Dāku Coffee

Name

Dāku Coffee

Legal name

DAKU COFFEE LIMITED

Website

https://dakucoffee.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee Roasting & Grinding (AFAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes) (THAFADAE), Specialty Coffee & Tea (Single-Origin, Micro-lot, Premium) Processing (AFAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Coffee retail
• Coffee wholesale supply
• Coffee subscription service
• Coffee equipment retail

Headquarters

HQ city

London, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Café Retail Sales: Direct sales of coffee beverages across 7 physical café locations in the UK and Malaysia. Three roastery sites roast on premises; four satellite sites are supplied from London roasteries.
2. Online Coffee Bean Sales: Direct-to-consumer e-commerce through Shopify storefront. Coffee beans sold in 250g and 1kg bags with roast dates printed on every bag. Dispatched within 3-4 working days.
3. Coffee Subscription: Subscribe & Save model offering 10-20% discount on regular deliveries every 2 or 4 weeks. Keeps customers in the freshness window and provides recurring revenue.
4. Wholesale B2B: Supply of roasted coffee to independent cafés, offices, restaurants, and hotels. Wholesale handled from Kensington site. Green buying, blending and quality control managed by Dāku.
5. Franchise Licensing: Licensing the roastery-on-floor model to franchise partners. Partners can take either roastery format (with on-site roaster) or satellite format (supplied from existing roasteries). Since 2012, the team has opened over 100 franchised sites in the UK.
6. Loyalty Program: Buy 8 Get 1 Free drink reward in UK, Buy 10 Get 1 Free in Malaysia. Free drink redeemable up to £4.50 (UK) or RM15 (Malaysia). Drives customer retention and visit frequency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dāku Coffee roasts specialty coffee on the shop floor at three roastery sites (Kensington, Monument, Penang) using computer-controlled roasters in small batches (100g to 4kg) powered by clean energy, and serves it across seven UK and Malaysian café counters plus a Shopify online shop. The portfolio includes Japanese-named blends, an espresso blend, Mountain Water decaf, rotating single origins, branded merchandise, a coffee subscription service, B2B wholesale supply and franchise licensing of the roastery-on-floor model.

Product overview

Dāku Coffee is a Japanese-inspired specialty coffee roaster operating seven café sites (three roastery locations and four satellite sites) across the UK and Penang, Malaysia. The core offering consists of specialty coffee roasted in small batches (100g to 4kg) on-site using computer-controlled roasters powered by clean energy. The product portfolio includes: named coffee blends (Hana, Mori, Kōgen, Take, Kaze, Iwa, Sora, Habu) alongside Dāku Espresso Blend and Decaf; rotating single origin offerings (Costa Rica Aquiares, Colombia Agua Linda, Ethiopia Damo, Kenya Igutha AA); a mobile loyalty app (Dāku App) enabling point collection and free drink rewards; an e-commerce online shop (powered by Shopify) for coffee beans and merchandise; wholesale supply for businesses; franchise opportunities; and the Khaw Gallery art exhibition space at the Gurney roastery. The company also sells branded merchandise including thermal cups, ceramic mugs, tumbler bottles, tote bags, and pour-over sets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Coffee at Cafés Japanese-inspired specialty coffee served across 7 café counters in the UK and Penang, Malaysia. Three roastery sites (Kensington, Monument, Gurney) roast on the shop floor; four satellite sites (Canterbury, Eltham, Ruislip, Slough) receive coffee from the London roasteries. Menu includes Japanese-named blends, espresso blend, Mountain Water decaf and rotating single origins.
• Dāku App Mobile loyalty rewards app available on iOS and Android. Customers scan a membership QR code before payment to collect points automatically; UK members redeem a free drink after 8 drinks (up to £4.50) and Malaysian members after 10 drinks (up to RM15). Points valid for 1 year; vouchers valid for 3 months.
• Online Shop Shopify-powered direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront selling coffee beans in 250g and 1kg bags, single origins, decaf and branded merchandise. Dispatched within 3-4 working days with free UK delivery on orders over £30. Bags carry printed roast dates rather than best-before dates.
• Coffee Subscription (Subscribe & Save) Recurring delivery subscription with 10% off every 4-week delivery and 20% off every 2-week delivery. Keeps customers within the freshness window of recently roasted beans and provides recurring revenue to Dāku.
• Wholesale Coffee Supply B2B roasted coffee supply to independent cafés, offices, restaurants and hotels. Handled from the Kensington site; green buying, blending and quality control managed by Dāku. Wholesale customers receive the same blends and origins served at Dāku café sites.
• Franchise Licensing Licensed franchise model for operators wanting a Dāku-branded site in roastery format (with on-site roaster) or satellite format (supplied from existing roasteries). Backed by a team with experience opening over 100 franchised sites in the UK since 2012, providing site-finding, fit-out, supply chain and opening week support.
• Specialty Coffee Beans (Blends and Single Origins) Specialty coffee beans sold online in 250g and 1kg bags. Blends include Hana (chocolate, caramel, stone fruit), Mori (chocolate, citrus, brown sugar), Kōgen (dark chocolate, citrus, stone fruit), Take (milk chocolate, stone fruit, apple), Kaze (chocolate, grapefruit, lemon), Iwa (dark chocolate, nuts), Sora (dark chocolate, citrus, molasses), Habu (dark chocolate, fig, caramel) and Dāku Espresso Blend. Single origins include Costa Rica Aquiares Don Alfonso Filter and Colombia Finca Agua Linda Filter. Decaf Dāku uses the Mountain Water process with no solvents. Prices range from £9.99 to £48.12 per bag.
• Dāku Branded Merchandise Branded coffee accessories sold through the online shop, including the Dāku Thermal Cup (£25), Dāku Ceramic Mug (£13), Dāku MagSafe Tumbler Bottle (£35), Dāku Tote Bag (£15) and Dāku Coffee Pot Set / Pour-Over Set (£60).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100g batch capability enables single-origin weekly rotations
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Felix ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partnership for the Brewed Expressions group show exhibition at the Khaw Gallery. The Felix Project is a food waste reduction charity. This is a community-focused collaboration rather than commercial.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WatchHouse: UK specialty coffee roaster with multiple all-day café locations and wholesale supply. Comparable to Dāku on multi-site London roastery-café model, B2B wholesale, and DTC e-commerce.
• Monmouth Coffee: London-based specialty roaster with in-shop roasting and a strong café + wholesale business. Closest analogue to Dāku on the roastery-inside-café model in the UK market.
• % Arabica: Japanese-inspired specialty coffee roaster with on-site roasting in flagship locations and global expansion. Most directly comparable to Dāku on aesthetic, origin transparency, and minimalist branding, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Prufrock Coffee: London specialty coffee shop and training centre. Comparable on single-origin focus and London specialty positioning, though with a stronger barista-school affiliation.
• Workshop Coffee: UK specialty coffee roaster operating cafés in London plus wholesale and e-commerce. Comparable on multi-channel structure (café, subscription, wholesale) and small-batch roasting ethos.
• Caravan Coffee Roasters: London-based specialty roaster with multiple café-restaurant locations and a wholesale arm. Overlaps with Dāku on café-plus-roastery hybrid model and London-centric footprint.
• Origin Coffee Roasters: UK specialty roaster with café locations, wholesale, and DTC. Comparable on integrated roastery-café model, direct-trade sourcing, and B2B wholesale channel.

Broad incumbents

• Gail's Artisan Bakery: UK bakery-café chain with hundreds of locations, now owned by Sanne derivatives/BC Partners. Comparable to Dāku as a premium everyday café brand across UK high streets, though built around bakery rather than coffee.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Globally scaled specialty coffee roaster with on-site roasting in flagship cafés, subscription, and wholesale. Comparable to Dāku on slow-roast, freshness-led positioning and café-as-marketing model, but at far larger scale.

Regional players

• Common Man Coffee Roasters: Singapore-based specialty coffee roaster with cafés and a regional Southeast Asian footprint. Comparable to Dāku's Gurney (Penang) operation as a specialty roaster-café in the Asian market with online retail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dakucoffee
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• TikToktiktok.com/@daku_coffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daku-coffee

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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