‘I still wash dishes’: How Calvin Chan turned Oriental Kopi into a RM2.5 billion kopitiam empire
The founder still returns to the kitchen, showing how far staying grounded can take you
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[KUALA LUMPUR] The kitchen is where Calvin Chan finds his centre.
It is the place he and his siblings first brewed coffee, slow-cooked kaya, handcrafted egg tarts and experimented with beans long before Oriental Kopi became a Malaysian-listed kopitiam empire, valued at RM2.5 billion (S$785 million).
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