OldTown Berhad (doing business as OldTown White Coffee; ) is Malaysia's largest halal-certified coffee restaurant chain. The company also manufactures and sells instant beverage products and mixes. It operates over 200 café outlets located throughout Malaysia and other countries in the region, such as China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and formerly Singapore and Australia, and has plans to expand into Vietnam, South Korea and Bangladesh.
Established in 1999 in Ipoh, Perak, the company was taken over by Jacobs Douwe Egberts Holdings Asia NL BV in 2017.
History The company was established in 1999 in Ipoh, Perak. In 2005, the company expanded into the food service sector with the opening of a chain of café outlets based on the traditional Ipoh coffee shop setting and ambience under the brand name "OldTown White Coffee".
The company is publicly listed on Bursa Malaysia on the main board. In 2017, OldTown Berhad, was taken over by Jacobs Douwe Egberts Holdings Asia NL BV (JDE), a Dutch beverage company, following an offer valued at RM1.47 billion.
Domestic market In 2013, OldTown had 200 stores in Malaysia. The group achieved the 200th outlet in a period of 7 years.
Overseas expansion
Singapore From 10 OldTown White Coffee outlets in Singapore in 2015, the last outlet closed in October 2026.
Indonesia Currently OldTown has 16 outlets in Indonesia in areas such as Java and Bali.
Australia OldTown planned to open 40 outlets in Australia in 10 years. In August 2015, Australia's first OldTown outlet was opened at Elizabeth St in Melbourne, but later closed in 2017.
China As of 2015, OldTown has four café outlets in China.
Philippines In 2023, Philippines opened its first branch in SM Grand Central in Caloocan City. Another branch opened in Circuit Makati in 2024.
See also List of bakery cafés List of coffeehouse chains Ipoh white coffee
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