- CEO
- Ting Leung
- Full Time Employees
- 19,189
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Address
- Café de Coral Centre Sha Tin Hong Kong
- IPO Date
- Oct 29, 2009
- Business
- Café de Coral Holdings Limited (SEHK: 341), founded in 1968 and headquartered in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, operates as Hong Kong's largest fast-food restaurant group and an investment holding company principally engaged in quick service restaurants, casual dining chains, institutional catering, and food processing and distribution; its core brands include Café de Coral and Super Super Congee & Noodles for quick service offerings such as baked rice, curries, congee, noodles, value meals, and premium promotions like curry soft shell crab and unagi rice; casual dining encompasses The Spaghetti House, Oliver’s Super Sandwiches, Shanghai Lao Lao, Mixian Sense, Don Don Tei, THE CUP, and Lane Noodles providing Chinese, Western, Japanese, and Korean cuisines; institutional catering operates under Asia Pacific Catering and Luncheon Star serving universities, hospitals, schools, and other institutions; and food processing produces ham and sausage products under the Viking Boat brand for supermarkets, convenience stores, and hotels, complemented by property investment, premises leasing, digital ordering platforms, mobile apps, and QR code services. The company primarily serves mass-market customers including working-class individuals, families, seniors, and institutions across Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China (focusing on the Greater Bay Area and nine key cities), and select international locations, operating 381 stores in Hong Kong and 185 in Mainland China as of March 31, 2025, for a total network exceeding 500 outlets supported by over 18,900 employees and loyalty programs with more than 8 million members. Recent developments include steady Mainland China expansion with 21 new stores opened in the year ended March 31, 2025 (bringing the total to 185 from 171) and 16 more in the pipeline, alongside network optimization through new store formats, closures of underperforming locations like the first Foshan shop after 30 years, launches of innovative products such as “Taste Joy” soft-consistency meals for dysphagia patients meeting IDDSI standards, senior Club 100 membership tier, value campaigns like “天天超值慳Gi 選” and “Happy Work Meals,” enhanced digitalization with ordering kiosks and e-wallets, strategic collaborations including Transformers and Ultraman promotions, CEO leadership transition, and share repurchases such as 0.35 million shares in July 2024, while maintaining resilience amid economic challenges with revenue of HK$8.57 billion and profit attributable to shareholders of HK$233 million for FY2025 despite a 1.4% revenue decline.