KUALA LUMPUR: Oriental Kopi Holdings Bhd
plans to accelerate its expansion drive both locally and abroad as it strengthens its cafe network and packaged food business.
“As part of our growth strategy, we will continue expanding our cafe network domestically, explore opportunities to enter selected overseas markets, introduce innovative menu offerings and broaden our range of packaged food products.
“We are also pursuing initiatives to engage overseas distributors to further promote our packaged food brand in international markets,” managing director Datuk Calvin Chan Jian Chern said in a statement.
He said that in January 2026, Oriental Kopi launched the “Truly Malaysian Taste” campaign in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia to showcase authentic local culinary heritage.
“Under this collaboration, the Group’s packaged food products, particularly its white coffee, kaya and sambal, have been selected as key Malaysian specialty products for joint promotional efforts.
“With most of its cafés strategically located in major shopping malls as well as airport terminals, the Group is well positioned to reach both local consumers and international travellers,” Chan said.
In the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (1Q25), the food and beverage (F&B) café chain operator posted a 30.2% increase in net profit to RM17.05mil from RM13.1mil a year earlier.
Revenue surged 42.3% to RM139.2mil compared with RM97.8mil previously, while earnings per share rose to 0.85 sen from 0.83 sen.
The growth was mainly driven by stronger contributions from its café chain operations, underpinned by sustained demand from local customers and international tourists. Revenue from the distribution and retail of packaged food products also increased in line with higher sales volumes.
Oriental Kopi maintained a strong net cash position as at Dec 31, 2025, with cash and bank balances, money market placements and fixed deposits totalling RM250.9mil, far exceeding total borrowings of RM3.3mil.
