Three friends, Rs 3 lakh & one chai idea: They ditched civil service preparation to start a tea outlet, today their brand has 650+ outlets & earns Rs 100 croreThree friends from Indore turned their idea of selling affordable chai into Chai Sutta Bar, a business that started with Rs 3 lakh in 2016....
05 Oct, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
A French giant heads back to India after 12 years with bigger betsCarrefour is back in India, but it is not rebuilding the hypermarket business it abandoned in 2014. This time, the French retailer is betti...
05 Sep, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
Which stocks should you buy ahead of the festive season? Here are Kotak Securities’ top 10 picksIndia’s festive season is expected to drive a strong consumption boost, with analysts identifying sectors and stocks that could benefit. Th...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Carrefour eyes acquisitions to accelerate India expansionFrench retailer Carrefour eyes acquisitions to rapidly expand its Indian presence. The company plans to open fifty stores within three year...
03 Sep, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Once he earned Rs 50 LPA. Gurgaon man left dream job to assist his sister’s business. Today this ‘Momo Mafia’s yearly earnings will make your jaw dropA Gurgaon entrepreneur, Saket Saurabh, left a ₹52 lakh corporate job to build The Momos Mafia, a dumpling-focused food brand. The franchise...
07 Feb, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
McDonald’s loses crown as world's biggest fast-food chain to global giant with zero U.S. locations; here's all about the company that dethroned itChinese chain Mixue Bingcheng has overtaken McDonald's as the world's largest fast-food chain with over 45,000 outlets globally, focusing o...
07 Mar, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
This Indian Pizza Hut worker now owns a cafe business with 50 outlets. How he brewed his successShiju Pappen's journey from earning just Rs 5,000 a month as a restaurant worker at Pizza Hut to founding The Chatpata Affairs—a thriving c...
17 Oct, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Former Unilever executives' food brand FairPlum raises $2 million led by Unicorn India VenturesA clutch of angel investors including Vivek Sirohi, vice president, R&D, Unilever; Amith Agarwal, cofounder and CEO at Agri-Bazaar; and the...
28 Mar, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Agritech startup Our Food bags $6 million to 'disrupt food processing industry'Our Food will use the funds to ramp up operations, increase manufacturing capacity and improve India's agricultural food supply chain, whic...
27 Jan, 2022, 04.05 PM IST
Fastfood chain Subway targeting 2,000 franchise stores in India by 2020Subway plans to increase the number of local outlets to 2,000 in the next five years, according to its country head, Manpreet Gulri.
28 May, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
Dubai-based Fmart opens first store in India at Kochi"Our franchise model is a low investment business opportunity along with premium margins,bBrand recognition and quality service', Yoonus Mo...
02 Feb, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Siyaram Silk signs 27 franchise pacts; aims 500 stores by FY17The successful response from the trade fraternity has encouraged the textiles firm to take its proposed franchise tally to 500 outlets by 2...
24 May, 2013, 03.29 PM IST
- Domestic food chains opting out of franchise model
Traditional brands are moving away from a franchise-based model of operation — which was earlier considered as the ideal approach for expan...
09 Apr, 2013, 10.49 AM IST
Power of Ideas 2012: Why franchising is growing as a preferred gateway to a career in entrepreneurshipFranchising is a phenomenal model for India and provides a significant employment opportunity and helps to build a large network of micro-e...
01 Feb, 2013, 11.43 AM IST
- Indian franchise biz to touch $20 bn by 2013: Study
Bucking the current economic downturn, India's franchise market is expected to treble to reach USD 20 billion by 2013.
19 Apr, 2009, 01.17 PM IST
- Vishal Retail plans to sell booze and food to beat slowdown
Supermarket chain Vishal Retail has embarked on a new strategy to beat the downturn. While it will launch 60 new stores over the next few m...
28 Nov, 2008, 01.20 AM IST
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