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Coffee Day Xpress shows way in Convenience Food Retailing
New Delhi, March 10, 2006: Coffee Day Xpress, the pioneer and leading retail chain of food and beverage kiosks, has carved out an excellent niche for itself in the quick, hygienic food retailing space, having already installed 100 kiosks in New Delhi/NCR region within a very short period.
Coffee Day Xpress is a unique food retailing concept where kiosks are set up at key crowded locations, so people on the move can pick up a quick bite and/or grab a cup of aromatic coffee or refreshing beverage without needing to spend time to order food in a café or restaurant.
These ‘Coffee Day’ kiosks serve a variety of fresh, hygienic food items and can be conveniently installed at almost any indoor and outdoor location such as a petrol bunk, shopping mall, business atria, movie theater, food court, school, airport, metro or office.
For corporates, which comprise of 50% of the installations, these self-contained kiosks are a practical option compared to setting up and maintaining a dedicated office kitchen.
“Besides giving customers the benefit of safe, quality branded food and beverage at prices between Rs. 15 and Rs. 25 all over the city, our installations have increased rapidly because they offer a very good revenue opportunity for franchisees without their needing to invest a large amount of money.
Our growth rate is up at 100 % in NCR over last year, which we expect to more than double in the next fiscal”, said Mr. Sandip Mukherjee, President, Coffee Day Xpress, on the occasion of the 100 kiosk installation in New Delhi.
Some of the prestigious installations are:
Corporates/Business Atrias: DLF Plaza Tower / DLF Atria / DLF Corporate Park / Vipul Orchid Square Highstreet/Malls/Food Courts: Laxmi Nagar/ JMD Towers / CTC / LOOT
Petrol Bunks: BPCL / HPCL / IOCL Delhi Metro: 19 stations Institutions: IIPM Satbari / Lotus Valley international Food courts /highways Infinity
Cybergreen Palm towers Logix park /logix technopark
Lotus valley international school
The food and beverage menu is always a great treat for customers, as it
comprises a large variety of delicious items to suit different tastes and spending levels.
Menus are rotated regularly with specially created gourmet dishes and desserts to correspond with the season, and food festivals are becoming more and more popular. On the cards is a new young and expressive beverage model, a summer festival and packaged snacks like farsans and chips!
“We are delighted with the response from Delhi as it clearly indicates the
market desire to conveniently pick up hygienic and affordable food on the move.
We are looking forward to increasing our presence here even more and are in the process of carefully evaluating appropriate locations and franchise partners so we can be widely available for our esteemed customers”, added Mr. Sandip Mukherjee.
About Coffee Day Xpress
Coffee Day Xpress is a division of India’s largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), a Rs. 300 crore and ISO 9002 certified company.
Coffee Day Xpress fills the slot between the traditional café and vending machine, thereby providing for fast, hygienic food and beverage at very convenient locations. Coffee Day Xpress serves the coffee its parent company grows on its 5,000 acres of coffee estates, and its attractively priced offerings range from hot and cold coffees to several appetizing food items, desserts and pastries. The group strongly believes in taking utmost care while serving so as to provide its customers the freshest food at lightning speed.
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
