Coffee Lab

What Coffee Lab does

Coffee Lab (legal entity: LAB KAHVE UNLU MAMULLER İMALAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ) is a privately held Turkish specialty coffee retail chain founded in 2012 in Ankara. It operates 53 physical retail locations ("durak" / stops) across 10 cities in Turkey, including Ankara, İzmir, Antalya, Konya, Eskişehir, Bodrum, Bolu, Çankırı, and Kocaeli, and employs approximately 500 people. The company positions itself as one of Turkey's first new-generation gourmet coffee chains, serving general consumers, home brewing enthusiasts, professional baristas, and franchise partners through a 95-SKU menu organized into seven categories (desserts, milk drinks, cold drinks, plain drinks, special drinks, lemonades, and savory food).

The company's operational backbone is vertical integration of coffee and bakery production: green coffee beans are imported, roasted in-house, and served to customers; all pastry products are manufactured on Coffee Lab's own production line. Retail locations span diverse site types including shopping malls (Antares AVM, Atlantis AVM, Nata Vega AVM, Velux AVM, Metromall), university campuses (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Gazi Üniversitesi), and converted heritage buildings (Löhner Köşkü, Van Der Zee Köşkü, and De Andria Köşkü in İzmir). The chain demonstrates third-wave coffee expertise with brewing methods including Chemex, Aeropress, V60, Syphon, Filter Coffee Machine, and Cold Brew, and operates a mobile application on iOS and Android plus an e-commerce storefront (coffeelab.com.tr) with free shipping.

Coffee Lab's revenue model rests on three streams: (i) high-volume retail coffee shop sales at point of sale across the 53 stores (one-time unit pricing with no disclosed subscription tiers), (ii) franchise fees and partner onboarding at an investment range of 10-15 million TL per franchisee with minimum 200 m² indoor and 200 m² outdoor space requirements in central locations, and (iii) e-commerce/online sales. Customer mix is overwhelmingly consumer-facing walk-in traffic with no disclosed enterprise or B2B contracts, and the franchise program functions as a parallel capital-light growth engine.

Name

Coffee Lab

Legal name

LAB KAHVE UNLU MAMÜLLER İMALAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (COFFEE LAB)

Website

https://coffeelab.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Coffee Lab is a privately held Turkish specialty coffee chain founded in 2012 in Ankara, operating 53 retail locations across 10 cities with in-house roasting, in-house pastry production, and a franchise program serving general consumers, home brewers, and franchise partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Chain

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Beverages (2080), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Chains & Franchise Cafes (THAFADAB), Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG), Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee retail
• Coffee shop chain
• In-house coffee roasting
• Third-wave coffee
• Pastry and bakery production

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

Offices53 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Coffee Shop Sales: Revenue from selling coffee beverages, cold drinks, milk-based drinks, specialty drinks, lemonades, pastries, and food items at 53 physical locations
2. Franchise Fees: Franchise partnership model where entrepreneurs pay to open Coffee Lab locations with minimum 200 m² indoor and outdoor space requirements
3. E-commerce/Online Sales: Online ordering through website with free shipping on purchases

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Coffee Lab is a Turkish specialty coffee chain that operates 53 physical coffee shop locations across 10 cities, selling a 95-item food and beverage menu organized into Desserts, Milk Drinks, Cold Drinks, Plain Drinks, Special Drinks, Lemonades, and Food Items. The company imports green coffee beans and roasts them in-house, produces all pastry items on its own production line, and serves third-wave specialty coffee using methods including Chemex, Aeropress, V60, Syphon, Filter Coffee, and Cold Brew. The chain also supports online ordering via its website and mobile app, and offers franchise partnerships to entrepreneurs for new store expansion.

Product overview

Coffee Lab is Turkey's first new-generation gourmet coffee chain, founded in 2012 in Ankara. The company operates a multi-category food and beverage retail business with a comprehensive menu organized into seven product categories: Desserts (Tatlılar), Milk Drinks (Sütlü İçecekler), Cold Drinks (Soğuk İçecekler), Plain Drinks (Sade İçecekler), Special Drinks (Özel İçecekler), Lemonades (Limonatalar), and Food Items (Lezzetler). High-quality coffee beans are imported as green coffee and roasted in-house before serving. All pastry products are made in their own production facilities. Coffee Lab offers a franchise program with investment requirements starting from 10,000,000 TL and operates a mobile application for iOS and Android. The chain has expanded to 53+ locations across multiple Turkish cities, including university campuses, shopping malls, and historical buildings, with approximately 500 employees serving customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coffee Lab Café Menu (Coffee, Beverages, Food, Pastries) Comprehensive food and beverage menu with 95 items across Desserts, Milk Drinks, Cold Drinks, Plain Drinks, Special Drinks, Lemonades, and Food Items. Served at 53 physical café locations for on-premises consumption by individual consumers in Turkey.
• Coffee Lab Franchise Program Franchise partnership offering for entrepreneurs to open and operate Coffee Lab locations. Requires minimum 200 m² indoor and 200 m² outdoor space in central locations, with investment range of 10,000,000–15,000,000 TL.
• Coffee Lab Mobile Application Mobile app for iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play) enabling customers to browse the menu, view locations, and access ordering services.
• Coffee Lab E-commerce Store Online ordering through the company's e-commerce website (www.coffeelab.com.tr) with free shipping on purchases.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53 locations across 10 cities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kahve Dünyası: Turkey's largest specialty coffee and chocolate chain, operating several hundred stores nationwide. Directly comparable to Coffee Lab as a Turkish multi-city coffee chain with in-store confectionery production and similar cafe positioning.
• Espresso Lab: Istanbul-born specialty coffee chain with a strong third-wave positioning and in-house roasting. Closely comparable to Coffee Lab in target customer, brew methods, and Turkish market focus, though currently smaller in store count.
• Gloria Jean's Coffees: Global franchise-based specialty coffee chain with stores in Turkey and the broader region. Comparable to Coffee Lab's franchise-driven expansion model and mall/retail-location strategy.

Emerging players

• Mado: Turkish heritage cafe-bakery chain famous for ice cream and pastries with nationwide stores. Comparable as a Turkish cafe-bakery with in-house pastry production and large-store heritage locations.
• Simit Sarayı: Turkish cafe-bakery chain with international franchise presence and bakery-led menu. Comparable to Coffee Lab as a Turkish-origin cafe-bakery chain with franchise expansion and in-store food production.
• Caribou Coffee: US-based specialty coffee chain with international franchise presence. Comparable as a multi-unit specialty coffee operator with similar third-wave positioning and franchise growth model.

Broad incumbents

• Tchibo: German coffee brand combining retail coffee sales with cafe concepts across Europe. Comparable as an incumbent with both packaged coffee and cafe operations, competing for the same premium segment.
• Costa Coffee: UK-headquartered international coffee chain with presence across Europe, the Middle East, and select Turkish locations. Comparable as a broader-specialty incumbent offering cafe service in similar geographies.
• Starbucks Turkey (Shaya): Global incumbent operated in Turkey by Shaya Group with broad urban penetration. Comparable as a multi-city Turkish cafe competitor with mass-market brand power and group-level scale advantages.
• Lavazza (Caffè Lavazza): Italian coffee roaster with branded cafes and retail products internationally. Comparable as a vertically integrated roaster operating branded cafes and competing in the same premium-coffee segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3NAz5AdBq65TtHdVkAs2fQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/coffeelabtr
• Instagraminstagram.com/coffeelabtr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coffeelabtr

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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