one month. The contest will be spread across 160 cafes in the country, wherein one lucky CCD customer will get a special invite to be on the show.  
Alok Gupta, Director, Café Coffee Day, India, says “We believe that talent platforms hosted by TV channels are a very strong and effective medium to connect with our young and young at heart audiences. This alliance made for great value addition to our customers as it gave them an opportunity to meet with their favourite upcoming stars where after all, the café environment is all about fun and excitement. We are glad this activity gave our customers yet another reason to visit their favourite café”.

About Café Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as coffee powders, cookies, mugs, coffee filters, etc. are available at the cafés.

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Café Coffee Day enhances the coffee café experience in Amravati

Opens its second café outlet at Badnera Road

Amravati, 9th October 2009 : Encouraged by the continuous request of the people of Amravati to enhance the coffee café experience, Café Coffee Day, India’s premier and largest chain of coffee cafés, today opened yet another café in the city of Amravati,  below VAMA Beauty Parlor, Badnera Road.
The café in Amravati is a spacious 0000 sq. ft., 00-seater indoor café, where coffee lovers can relax and enjoy rich aromatic blends of fresh coffee in a vibrant ambience.  Coffee drinkers in the city can now enjoy rich aromatic blends of fresh coffee in a friendly and youthful ambience.
In addition to the wide range of specially prepared, signature coffee blends and recipes, Café Coffee Day also promises to offer its customers a tantalizing spread of mouth-watering foods specially adapted to local tastes such (add 2-3 with short description of each) and beverages like the Choco Frappe and Tropical Iceberg, that coffee drinker can enjoy over rich aromatic blends of fresh coffee in a friendly and youthful ambience

The opening of this café takes the number of Café Coffee Day cafés across the country to 821 and to 0 in the state of Maharashtra.

About Café Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as coffee powders, cookies, mugs, coffee filters, etc. are available at the cafés.
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Devahuti Gangwani
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Friends are the best accompaniment with a great cup of coffee!!!
Café Coffee Day launches ‘The Greatest Friends on Earth’ campaign

Mumbai, 27 July, 2009: Café Coffee Day, the chain that serves refreshing moments to millions across the country celebrates ‘Friendship Day’ by launching ‘The Greatest Friends on Earth’ campaign - a collection of true friendship brews. Inspired by the classis friendships of our time; the coffees are teamed up with their most complimenting eats.

At Café Coffee Day, strangers are just friends waiting to happen… and all it takes is a Friendzy Chill (chilled chocolate shake with crunchy almond flakes), the Warm Shake (soothing crunchy café au lait topped with cookies crumbles) or the Awesome Amigos (a serving for four – that will help you bond over 4 Cappuccinos, 1 Chicken Tikka Sandwich, 1 spinach Corn Sandwich and 2 Chocolate Brownies). The offerings are designed in such a manner that one cannot be spelt without the other; there are the hot coffee or cold coffee combinations with delectable desserts and special coffee and eats combinations for even a group of four friends.

The idea is to invite all customers to come into the café along with their favourite buddies and spend quality time over food and beverage that absolutely compliment their friendly banter!!!

A bonus for those billing more than Rs. 200/- (+ taxes) free gifts will be added to enhance their friendship quotient.

Also for this friendship day CCD has introduced e-voucher which enables a person to send a gift voucher to their friends through the internet

About Café Coffee Day
Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as coffee powders, cookies, mugs, coffee filters, etc. are available at the cafés.

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Café Coffee Day launches value-for-money menu at ‘Coffee Day Square’
Announces the Combo Carnival for Rs. 249/- only!

Bangalore, April 29, 2009: With prices soaring all around and disposal income getting sparse, Café Coffee Day, the largest chain of coffee cafes that offer refreshing moments to millions across the country launches a whole new menu that offers a value-for-money proposition.

The Combo Carnival is being launched at Coffee Day Square (Vittal Mallya Road), the flagship cafe of Café Coffee Day. Priced at just Rs. 249/- only, the Combo Carnival caters to both, veg and no-veg customers.

The 5 course menu comprises; starters, the main course, accompaniments, coffee and dessert. A true value-for-money offer.

For Starters, pick from Devilled Potatoes, Tossed Salad or Bean Layonnaise. The scrumptious Main Course spoils one for choice, there are Roasts & Curriers (Roasted Chicken / Curried Chicken / Paneer Shaslik / Mixed Veg Curry), Pasta (Tri Coloured Pasta in rustic sauce, Veg & Non-Veg), and Sandwiches (Garden fresh Muesli Sandwich, Veg & Non-Veg). The tantalizing Accompaniments – be it Okra Rice, Wok Tossed Rice and Herb Rice that perfectly compliment the main course. To end the meal a Dessert of a gooey Brownie with a cup of single origin Rajgiri Pearl or Araku Emerald is a perfect way to end a delectable meal.

Commenting on the launch of the Combo Carnival Bidisha Nagaraj, President, Marketing, Café Coffee Day said, “At Café Coffee Day, we are committed to giving our customers the best value experience at all times. The Combo Carnival is an endeavour to encourage people to experience a Coffee Day Square offering. We look forward to our customers enjoying this new offering and hope to bring many more of the kind in the future”.

About Café Coffee Day:
Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as coffee powders, cookies, mugs, coffee filters, etc. are available at the cafés.

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There’s an inviting aroma in the air and it’s intoxicating!

Café Coffee Day launches ‘Shadows’- coffees inspired by Time
For every occasion of the day

Mumbai, 15th January, 2009: Café Coffee Day, the chain that offers refreshing moments to millions across the country now launches ‘Shadows’ – Coffees inspired by Time that are all set to enhance the romance of the brew; coffees for different times of the day.

Everyday, as our lives get more hectic, mornings merge into afternoons into evenings. Shadows sway as the sun moves across the sky and we ignore their beauty. Café Coffee Day urges consumers to take a moment and cherish the uniqueness that every moment of every part of the day brings with it. The connoisseurs of coffee are once again tantalizing the taste buds and intoxicating the senses with the new range of coffees designed to suit every meal, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner.

The different times of a person’s day brings in different moods and feelings. Thus it is important that what we consume by way of food or beverage suites that time of the day and enhances the experience and lifts our spirits. It is observed that one tends to feel more energetic and refreshed in the mornings after a good night’s sleep; the afternoons usually tend to bring in a certain amount of fatigue whilst the evening sets in that mood of wanting to be with someone/socialize and end the day with a healthy supper. Keeping these changing moods at different times of the day in mind CCD has crafted a new range of coffees after detailed research.

The new range of coffees is available across the country at all Café Coffee Day outlets from 15th January onwards.

Wake up and embrace the morning. Start your day on the right foot with a Morning Glory (double shot of espresso, sweetened and spiced… on the rocks!) or a First Light (rich caramel sauce, espresso with a swirl of cream), the perfect way to start your day full of energy and feeling coffee fresh. Compliment your long seeming afternoons with a lunch and a Solar Eclipse (Cappuccino with spicy tones & Chocolate swirls) or the Summer Breeze (Coffee on the rocks with milk foam). Now you can rejuvenate those long days with a Yellow Caramellow (Coffee with rich caramel sauce & fruity banana flavouring dressed with whipped cream) or a All-Day Refresher (Creamy cold coffee with the crunchiness of cookies). End your day with a Sunset Brew (Sinful combination of dark chocolate brownie with the richness of coffee). All these treats specially crafted for the connoisseur in you.

Commenting on Café Coffee Day’s latest customer value initiative, Bidisha Nagaraj, President – Marketing, said, "At Café Coffee Day we are committed to enhancing the coffee experience through continuous research and development. The new range of coffees is a recognition of the fact that every mood and day part needs a specialized brew both in terms of the ingredients as well as the end taste . These new Coffees are designed to arouse the senses and compliment the different moods of the day. We look forward to our customers relishing this offer.”

About Café Coffee Day:
Café Coffee Day is a part of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), the first to roll out the ‘coffee bar’ concept in India with its first café in Bangalore. Café Coffee Day serves the coffee it grows on the 7400 acres of its own estates plus another 2500 acres of managed estates, the group also sources coffee from 11,000 small growers, making its holder the largest individual coffee plantation owner in Asia, this in addition to being India's only vertically integrated coffee company. Café Coffee Day’s menu ranges from signature hot and cold coffees to several exotic international coffees, food, desserts and pastries. In addition, exciting merchandise such as coffee powders, cookies, mugs, coffee filters, etc. are available at the cafés.

For more information, contact: