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| Trade name | The Chocolate Room |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary of The Chocolate Room India |
| Industry | Cafe |
| Founded | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) |
| Founder | L. Chaitanya Kumar Vikas Punjabi |
| Headquarters | Ahemdabad, Gujarat, India |
| Number of locations | 235 stores (2017-2021) (2021) |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | L. Chaitanya Kumar (CMD)
Vikas Punjabi (CEO) Yaju Vaghela (Director) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | 100 crores ($150 million) |
| Number of employees | 3000 (2018) |
| Parent | TCR India Group |
| Website | www |
The Chocolate Room (TCR Cafe) is a chocolate cafe chain founded in Geelong, Australia by Chaitanya Kumar and Vikas Punjabi in 2006 and acquired by the TCR India in 2007.
History
The Chocolate Room opened its branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the year 2013. The Chocolate Room opened its Outlet in M.M.Alam Road, Lahore, Pakistan in the year 2016.
The Chocolate Room opened its 5th Outlet store in Bengaluru, India in the year 2017. The Chocolate Room opens its branches in Dhaka, Bangladesh in the year 2019. The Chocolate Room's 299th outlet is opened in Nepal in June 2019. The Chocolate Room has its outlet in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The Chocolate Room Decided to open the co-working lounge in Hyderabad, India in the year 2019.
Among the total outlets of the Chocolate Room 180 are in India and rest of them in other countries like Oman, China and other.
The Chocolate Room is started in 2007 and now it is grown to 235 stores across India with the turnover of over ₹100 crore.
Awards
Award for Images Most Admired Retailer of the Year "Food Service - National Operation" by Images South India Retail Awards 2018.
Award for "Images Most Admired Food Service Chain of the Year: Ice Cream and Dessert Parlours" by Start-ups & Innovations 2019.
Awards for "Food & General Retail" from India's Retail Champions 2020.
The Chocolate Room is awarded with Brand Impact Award in the year 2021.
See also
References
- "The Chocolate Room getting bigger and better". The Hindu. 12 January 2018.
- "The Chocolate Room looks to raise Rs 100 crore to fuel expansion". 10 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "The chocolate room opens in Colombo". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 22 July 2013.
- "Chocolate Room launch at M.M.Alam by Bilal Mukhtar Events & PR". Daily Pakistan. 15 November 2016.
- "The Chocolate Room launches 5th store in Bengaluru". ANI News. 21 September 2017.
- "The Chocolate Room opens in Dhaka". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 8 October 2019.
- "Chocolate, chocolate and some more chocolate". MyRepublica. 9 August 2019.
- "Is the Indian market ready for chocolate cafes?". India Retailing. 11 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Cafe like co-working lounge by 'The Chocolate Room' coming soon in Hyderabad".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "The Chocolate Room eyes 100 outlets this FY; plans to raise Rs 50 cr". Times of India. 22 April 2017.
- "Chocolate Room plans to raise Rs 100 cr, eyes 500 outlets". The Economic Times. 10 July 2017.
- "Outstanding retail brands honoured at IMAGES South India Retail Awards 2018". India Retailing. 18 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "IMAGES Foodservice Awards 2019 honour outstanding performers in foodservice business". India Retailing. 7 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "India's Retail Champions 2020". Retail Leadership Summit (RLS).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Mr. L. Chaitanya Kumar - Winner of Indian Achievers Award 2021".
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