Mast Kalandar in talks to close $10 million fundingIt had earlier raised investments from Footprint Ventures and Helion Venture Partners. Acuity Capital, a Delhi-based independent investment...
19 Jul, 2016, 03.35 AM IST
Mast Kalandar owner Spring Leaf Retail investing in delivery only kitchens to boost MK DabbawalaMK Dabbawala, which was launched in April, sells ethnic Indian cuisine on a daily changing menu and contributes about a quarter of company’...
25 Dec, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
Cafe Coffee Day ties up with Swiggy, to deliver at your doorstepCafe Coffee Day will now deliver its coffee and snacking items at your doorstep. It has tied up with online food delivery startup Swiggy fo...
02 Dec, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Personal assistant messenger app Helpchat opens API for other businessesUsers of personal-assistant messaging app Helpchat will soon be able to call a cab, book a bus-ticket, order food or pickup laundry directl...
31 Aug, 2015, 07.41 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
5 unexpected tasks of an entrepreneurET spoke with a number of successful entrepreneurs who let in on a few, not-so-pretty daily tasks they had never imagined they would have t...
21 May, 2015, 10.58 AM IST
Restaurant chain Mast Kalandar launches mobile-based delivery only serviceCurrently in beta phase, the service is catering to the city's Koramangala area. The firm plans to roll this out to other parts of Bengalur...
28 Apr, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
Quick-service eateries opt for slow expansion for per store profitabilityIndian QSR saw entrepreneurs aim for growth at any cost on the thesis that quality would win a customer's loyalty to a neighbourhood outlet.
11 Oct, 2014, 09.38 AM IST
Canaan MD Rahul Khanna to start venture debt fund Trifecta Capital PartnersTrifecta will be a new entrant in the venture debt segment in India which currently has players such as US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
23 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
SVB India Finance sees startups gung ho on collateral-free debt financeSVB India Finance is seeing a rise in demand for collateral-free debt finance from startups looking for alternative to venture capital fund...
08 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Quick service restaurant spends to surge 150% on tier-II city feastInterestingly, on an average, a tier-I middle class household today spends about Rs 3,700 per annum for eating at QSRs.
23 Sep, 2013, 10.34 AM IST
- Home Advantage: Couples increasingly enter into entrepreneurship despite challenges
Despite challenges, more couples such as the Jains are entering the little-trodden terrain of entrepreneurship together.
22 Feb, 2013, 06.25 AM IST
- Helion, Footprint invest Rs 32.5 crore in food chain Mast Kalandar run by Spring Leaf Retail
Risk capital firm Helion Venture Partners is leading a third round of investment in quick service restaurant chain Mast Kalandar.
03 Dec, 2012, 04.30 AM IST
- Indian quick service restaurant startups struggling to grow despite a large food and beverage market
Even as multinational restaurant chains record a brisk pace of growth in the country, Indian startups are struggling to build a chain of qu...
15 Jun, 2012, 04.33 AM IST
ET WEALTH: Entrepreneurial venture of Gaurav Jain offers simple food & savvy returnsGaurav Jain who worked with Wipro, has spawned a chain of 35 restaurants, which offer authentic, affordable food and good profits.
29 Apr, 2012, 10.50 AM IST
- Investors jostling with each other to fund fast-growing Indian food and beverage enterprises
The Indian food and beverage industry is attracting a surge of interest from investors interested in backing companies with scaleable busin...
03 Aug, 2011, 03.36 AM IST
- Young techies quit to follow heart
Young techies calling it quits to follow their heart and venture into different business streams is a recent trend.
06 Oct, 2006, 09.42 AM IST