The Daily Corporate Desk
Dhaka, 9 October 2026: ACI Beverages, a strategic unit of ACI Foods Limited, has launched Singaporean coffee brand MacCoffee in Bangladesh through a partnership with Empire International Sdn. Bhd., a member of Singapore-based Food Empire Holdings Limited.
The collaboration was facilitated by Mitsui & Co. (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and marks ACI Beverages’ expansion into Bangladesh’s growing hot beverage segment.
The official launch took place on October 7 at a flagship Shwapno outlet in Banasree D Block. Senior ACI officials, including Rezaul Islam, President, ACI Consumer Brands and Zakir Ibne Hai, Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, ACI Food and Beverage, attended the event.
Representatives from Empire International, including Pradeep Chauhan, Director, and Tan Boon Hua, General Manager, were also present, along with Kenichiro Kawamoto, Country Chairperson of Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., Dhaka Branch.
ACI Beverages entered the beverage category through the distribution of Sunquick Fruit Concentrate and Fruit Drink products, followed by the launch of ACI Electrolyte Drinks. The company is now expanding its portfolio into the hot beverage market through MacCoffee.
MacCoffee is currently available in more than 60 countries, and the Bangladesh launch will initially feature MacCoffee Original and MacCoffee Gold in jar packaging.
The partnership also includes a longer-term plan to begin local packaging of MacCoffee products in Bangladesh, alongside the introduction of additional products to the local market.
The move is expected to strengthen ACI Beverages’ presence in Bangladesh’s beverage market while expanding MacCoffee’s reach among local coffee consumers.
