Coffee Board, SCAI to host India International Coffee Festival in Bengaluru in February 2027
The third India International Coffee Festival will bring growers, roasters, café brands and equipment makers to Bengaluru, with participation expected from over 50 countries. The event signals continued momentum in India’s domestic café and speciality-coffee market.
What happened
Coffee Board of India and SCAI will host the third India International Coffee Festival in Bengaluru in February 2027, highlighting expanding domestic cafe and
Key facts
- Third edition
- IICF 2027
- Over 50 countries
- 26th National Barista Championship
Why this matters
The festival should surface partnership and acquisition targets across roasting, equipment, sourcing, technology and premium café chains ahead of intensified category competition.
What to watch
- Confirmed exhibitor list, country participation and buyer-delegation program for the February 2027 festival.
- New café-chain funding, franchise announcements and store-expansion targets in Bengaluru and tier-2 cities.
- Green-coffee price movements, availability of Indian specialty lots and long-term procurement deals between estates and roasters.
- Growth in premium beverage mix, cold-coffee sales and packaged-bean sales at organized café chains.
- Commercial equipment financing, barista-training capacity and new roastery openings.
- Festival-linked export orders, international roaster collaborations and certification initiatives.
- Secure relationships with Indian estate, cooperative and micro-lot suppliers before festival-related demand raises contracting competition.
- Develop accessible premium menu architecture: entry-level specialty beverages, seasonal Indian-origin offerings and higher-margin cold-coffee formats.
- Use Bengaluru as a test market for barista-led education, tasting flights, subscription packs and retail coffee-bean sales.
- Evaluate franchise, kiosk and travel-retail expansion in tier-2 cities where café supply may lag rising aspiration.
- Plan festival-period product launches, sourcing announcements and equipment partnerships to capture trade and consumer attention.