Sagar Ratna to expand overseas via franchising

New Delhi-based Sagar Ratna Hospitalities, owners of Swagath and Sagar Ratna chain of restaurants, will venture into overseas markets in the coming years. The company has already identified franchisees in places like Bangkok, in the UAE and Canada. It is planning to set up around 250 outlets in overseas markets in the next five years, Hospitality Biz India has reported, citing its top official.

“Our Bangkok outlet will be operational in the next 15 days. Two outlets -- one each of Swagath and Sagar Ratna -- will become operational in Ontario, and Toronto in Canada in April,” said Jayaram Banan, chairman and managing director, Sagar Ratna Hospitalities. Sagar Ratna already has an outlet in Singapore.

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C House Italia signs franchise deal for Middle East

17th February 2010: C House Italia signs franchise deal for Middle East Italian restaurant and lounge franchise C House Italia has signed an agreement with Nicolas Jebran Houte Couture (NJHC) to expand the brand across the Middle East. The deal covers a 15 year partnership and will see the first Middle East C House Italia open in Beirut in May 2010. Owned by fashion designer Nicolas Jebran, NJHC will also open C House Italia franchises in Europe.

Business Development Manager for C House Italia Cristiano Iezzi said: “The long-standing partnership between C Hosue Italia and Nicholas Jebran Houte Couture is one that we value and that will provide unique opportunity to expand properly in Middle East countries. It’s a pleasure and honour to work with Nicolas. Specifically this relationship and programme will demonstrate the great synergy that exist between Nicolas’ fashion and C House trendy lounge and cocktail bars.”

Nicolas Jebran, owner of NJHC, said: “I really liked the idea of becoming the first Middle East Fashion Designer to have his own lounge and cocktail bar chain. From the beginning I felt comfortable to work with C House Italia and of course Beirut will be our flagship store and we have already planned other openings, including the one in Italy, Milan.”

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SA's News Cafe makes India foray, to invest Rs 100 cr (USD 20 Million)


New Delhi, Dec 20: South African premium cocktail- bar chain News Cafe plans to invest up to Rs 100 crore over the next five years to expand operations in India.
The company, which ventured into India last week under a franchise agreement with Hyderabad-based, Numbers Only Hospitality, said it plans to open 20 outlets across India in the next five years.


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Lite Bite Foods to open Asia7 & Punjab Grill in Mumbai

New Delhi-based food court and restaurant chain, Lite Bite Foods (LBF) will open two of its fine dine restaurants, Asia7 and Punjab Grill at Palladium Mall in Lower Parel, Mumbai by the end of December this year. These restaurants will have 80 to 100 covers with an Average Per Cover (APC) between Rs 550 and Rs 600.

Asia7 will be a pan Asian restaurant and Punjab Grill will be a designer Indian cuisine restaurant. LBF has its outlets in Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Mumbai and Chennai and there are plans to foray into Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Tejpavan Singh Gandhok, co-promoter & CEO, LBF said, “F&B services in India are unorganised. We aim to establish the company as a professional brand with customised and specialised F&B services across the country in order to meet the rapidly growing needs of organised real estate developments. We are open to establish our outlets in star category hotels.”

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