Key facts
- Oriental Kopi is a halal-certified coffee chain based in Malaysia, according to the report.
- Founder Calvin Chan said the company plans to expand into Indonesia and other overseas markets.
- Chan said he rarely found Malaysian food while traveling across China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for his mobile phone business.
Oriental Kopi founder Calvin Chan said the Malaysia-based, halal-certified coffee chain plans to expand into Indonesia, Japan and other overseas markets, in an interview published on November 2, 2026.
Chan said that while traveling across China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for his mobile phone business, he rarely struggled to find Japanese, Thai or Vietnamese food, but could not easily encounter cuisine from his homeland. The report did not give a timetable, investment figure or number of planned outlets for the overseas expansion.
The report was published by Nikkei Asia and did not name the interviewer or state where the interview took place beyond a Kuala Lumpur dateline.