India Coffee Market 2025

India’s coffee market is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with projections indicating a near-doubling of market value from USD 1,526.8 million in 2024 to USD 2,871.2 million by 2030, representing an 11.1% CAGR that outpaces global growth rates. This surge is being driven by a fundamental cultural shift as India’s young, urban population increasingly embraces coffee culture, challenging the country’s historical tea dominance. The market’s evolution reflects a dual-speed development – while instant coffee maintains its volume leadership due to convenience factors, specialty coffee is emerging as the growth engine, with metropolitan consumers demonstrating willingness to pay premium prices for artisanal experiences. This dichotomy creates unique opportunities for both multinational players and domestic roasters, who are rapidly expanding their premium offerings to capture this burgeoning demand.

The café sector has become the crucible of India’s coffee revolution, with specialized chains and independent coffee houses serving as laboratories for flavor experimentation and consumption habit formation. These establishments are not merely retail outlets but cultural hubs that cater specifically to millennial and Gen Z preferences, offering customizable drinks in Instagram-worthy settings that blend global coffee aesthetics with local design elements. The success of these venues is creating a halo effect that’s elevating consumer expectations across all channels, including retail and e-commerce. Digital platforms are emerging as critical enablers of premium coffee adoption, with subscription services and direct-to-consumer models allowing specialty roasters to bypass traditional distribution constraints and reach discerning consumers nationwide.

Supply-side innovations are keeping pace with changing demand patterns, as domestic coffee producers increasingly focus on highlighting India’s unique terroirs and single-origin offerings. This localization trend runs parallel to the growing influence of international coffee styles, creating a vibrant market where Kerala’s monsoon malabar competes with third-wave preparation methods. The instant coffee segment, while growing more slowly, is seeing premiumization through the introduction of freeze-dried and microground variants that bridge the gap between convenience and quality. As the market matures, competition is intensifying across all price points, with success increasingly dependent on brands’ ability to deliver authentic experiences while navigating India’s complex distribution landscape and maintaining value propositions in an inflationary environment.

This report delivers a deep dive into the India coffee market, combining historical performance data from 2020 to 2024 with forward-looking projections through 2030. It uncovers critical insights into market size, growth rates, and key trends, providing a clear view of the industry’s evolution. By breaking down the market across product type, packaging type and distribution channel, the report identifies actionable opportunities for stakeholders to drive growth and outperform competitors.

Market Segmentation

The segmentation of the India coffee market is outlined below:
Product type: ground coffee, instant coffee
Packaging type: flexible packaging, folding cartons, glass, others
Distribution channel: bars and HoReCa, convenience stores, e-commerce, small grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, others

In India, the coffee market is segmented by product type, packaging type and distribution channel. By product type, it includes ground coffee, and instant coffee. Packaging type segments encompass flexible packaging, folding cartons, glass, and others. Distribution channel segmentation comprises bars and HoReCa, convenience stores, e-commerce, small grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets, and others.

Competitive Landscape

Prominent companies operating within the market comprise Narasu’s Coffee Company, Nestle S.A. and Unilever PLC. This report presents an extensive analysis of major entities in the coffee market, focusing on their performance from 2020 to 2024. Findings showcase changes in market share, recognizing both long-standing leaders and new challengers.

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Market Segmentation
Market Overview
India Coffee Market – Product Type Analysis
India Coffee Market – Packaging Type Analysis
India Coffee Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Company Shares Analysis
Narasu’s Coffee Company
Nestle S.A.
Unilever PLC
Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer

FIGURES AND TABLES
Table India Coffee Market 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market, Net Growth, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market, Growth Rates, 2020-2030
Table India Coffee Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market by Product Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Table India Coffee Market by Packaging Type, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market by Packaging Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market by Packaging Type, 2020-2030
Table India Coffee Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market by Distribution Channel, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart India Coffee Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Table India Coffee Market Share (%), by Companies, 2020-2024
Chart India Coffee Market, by Companies, 2024
Table India Coffee Market Share (%), by Brands, 2020-2024
Chart India Coffee Market, by Brands, 2024
Table India – Population (Millions) and Forecast
Table India – Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Forecast
Table India – Gross Domestic Product and Forecast
Table India Coffee Market: Spend as a Proportion of GDP (%)
Table India Coffee Market: Consumption per Capita (Population)

Companies Mentioned

Narasu’s Coffee Company
Nestle S.A.
Unilever PLC