Indian street food chainKarak Chaii has said is to grow to 40 stores by the end of the year. The concept was founded in Birmingham in 2019 by husband-and-wife team Javed and Sara Sughi, following travels through the Indian subcontinent.
Their latest café, in Oxford Road in Reading, was opened last week by franchisees Manpreet and Gaurav Gill.
Karak Chaii isn’t just a brand, it’s a passion project built from the ground up by founders Sara and Javed,” a company spokesman said. “No external investors, no big financial backing – just a dream, a lot of hard work, and an unwavering belief in what we were creating.”
Author: George Shaw
Former BBC journalist and founder and CEO of an award-winning London advertising and PR company for 20 years, providing restaurant consultancy services. Spent a decade as the director of communications of the Asian Catering Federation in the UK and lead judge for its various restaurant and chef awards programmes. Now returned to journalism, specialising in food and travel and currently the Editor-in-Chief for Taste London, Taste Asia, the Good Curry Guide and CEO of International Culinary Guides.