Chaiiwala, the UK’s leading Indian street food café brand, is delighted to announce the opening of its 107th café in the UK, located at Lombardy Retail Park, Unit 7A, UB3 3EX, in Hayes, Middlesex.
Founded in Leicester in 2015, Chaiiwala is known for its authentic and carefully brewed Karak chai and unique, high-quality street food bursting with traditional flavours. Over the past decade, the brand has grown significantly to operate over 100 cafes in the UK, more than 20 in Canada, and a handful in Dubai.
Chaiiwala’s latest store in Hayes brings fresh, accessible and high-protein dishes that offer a delicious and unique alternative at various mealtimes – from breakfast roti wraps in the morning to Bombay Bowls and Toasties throughout the day as well as indulgent sweet treats. All meals are made with premium and traditional ingredients and based on closely-guarded recipes inspired by Indian home cooking.
The new opening follows a period of progress for Chaiiwala. Earlier this summer, the Group announced the opening of its latest store in Milton Keynes, as well as the launch of its first motorway services location at Watford Gap services. Building on this momentum, Chaiiwala is on track to open at least eight new stores throughout the Autumn/Winter period.
As consumer demand for high-quality and accessible Indian food grows, Chaiiwala is executing an ambitious expansion strategy to scale up to 500 global locations over the next 10 years. This includes significantly expanding its footprint in the UK through the strategic opening of cafes in shopping centres and retail parks, drive-thrus and premium high-street locations with its existing multi-site franchisees. The Group will also explore expansion in Canada, and entry into new international markets, including the US, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Sohail Ali, Co-Founder of Chaiiwala, said: “We’re delighted to announce our new store in Hayes, which follows our new store in Milton Keynes and our first motorway services store in Watford Gap. These exciting new locations will help us bring high-quality, protein-rich and affordable Indian street food-style dishes and world-famous Karak chaii to more consumers across the UK. However, we aren’t stopping there. Until the end of the year, we have at least eight new stores planned in varying formats across the country. This will bring our total UK footprint to 115 and create a really strong platform to make Chaiiwala a household name and create growth opportunities for our franchisees.
