Karak or coffee for the office, in Dubai
Choose karak when your team drinks chai through the day and you want it hot, ordered as you need it: a 1L flask (about 6 cups) is AED 40 and a 10-cup tray is from AED 250. Choose specialty coffee when you want a stocked pantry on a monthly plan: our sister brand ROAST publishes Desk from AED 599, Floor from AED 1,150 and HQ from AED 2,200 a month. Many offices want both. All prices exclude 5% VAT.
Quick answers
- Should our office choose karak or coffee?
- Start with what your team actually drinks. We make karak and ROAST makes specialty coffee, and we do not rank them on taste. Karak suits chai drinkers and meetings; a coffee plan suits an ongoing pantry; many offices run both.
- Can one supplier cover both?
- Yes. ROAST publishes a managed office subscription that includes karak from Cha Cha Chai alongside specialty coffee. Its Desk plan, from AED 599 a month, lists about 3-4 kg of beans a month plus 40 karak servings a week.
- Are the prices like for like?
- No. Karak is bought per order (flask AED 40, tray from AED 250). ROAST plans are monthly tiers by headcount. The two shapes of cost are different, so compare them against how your team drinks.
Start with what your team drinks
We make karak, so we say so up front.
Cha Cha Chai is a karak chai business and ROAST is our sister brand for specialty coffee. We are not going to tell you one tastes better than the other, because that depends on your people. What we can tell you is how each is ordered, what each costs on its published page, and where each fits an office.
A quick test: ask the team. If most reach for tea with milk and cardamom, start with karak. If most want espresso drinks, start with coffee. If it is split, which it often is, plan for both.
Karak and coffee side by side
Published prices only, ex 5% VAT. ROAST prices are as printed on its own pages.
| Karak (Cha Cha Chai) | Specialty coffee (ROAST) | |
|---|---|---|
| How you buy it | Per order: 1L flasks, 10-cup trays or a live station, with no commitment | A managed monthly plan by headcount tier, with a bean-to-cup machine |
| Published prices | Flask AED 40 (saffron AED 44), tray from AED 250, live station from AED 900 | Desk from AED 599 a month (about 15 people), Floor from AED 1,150 (about 15-50), HQ from AED 2,200 (50 or more) |
| Machine | None needed: flasks and trays arrive ready | Placed free on a six-month plan, or AED 199 a month with no lock-in |
| Where it fits | Chai drinkers, meetings, standing weekly orders, events | A pantry that is restocked on a schedule, one monthly invoice |
| Delivery in Dubai | AED 250 minimum per delivery, free above AED 500, flat AED 40 below that | Same terms stated on the ROAST page |
Details and the full plans are on ROAST’s own office coffee subscription page and corporate page. Our side is on karak for offices.
When an office wants karak, coffee or both
Three situations.
Karak. Your team grew up on chai, you host meetings where a hot flask lands on the table, or you want a standing weekly order with no machine and no plan. Ordering is per flask or tray, so cost follows cups: on our planning rule of thumb of 2 cups per person, a 15-person floor is 30 cups a day, or 5 flasks, which is AED 200 a day before delivery and VAT. See how much karak for 10, 50 or 100.
Specialty coffee. You want a stocked pantry with a machine and a monthly tier, not one-off orders. ROAST prices plans by tier, not per head, so the right tier follows your headcount.
Both. A mixed floor is the usual case. ROAST’s subscription page describes one managed plan covering specialty coffee and karak on a single monthly invoice, and you can still add Cha Cha Chai trays or flasks per order for a big meeting.
Events. Our live karak and gahwa station is from AED 900. ROAST publishes a coffee cart with a barista from AED 3,000 for a half day. Many events pair them, and the live station page shows both.
Delivery is within Dubai. Related: Chai supplier for offices · How an office karak order works
Before you send
- All office and event prices exclude 5% VAT. One VAT tax invoice with our TRN, no service charge.
- Delivery in Dubai: AED 250 minimum per delivery, free delivery above AED 500, flat AED 40 below that.
- Outside Dubai: Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the rest of the UAE are welcome to enquire; we confirm what we can do and quote in writing.
- Prices and options: karak for offices, the live karak station and karak by the cup.
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Questions about karak and coffee
Should our office choose karak or coffee?
Look at what your team drinks. We make karak and our sister brand ROAST makes specialty coffee; we do not rank them on taste. Karak suits chai drinkers and meetings, a coffee plan suits an ongoing pantry, and many offices run both.
Does ROAST offer karak too?
Yes. ROAST publishes a managed office subscription that includes karak from Cha Cha Chai alongside specialty coffee. Its Desk plan lists about 3-4 kg of beans a month plus 40 karak servings a week, from AED 599 a month, ex 5% VAT.
What do the ROAST office plans cost?
As published by ROAST, ex 5% VAT: Desk from AED 599 a month for about 15 people, Floor from AED 1,150 a month for about 15-50, and HQ from AED 2,200 a month for 50 or more. Plans are priced by tier, not per head, and your itemised quote confirms the figure.
Can we order Cha Cha Chai karak without a subscription?
Yes. Karak is bought per order with no commitment: a 1L flask is AED 40 (about 6 cups), a saffron chai flask is AED 44, a 10-cup tray is from AED 250 and a live station is from AED 900, all ex 5% VAT.
Which is better for an event?
Neither is better; they do different jobs. A live karak and gahwa station is from AED 900 and a ROAST coffee cart with a barista is from AED 3,000 for a half day, ex 5% VAT. Many events use both. Events need from 5 working days’ notice and a 50% deposit.
How do we get a quote?
Send the building, headcount, date and time through the form, WhatsApp or call +971 50 645 7762. We reply within one working day (Monday to Friday) with a written quote valid 14 days. Delivery is within Dubai, with one VAT invoice and our TRN.
Want the coffee side priced? See ROAST office coffee subscription and ROAST corporate catering.
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