The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Pakistan

What The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Pakistan does

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Pakistan is the local operating entity for the global premium coffee and tea brand, owned and operated by Ab Brands Pvt Ltd, a Pakistani private company headquartered in Islamabad. Founded in 2017, the business operates as a direct franchisee/licensee of International Coffee & Tea, LLC (the US parent brand) and runs a retail cafe model with company-owned physical stores across Pakistan's major urban centers including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Faisalabad. The operator has explicitly chosen not to sub-franchise, a structural choice designed to maintain brand and quality consistency across the network.

The core product offering spans espresso-based beverages, the globally trademarked ICE BLENDED® frozen drinks, hand-blended loose-leaf teas (sourced from Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Japan, and India), a full food menu including burgers, sandwiches, pasta, salads, and breakfast items, and a "Cakes To Go" line featuring signature cheesecakes and chocolate cakes. The differentiated sourcing narrative — direct relationships with top 1% Arabica bean growers in East Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific — and the named tea master association with David DeCandia are inherited from the global parent, with roasting and blending infrastructure residing at the parent's Camarillo, California facility rather than being replicated locally.

Revenue is generated entirely through retail: in-store cafe beverage and food sales, packaged retail product sales, and cake/bakery sales, supplemented by online ordering for pickup and delivery through coffeebean.pk. No B2B, wholesale, franchise-fee, or subscription revenue model is disclosed. The stated 25-person headcount is notably lean for a multi-city cafe operation, indicating a thin central management team consistent with franchisee-style operations where per-store hourly/barista labor is not captured in core headcount. The business is a single-brand retail cafe operator with no evidence of adjacent revenue lines, proprietary technology platform, or expansion beyond the cafe retail format.

Name

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Pakistan

Legal name

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf – Pakistan Owned and Operated by Ab Brands Pvt Ltd

Website

https://coffeebean.pk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Pakistan operates company-owned premium coffee and tea cafes across major Pakistani cities, serving consumers with globally sourced beverages, food, and signature ICE BLENDED® drinks under license from the US parent brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee & Tea Cafe

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Tea Rooms & Tea Cafes (THAFADAF)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee retail
• Cafe chain operations
• Tea retail sales
• Cafe beverages service
• Bakery and desserts

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cafe Retail Sales: Physical retail cafes serving coffee, tea, and food to walk-in customers. Revenue generated from in-store purchases of beverages, food items, and retail products.
2. Retail Coffee and Tea Products: Sale of whole bean coffee and loose leaf teas for home brewing. Products include single origin coffees, blends, and various tea varieties sold in-store.
3. Cake and Bakery Products: Sale of signature cakes and desserts including cheesecakes, chocolate cakes, and specialty desserts for takeaway.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - Pakistan operates a chain of company-owned premium cafe stores across major Pakistani cities, serving freshly prepared specialty coffee and tea beverages (including the signature ICE BLENDED® frozen drinks), food items (burgers, pasta, sandwiches, salads, all-day breakfast), whole bean/ground coffee, loose leaf teas, and ready-to-purchase cakes and desserts. All Pakistan stores are operated directly by Ab Brands Pvt Ltd under license from the global Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf brand.

Product overview

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Pakistan operates as a premium cafe chain offering a comprehensive food and beverage portfolio. The core offering includes whole bean and ground coffee (sourced globally including Colombia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and other premium origins) and loose leaf teas (including green, oolong, black, herbal, and flavored varieties). Ready-to-consume products include cafe beverages (espresso-based drinks, the patented Ice Blended® drinks, tea lattes) and food items (burgers, pizzas, pasta, sandwiches, salads, and breakfast). Additional offerings include cakes and desserts for takeout. The business operates as company-owned stores (not franchised in Pakistan) and also offers online ordering for in-store pickup and delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coffee (Whole Bean and Ground) Whole bean and ground coffee sourced from premium origins worldwide, including single-origin coffees from Colombia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, and Papua New Guinea. Offered in various roast profiles such as Light & Distinctive, Rich & Smooth, Reserved, Medium & Smooth, Dark & Distinctive, Decaffeinated, and Flavoured Coffee. Sold both in cafe stores and for home brewing.
• Tea (Loose Leaf) Loose leaf teas sourced globally including green teas, oolongs, black teas, herbal teas, and flavored teas. Tea Master's Collection includes premium varieties from Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Thailand, and India, hand-blended locally for maximum freshness. Sold both in cafe stores and for home consumption.
• Cafe Beverages Ready-to-drink cafe beverages including brewed coffee, espresso-based drinks (lattes, cappuccinos, americanos, macchiatos), iced blended drinks from the signature ICE BLENDED® line, tea lattes, and non-coffee favorites. Served to walk-in customers in cafe stores across Pakistan.
• Cafe Food Menu Cafe food offerings including burgers, steaks, wraps, salads, small bites, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, and all-day breakfast items. Served alongside beverages in cafe stores.
• Cakes To Go Ready-to-purchase cakes including signature classics, cheesecakes, chocolate cakes, and specialty desserts. Signature classics include Lotus Cheesecake, Belgian Chocolate Cake, LA Cheesecake, Red Velvet Cake, Homestyle Carrot Cake, and Oreo Tiramisu. Sold for takeaway from cafe stores.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interactive GroupminorOthersWebsite technology and hosting provider. Powers the coffeebean.pk website. Not a strategic business partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CoffeeBeanPakistan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-coffee-bean-tea-leaf-pakistan

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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