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Cothas Coffee was founded in 1949 by Sri C Krishnaiah Chetty, who is also the founder of C Krishnaiah Chetty Group of Jewellers. Currently, Cothas is headed by Sri C K Sreenathan and Sri C S Nitin, the father-son duo, who have dedicated themselves to uphold the heritage of Cothas which today is a household name. Cothas has achieved certificates of excellence such as HACCP certificate, BRC Food Certificate, UTZ certificate, and is also FDA registered. Operating with 28 outlets today, Cothas is expanding its production and popularity by committing itself towards the best quality deliverance in its products ranging from coffee powders to the recently introduced Cold Coffee shakes.

= History =

Founding
Sri Krishnaiah Chetty, the founder of C Krishnaiah Chetty Jewellers, was influential in formulating this perfectly roasted coffee powder and supplying it to nearby traders and hoteliers in 1947, when the first Cothas outlet was opened in Bangalore, followed by a second outlet. In 1969, a third shop was opened in K.G. Road. and a fourth shop in Malleshwaram in 1973. What started initially as a small store retailing coffee powder to domestic customers and hoteliers in the Southern Indian city of Bengaluru soon expanded to four stores in the same city.

The popularity of Cothas soon spread and over the years, more shops opened up on the busy roads of Bangalore.

= Growth and Progress = In 1979, Mr C K Sreenathan established a 8000 sq. Ft. Factory in JP Nagar, placing utmost priority on quality and production. Within five years, Cothas had its second manufacturing unit open and its products in demand in several states outside Karnataka.

In 2007, Nithin Cothas, a qualified industrial engineer and MBA graduate, seasoned by two years of coffee production in Chicago, joined Cothas.

In 2014, Cothas moved into a single immense integrated unit, doubling production, and reaching out to Tier 2 and 3 cities. In 2016, Cothas forays into corporate beverage solutions and within two years, begins expanding its footprint of stores. In 2019, Cothas launches their lip-smacking range of cold beverages. By march 2020, Cothas successfully has expanded to 28 retail stores across India.

Today, Cothas Coffee co. has grown to be a household name in Karnataka and Tamilnadu and owns the largest stand-alone coffee plant in the country owned by a family. Cothas products are exported throughout the world where the Indian contingents are high. With the art of the brew running in the founder’s family’s veins, Cothas Coffee is today India’s leading manufacturer and exporter of filter coffee powder, operating more than 25 company owned retail outlets, corporate beverage solutions for leading companies, tech parks and airports all over India.

= Technology =

Sourcing
Cothas partners with select growers from mountainous regions in Karnataka like Kodagu and Chikmangaluru to procure the finest beans and sends them for processing.

Processing
German machinery and proprietary techniques of roasting and grinding are used by Cothas to which they attribute their coffee’s unique flavour, aroma and freshness. Add to this, Cothas’s modern storage and packaging facilities ensure stringent levels of hygiene that meet the requirements of the most demanding customers.

= Products = Cothas products are available in most Indian stores and also select outlets abroad. One can visit the nearest Cothas store or also order online for Cothas products which are listed below.


 * Filter coffees for home  consumption.
 * Roasted coffee beans for the away from home segment.
 * Cold beverages
 * Coffee apparatus for homes.
 * Coffee brewing equipment  for large consumption.
 * Filter coffee products for hotels/institutions/caterers.
 * Coffee making equipment for hotels/institutions/caterers

= Filter coffee Products for Export = 70 years in roasting the most select of coffee beans and procurement of over 300 tonnes of coffee per month give Cothas Coffee an insuperable edge in terms of delivering unwavering quality in unmatched amounts to international markets. Cothas delivers roasted coffee, roasted and ground coffee, green coffee and also tailors its blends to the needs of any location on the planet. A cutting edge coffee manufacturing facility developed in Europe, its own sophisticated in-house lab and USFDA certification all grant Cothas Coffee the ability to conquer international standards with ease. Cothas’s own Specialty Blend is a mix that avid drinkers seek out in the markets of the US, Singapore and Australia.

= Locations and Outlets: = Cothas head office is located in Anekal Taluk of Bangalore with several outlets located all over India. Cothas products are also available online on Cothas website www.cothas.com as well as other platforms.

= News = -In an interview with India Retailing in 2018, Managing Partner C K Sreenathan had said the Jigani plant from Bangalore has an installed capacity of close to 4000 tons per annum of finished coffee in the form of roasted beans and roast and ground filter coffee. The market size is approximately 10,000 MT a year and it is growing around 1.5 percent CAG. But Cothas has been able to register more than 15 percent CAG in the last three years due to better distribution network and sound brand building exercise.

-Being in the retail filter coffee business for over 69 years, Cothas has an established market position, with a dominant market share of around 80 per cent, in Bengaluru. The firm used to generate around 85 percent of the revenue from the state of Karnataka which has reduced to 70 percent as on March 31, 2017, thus reducing the revenue concentration risk to certain extent. At the same time Cothas has managed to increase the market share in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, deemed exports and business to business sales i.e through increase in sale of vending machine placed in office space Cothas has also started sales through e-commerce platform like Flipkart, Big Basket, Amazon and its own website. Along with two modern processing facilities, which have advanced industrial coffee roasting and grinding machines imported from Germany, the storage facilities are also up to date. The company derives around 70 per cent of its total revenue from sales to home coffee consumers and the balance from institutions and quick serve restaurants like Hot Chips, Vasantha Bhavan, By2coffee, etc. 

= References = Category:Retail Category:Coffee