Singapore-based TWG Tea and Bacha Coffee have become status symbols with branding that conveys ‘a sense of long establishment’. The co-founders talk about taking their two companies global.
(Bloomberg) It’s another sweltering Saturday evening in Singapore, and the air conditioning at the ION Orchard shopping mall is doing its job. Inside, well-heeled tourists and locals line up behind a velvet rope, eagerly awaiting their entry into a room bursting with hues of orange, blue and gold.Most Read from BloombergAmazon’s Jeff Bezos Announces Move to Miami From SeattleSam Bankman-Fried Convicted of Fraud in Stunning FTX CrashIsrael’s Fight With Iran Proxies in Syria Poisons Russia Ties
Bacha Coffee, a brand fewer than five years old has thrived in post-pandemic Singapore thanks to the grandeur of its stores and its positioning in posh locations like ION. Its a spare-no-expense model that co-founders Taha Bouqdib and Maranda Barnes replicated after building Bachas sister brand, TWG Tea, into a status symbol across Asia.