Coffee King has appointed Somnath Saha as its new Managing Director as the business enters its next phase of growth across retail, foodservice and manufacturing.
Somnath brings over 25 years of leadership experience across FMCG, manufacturing and retail. He joins from Typhoo Tea, where he served as CEO and led a successful transformation of the business, driving growth, establishing the global brand positioning, returning the company to profitability and developing major private label business with the retailers.
He held several senior leadership roles including Group Commercial Director at Poundstretcher and Managing Director at Usha Martin UK, with extensive experience across manufacturing, supply chain, commercial strategy and retail.
Coffee King operates a large-scale coffee roasting facility in Deeside, alongside a growing bakery capability and an expanding retail coffee shop proposition, providing a strong platform for the business’s continued development.
“We are delighted to welcome Somnath to Coffee King," said founder and Group CEO Sean Le Tissier.
"As we continue to build on our strong foundations, we see significant opportunity to grow across multiple areas of the business, particularly through further development of our Deeside roastery, expansion of our bakery offering, and the rollout of our retail coffee shop concept. We are working on major expansion of the business in the Brand and Private label across the categories.
"We look forward to working together as we take Coffee King into its next phase of growth in the Global platform.”
Somnath Saha said: "I am delighted to be joining Coffee King at such an exciting stage in its journey.
"The business has a strong and scalable platform, with its roasting capabilities in Deeside complemented by growing opportunities in bakery and retail coffee shops. Together, these create a compelling proposition across both branded and private label channels.
"I look forward to working with the team to build on these strengths, expand our customer base and drive sustainable growth across the UK and beyond.”