Indian street food franchise Chaiiwala has partnered with Roadchef Services for its first kiosk concept using a shipping containers.
Co-founder Sohail Ali said the design, which now operates at the Watford Gap northbound services on the M1, “Offers a compact and innovative way to enjoy our beloved Indian street food and chai.
Chaiiwala claimed the UK’s first Indian street food drive-thru in 2023. The brand followed this last year by launching airport and university campus locations. It is also gearing up for US expansion – having previously launched in Canada and the Middle East and sees the potential for more than 1,000 stores there plus 400 in the UK.
Chaiiwala currently has a worldwide estate of 126 stories, including 106 in the UK.
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.