Third Wave Coffee enters East India with three simultaneous Kolkata launches
The specialty coffee chain debuts in Kolkata with three cafes in Ballygunge, Salt Lake and a third location, targeting 5-6 more in the city this FY. Next stops: Guwahati, Ranchi, Patna, Bhubaneswar. National footprint at 220+ cafes, with 100 additions planned to hit 320 stores by FY27.
Third Wave Coffee enters East India with three simultaneous Kolkata cafe launches, plans 5-6 more in the city this FY and expansion into Guwahati, Ranchi, Patna, Bhubaneswar; targets 320 stores nationally by FY27.
Why this matters
The Kolkata launch operationalizes Third Wave Coffee's previously stated 100-cafe expansion and East India push, coming as the chain closes in on an $80-100M raise at up to a $500M valuation.
Store openings remain steady with 207 signals in the last 90 days.