Who owns Dao Coffee?
Dao Coffee is owned by Dao Heuang Group (Laos).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Dao-Heuang Group — company and Dao Coffee / Dao Water product pages, Dao-Heuang Group Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dao-Heuang Group Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇦 Laos, Pakse · browse countries
- Origin
- 🇱🇦 Laos · browse countries
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dao Coffee
Dao Coffee is Dao-Heuang Group's coffee brand and its largest single business, sourced from the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos and, according to the company, contributing about 60% of the group's sales, worth more than US$75 million. The brand's own site describes it as producing "some of the finest blends in the world as roasted beans for lovers of premium arabica and robusta coffees," and it is sold across instant coffee, canned ready-to-drink coffee, 3-in-1 mix sachets in both plain and flavoured versions, roasted whole bean and ground coffee, and unroasted green beans.
Ownership timeline of Dao Coffee
- Current owner Dao Heuang Group [1] reported
Where Dao Coffee sits in Dao Heuang Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Dao Heuang Group
Dao Heuang Group controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in beverages.
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Other brands in coffee, and who owns them
The 67 brands in coffee on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Keurig Dr Pepper, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe Egberts | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Caribe | Coffee Holding | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Barão | Melitta | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Nescafé | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Ah Huat | Power Root | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Barcaffè | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Carte Noire | Lavazza | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Boyds | Royal Cup | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Dao Heuang Group
Dao Heuang Group is a privately held company headquartered in Pakse, Laos, founded in 1991. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Dao-Heuang Group was established in 1991 by Mrs Leuang Litdang as a small import-export business in southern Laos and has grown into one of the country's largest companies, with operations spanning coffee growing and processing, tea, a manufacturing factory, agricultural and industrial trading, and duty-free retail. Its duty-free arm is the largest importer and retailer of duty-free goods in Lao PDR, and in 2010 the group partnered with Heinemann Asia Pacific and UG Indochina to open the Haven duty-free centre. Management has been passing to the founder's second generation, led by her eldest daughter.
Dao Heuang Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dao Coffee?
The parent company of Dao Coffee is Dao Heuang Group, a privately held company headquartered in Laos.
Is Dao Coffee Lao?
Yes. Dao Coffee originated in Laos and its owner, Dao Heuang Group, is also headquartered in Laos.
Is Dao Coffee still owned by Dao Heuang Group?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Dao Coffee is still owned by Dao Heuang Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Dao-Heuang Group — company and Dao Coffee / Dao Water product pages — Dao-Heuang Group Ltd., Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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