Kopi Kenangan: The Indonesian billion-dollar coffee chain backed by Jay-Z and Serena Williams

Kopi Kenangan co-founder and chief executive Edward Tirtanata has been drinking at least three cups of coffee a day since he was young. PHOTOS: KOPI KENANGAN
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s billion-dollar coffee chain Kopi Kenangan began as an effort to address a most simple issue – cost.

Mr Edward Tirtanata, co-founder and chief executive of the company, has been drinking at least three cups of coffee a day since he was young.

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