Restaurant, cafe chains on temple run: Places of worship top draws for big food services firmsExecutives said places of worship are turning out to be top draws for big food services companies since it gives them a first-mover advanta...
20 Aug, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
Tea cafe chain Chai Point enters Amritsar with store near Golden TempleCurrently, Chai Point has a retail network of 180 stores across nine major cities.
17 Aug, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
Chai Point launches pan-India hiring drive to hire 2,000 peopleThe Chai Point HR team in association with a string of NGOs and local govt bodies is traveling across the country and has already visited c...
12 Jul, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
Chai Point to double store count, focus on vends and packaged businessAt present, the Bangalore based firm has about 170 stores and another 35 outlets yet to re-open after it shut during covid two years ago. T...
02 Mar, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
High-Street rentals in India's prime markets come down to 4-year lowsRentals have gone down by 10-25% as landlords are willing to adjust and are even offering to pay in instalments.
12 Apr, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Chai Point partners Dunzo and Shadowfax for last mile deliveryThe tea retailer, that had revenues of Rs 138 crore during FY18-19, is also expanding its own fleet for making for delivery within a kilome...
28 May, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Rs 81 crore for Chaayos from SAIF Partners, othersChaayos has over 52 stores across Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh and Mumbai, having added 25 stores just in the last one year.
06 Sep, 2018, 08.43 AM IST
Chai Point raises $20 million in series C round led by Paragon PartnersParagon Partners recently raised $120 million for its first fund and is led by Siddharth Parekh, son of veteran banker Deepak Parekh. As pa...
19 Apr, 2018, 12.31 PM IST
You say coffee, I say chaiOutlets such as Chaayos, Chai Point, Chai Story and Chai Thela are giving stiff competition to coffee biggies like Starbucks and Cafe Coffe...
06 Aug, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
In first flush, tea startups aim for perfect brewWhile giants such as Tata and Hindustan Unilever sell tea to the majority, startups are trying to create a market, both in India and abroad...
26 Mar, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
Tea retail chain startup Chai Point is set to introduce IoT-enabled tea dispensing machines"It is a utility service we are offering to companies. Unlike regular tea machines, this will provide tea made from natural tea leaves," sa...
26 Jul, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
Why local brands like Wildcraft, Chai Point and Chumbak are trying to score big with desi consumersNow, a new generation of entrepreneurs is bucking the trend with venture-backed companies designing products for and around Indian sensibil...
09 Feb, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Wildcraft, Chumbak buck the trend, design products for Indian sensibilitiesThe retail market has spawned only a handful of local brands with nationwide appeal. Lessons from overseas are instructive.
09 Feb, 2016, 06.03 AM IST
Chaayos on expansion spree, southern markets next focusAt present customers have to order a minimum of two cups of chai for delivery that translate to an average price point of Rs 119.
13 Nov, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
Tea retail chain Chai Point raises Rs 66 croreThe money raised will be used to expand its geographic reach from 7 cities as well as grow the delivery component of business -Chai on Call...
16 Sep, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
How food startups like Chai Point and Bhukkad use dedicated hubs for deliveryDark stores, or physical delivery hubs that serve orders coming in through mobile, web or call centre, are being increasingly set up by new...
28 Aug, 2015, 04.55 AM IST
Tea retail chain Chai Point raises Rs 10 crore from Saama CapitalTea retail chain Chai Point has raised its first round of venture funding to open more stores and launch two more beverages for consumers a...
08 May, 2014, 02.49 PM IST