We Built a ₹5 Lakh/Month Cafe While Working Full Time
How much does it really cost to open a coffee shop in India? Can you build a profitable café while working a full time job?
In this episode, three corporate professionals share how they built a specialty coffee café in Bangalore while keeping their jobs, the mistakes that nearly shut them down, and how they grew the business to ₹5 to ₹6 lakh monthly revenue.
From losing money on their first location to taking loans, managing operations, understanding café profit margins, and surviving the realities of F&B, this is an honest breakdown of what it takes to build a coffee business from scratch.
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In this video we cover:
• Cost of opening a coffee shop in India
• Coffee shop business model explained
• Café startup mistakes and lessons
• Revenue, profit margins and unit economics
• How much investment is needed for a café business
• Running a business while working full time
• Specialty coffee business in India
• Building a café in Bangalore
• F&B business challenges nobody talks about
• How long it takes to recover investment
Whether you're dreaming of opening a café, starting a business alongside your job, or curious about how specialty coffee businesses work, this conversation gives you real numbers and real experiences.
Chapters:
00:00 Making ₹5 to ₹6 Lakhs a Month from a Café
00:44 Why They Chose Coffee
02:07 Why They Didn't Quit Their Jobs
03:21 The Location Mistake That Cost Them Lakhs
05:12 Actual Cost Breakdown of Opening the Café
06:46 Revenue Growth Month by Month
07:56 Profit Margins Explained
08:58 When Will They Quit Their Jobs?
09:37 The Hard Truth About F&B Business
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