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Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bird Foods to operate 100 outlets in three years
Bird Foods , part of Bird group, plans to have 100 outlets in the next three years, a senior executive said. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack The groundwork before India mounts a strike at Pakistan India considers closing airspace to Pakistani carriers amid rising tensions Cold Start: India's answer to Pakistan's nuclear threats The company is betting on the growth of India's quick-service restaurant (QSR) and food court sector. From 23 outlets by June 2025, it aims to scale up to 35 outlets by March 2026. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo 'We are leasing space at high-traffic locations like malls, highways, airports, and railway stations,' said Bird Foods chief business officer Rahul Segal. The company's expansion includes new openings at Radisson Dwarka's 'Dwarka Walk' food court, featuring brands Indian Stories (Mughlai, Chaat, Biryani, Kebabs) and Kaching (Chinese Sizzlers and Millbowls). Live Events Additional launches are planned at Advant Business Park in Noida by May 2025 and Unity One mall in West Delhi by mid-June. The company is also in advanced stage of talks for food courts along the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Yamuna Expressway. 'Highways like Delhi-Mumbai are game-changers for food courts,' Segal said. Bird Foods currently operates 13 outlets across five brands - Indian Stories (five locations, including Pebble Downtown Mall, Faridabad, and Mall of Dehradun), Kaching (three hybrid-model outlets at DT Mega Mall and Epica Mall), Spice Nama (a vegetarian brand at Omax Mall, Chandni Chowk, with a franchise planned at Tughlaqabad metro station), Freddo Coffee (a new affordable coffee chain launched at Tughlaqabad), and (food courts at Tughlaqabad and outside Lucknow airport). The company also manages Bird Lounges at airports in Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, and Calicut, with a recent tie-up with Air India for business class lounge access in Calicut. The company is also exploring tier-2 cities like Raipur and has engaged consultants for outlet openings at IKEA Gurgaon. It is also in talks with SmartQ (Compass Group) to introduce tech-enabled food courts in universities and hospitals. Bird Foods operate a 24-hour food plaza at Old Delhi Railway Station. It reported a revenue of Rs 35 crore in FY 25 and is projected to reach Rs 60 crore this year. Bird Foods is bidding for lounge operations at Patna's new airport terminal and eyeing Uttar Pradesh's bus station redevelopments, such as in Agra, for retail opportunities.
Los Angeles Times
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Chit, Chaat, Chai: an afternoon tea reimagined for Holi
While afternoon tea is a ritual often associated with British tradition, aromatic masala chai also sits at the center of Indian hospitality and culture. In honor of Holi — the Hindu festival of colors — the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is hosting an afternoon tea service reimagined for the holiday. Chit, Chaat, Chai is served at the resort's restaurant Kahani, helmed by New Delhi native chef Sanjay Rawat. 'The flavors are Indian but the presentation is more Westernized,' Rawat said. Celebrated across South Asia on the last full moon day of the Hindu calendar, the holiday fell on March 14 this year and on March 15, Kahani launched the special tea service, which is available each Saturday through April 19. Holi's origins come from Hindu mythology that recognizes the eternal love between deities Krishna and Radha. It is celebrated with music, dancing and throwing colorful powder at each other in good fun, a gesture that references the vivid colors of spring. 'Holi is a holiday that happens in the beginning of spring and since spring is colorful, you see colors everywhere,' said Rawat. 'It is a new beginning for a brighter future.' In a nod to the colorful tradition, the Chit, Chaat, Chai plates are rimmed with splashes of hot pink, purple, yellow, green and blue; and guests can choose from an assortment of three masala chais. Cardamon ginger is the most traditional of the trio, flavored with peppery ginger, along with the warm spices of cardamom, nutmeg and bay leaf. Honey and clove is a milder tea with a touch of sweetness, while the basil and mint tea is the lightest. The afternoon tea service also includes an array of sweet and savory tea sandwiches and bites. In place of crustless cucumber sandwiches and petit fours, Rawat incorporates South East Asian ingredients on the menu. 'This is all inspired by street food that is very popular in Mumbai, the Western part of India,' Rawat said. A lobster roll is curried and topped with Kaluga caviar. Bread Pakoda is made with arugula, fig jam and paneer, a popular cheese in India. Chutney tea sandwiches are layered with mint cream, amul cheese, chili aioli and onion bhaji. Fritters comprised of spicy vegetables and onion pack a little heat that can be cooled by dunking them into the yogurt ranch dressing served on the side. For sweets, scones inspired by gajar ka halwa, a traditional North Indian corn pudding, are served with pistachio-studded rabdi cream. A pleasing take on the traditional clotted cream usually served with scones, rabdi cream is made the same way — by heating full fat milk and then cooling it until clots rise — but flavored with cardamoms, saffron, rose water or nuts. Kahani, which translate to 'story' in Hindi, opened in 2023 and has become a place where Rawat can share his own story through his dishes influenced by being born in Uttarakhand, India, growing up in New Delhi and earning his culinary degree in Malaysia. With Chit, Chaat, Chai, Rawat adds a new chapter. 'I hope people come and enjoy,' he said. Reserve a seat at Chit, Chaat, Chai by visiting
South China Morning Post
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 7-9
Published: 4:51pm, 7 Feb 2025 Updated: 4:52pm, 7 Feb 2025 A cold spell is on its way in Hong Kong, but that should not stop you checking out an award-winning cocktail bar, rummaging through a retro-themed market or releasing tension and stress in a float pod this weekend. 1. Indian takeover at Bar Leone Reset your palate this Sunday at Bar Leone (ranked #1 in Asia's 50 Best Bars and #2 in World's Best Bars), which will be hosting The Bombay Canteen, a cocktail bar from Mumbai, India, and one-Michelin-star Indian restaurant Chaat at Rosewood Hong Kong. The award-winning bar will be presenting four cocktails inspired by India's culinary heritage: Market Day; Side Snack; Bakery Run; and 888. The Chaat are presenting four dishes that fuse Italian and Indian flavours: palak paneer -baked cannelloni; lamb keema arancini with spiced tomato chutney; pakora fried calamari with mint chutney; and butter chicken pizza. The event begins at 7pm and runs until late, and no reservations will be taken. 11-15 Bridges Street, Central 2. The Room Next Door
