Starbucks pushes into Africa with Johannesburg cafe

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 21:16

More than 22,000 Starbucks cafes operate worldwide, but the US company`s famous grande lattes and frappuccinos have been almost entirely absent from fast-developing Africa.

IPO market heats up; over 30 companies line up public offers

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 13:08

Heating up the IPO space, over 30 companies have lined up plans to raise funds totalling over Rs 20,000 crore through public offers, including big names like IndiGo, Cafe Coffee Day, Matrix Cellular and GVK Airport.

Cafe Coffee Day files for $181 million IPO

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 23:42

The firm behind Cafe Coffee Day, India`s biggest homegrown coffee chain, has filed a draft prospectus with regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise as much as 11.5 billion rupees ($181 million).

Beer Cafe to open 16 outlets in India, set for overseas foray

Last Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 10:54

"This fiscal we would cross Rs 100 crore turnover by adding more outlets. We are adding 16 more," Beer Cafe Founder and CEO Rahul Singh told PTI.

Chaayos bets on USD 10 billion Chai market in India

Last Updated: Sunday, April 5, 2015, 16:32

Chaayos is in advance talks with venture capital funds and is hoping to close the deal soon.

Coffee's hot as IPO could value Cafe Coffee Day at $1 billion

Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 20:56

The firm behind Cafe Coffee Day, India`s biggest homegrown coffee chain, is set for a market debut that could value it at almost $1 billion, even as the country`s burgeoning cafe culture draws global giants Starbucks and McDonald`s.

QNet's franchise challenges ban on entering CCD

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 20:04

Nearly two months after Mumbai Police ordered popular coffee shop Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to shut doors to representatives of Hong Kong-based multi-level marketing company QNet, one of its franchises has challenged the ban in the Karnataka High Court.

Hansal Mehta accuses censor board of double standards

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 16:22

Hansal Mehta has accused censor board of discrimination, saying his film `Shahid` was rated `A` while big films like `Ramleela` and `Madras Cafe` were given U/A certificate.

BlackBerry cancels plans for two new phones before launch

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 14:32

BlackBerry has reportedly cancelled two new phones, dubbed Cafe and Kopi, prior to their release in the market.

Nargis Fakhri off to Dubai

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 14:45

Actress Nargis Fakhri left for Dubai to attend the grand opening of Meramar Lounge and Club Experience Friday.

Tamil filmmaker Leena Manimekalai ticks off Bollywood films

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 18:30

A Tamil off-beat film-maker has criticised two recent Hindi films `Madras Cafe` and `Chennai Express` for what she says wrong portrayal of Tamil issues and said they were not based on adequate research.