The Chocolate Room (TCR Cafe) is a chocolate cafe chain founded in Geelong, Australia, by Yaju Vaghela and Koshish Shah in 2006 and acquired by the TCR International Food Group in 2007.[1][2]
| The Chocolate Room | |
| Company type | Subsidiary of TCR International Food Group |
| Industry | Cafe |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Sydney , Australia |
Number of locations | 235 stores (2017–2021) (2021) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | |
| Revenue | 100 crores ($150 million) |
Number of employees | 3000 (2018) |
| Parent | TCR International Food Group |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Chocolate Room opened its branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in the year 2013.[3] The Chocolate Room opened its Outlet in M.M.Alam Road, Lahore, Pakistan, in the year 2016.[4]
The Chocolate Room opened its 5th Outlet store in Bengaluru, India, in the year 2017.[5] The Chocolate Room opens its branches in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the year 2019.[6] The Chocolate Room's 299th outlet is opened in Nepal in June 2019.[7] The Chocolate Room has its outlet in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[8]
The Chocolate Room Decided to open the co-working lounge in Hyderabad, India, in the year 2019.[9]
Among the total outlets of the Chocolate Room 180 are in India and rest of them in other countries like Oman, China and others.[10]
The Chocolate Room is started in 2007 and now it is grown to 235 stores across India with the turnover of over ₹100 crore.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cafe like co-working lounge by 'The Chocolate Room' coming soon in Hyderabad". 2 July 2019.
- ^ "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.