80 lakh taka into one coffee shop, and another's day going from 2,000 taka to 30,000

Independent coffee shops in Dhaka, built as their owners' own brands rather than bought as franchises, were reported to be growing fast. The coffee market is expanding about 56 percent a year against roughly 5 percent for tea, and imports rose from 264 tonnes in 2012 to 1,745 tonnes in 2022. The owner of a cafe in Bashundhara put the investment in that single outlet at about 80 lakh taka, with another under construction on the same site. Another shop was taking 1,500-2,000 taka a day when it opened in January 2024 and now takes 20,000-30,000, with a second branch planned for Motijheel. A third operator runs three outlets with a fourth being built. The first months say almost nothing about whether such a shop will work, which is where the risk sits. Monthly profit and rent figures are not given in the report.