KARACHI, Jan 5: India’s largest coffee chain has opened a cafe in Karachi, the first of 30 planned in Pakistan, its Pakistani franchise partner said on Friday. Cafe Coffee Day, the popular name for Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company, is breaking new ground for Indian companies in Pakistan by getting into the retail business. Cafe Coffee Day currently operates around 370 outlets in India with one in Vienna.

The first Cafe Coffee Day branch opened in Clifton, and Amin Hashwani, a member of one of Pakistan's leading business families, said there were plans to open 30 cafes in the country's main cities. “We have kept our prices very reasonable at Rs50 for a cup of espresso, as other coffee shops in Pakistan are heavily priced,” Hashwani said.—Reuters