After 11 years of closures caused by staff shortages, 13 Indian Coffee House branches in Kerala could reopen after the UDF government approved new employee appointments. The Thrissur-based cooperative society currently operates 45 of its 58 Coffee House branches, according to its president S.S. Anil Kumar. Plans for more Coffee HousesThe cooperative society is also considering plans to open 10 new Indian Coffee House branches. How Indian Coffee House beganIndian Coffee House has its roots in the network of Coffee Houses established by the Coffee Board during British rule to promote coffee consumption across India. The workers subsequently formed the India Coffee Board Workers Cooperative Society, headquartered in Thrissur, which took over the running of the Coffee Houses.