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Fore Coffee reported that first-half 2026 revenue surpassed Rp1 trillion. The company also reported: - 65% year-on-year EBITDA growth - 34% year-on-year net-profit growth - Continued expansion of Fore Coffee - Further development of Fore Donut as a second consumer-facing brand...
Neverlater Radar / July 29, 2026
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Fore Coffee reported that first-half 2026 revenue surpassed Rp1 trillion.
The results represent an important early checkpoint following Fore’s IPO.
Public investors now have more operating evidence to assess whether the growth narrative presented around the listing is translating into results.
Why it matters
Before an IPO, companies are often evaluated on what they could become.
After listing, they are increasingly evaluated on what they consistently deliver.
For Fore, that changes the conversation.
The company is no longer only proving that Indonesian coffee demand is large or that its store format can expand.
It now needs to show that growth remains productive.
The latest numbers suggest Fore is moving in the right direction.
But one strong half does not yet prove that the model can sustain the same quality of growth over several years.
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Our view: Fore’s IPO was the milestone. Its post-IPO operating discipline will determine whether the listing becomes truly meaningful.
The next challenge is more demanding.
Fore must show that scale creates stronger economics rather than simply a larger organisation.
Opening more stores naturally lifts revenue.
But public investors will increasingly want to know what sits underneath that growth.
Are mature stores improving?
Are new stores reaching break-even faster?
Are rent, labour, and fulfilment costs staying controlled?
Is revenue growing faster than the fixed-cost base?
The stronger long-term story is not simply that Fore has more outlets.
It is that the operating system becomes more efficient as the network expands.
Fore Donut gives the group another growth engine.
What to watch next
How much growth is coming from existing stores versus newly opened outlets?
Are new stores reaching maturity faster as Fore’s brand awareness and operating capabilities improve?
Can EBITDA and net-profit growth continue as the company invests in new outlets, teams, and Fore Donut?
Does the adjacency improve customer frequency and transaction value, or add disproportionate complexity?
Can Fore’s international market become economically meaningful rather than simply strategically symbolic?
How effectively is Fore deploying IPO proceeds across stores, supply chain, technology, and new concepts?
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But adjacency is not automatically synergy.
Fore will need to prove that Fore Donut creates incremental demand rather than distracting management, adding unnecessary complexity, or shifting purchases within the same customer wallet.
Can Fore build another brand?
Can Fore build another brand while preserving the quality of the core business?
Private investors may tolerate a wider range of experimentation.
Public markets expect greater consistency.
This can become an advantage.
Public-market discipline may force Fore to become more selective about sites, new categories, and expansion speed.
Our conviction is that Fore’s strongest public-market story is not aggressive expansion alone.
It is disciplined expansion with improving economics.
The first-half results are encouraging.
The harder proof will come from repeating them.
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