Karachi Bakery
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| Company type | Retail |
|---|---|
| Genre | Bakery |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder | Sri Khanchand Ramnani |
| Headquarters | Moazzam Jahi Market, , |
Area served | India |
| Products | Biscuit, cake |
| Website | karachibakery |
Karachi Bakery is a chain of Indian retail bakeries. It was established in Hyderabad in 1953, with the opening of its first bakery in Moazzam Jahi Market.[1][2] It bakes fruit biscuits, Dil Kush and Plum Cake.[3]
Apart from Hyderabad, Karachi Bakery also has outlets in Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi. The chain also exports a selection of their products to other countries, including Europe, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.[4]
History
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Karachi Bakery was founded in 1953 by Khanchand Ramnani, a Sindhi Hindu migrant who moved to Hyderabad from Karachi during the partition of India in 1947. The bakery was named after the city of Karachi, Pakistan. Ramnani opened the first Karachi Bakery of Hyderabad next to Seena Bakery in Moazzam Jahi Market.[5][6]
In 2019 a violent mob in Bangalore protested outside an outlet of Karachi Bakery and forced it to cover up the ‘Karachi’ part in its signboard in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Will never change the name & we are not leaving Mumbai,' say Karachi Bakery owners". 6 March 2021.
- ^ Meet Hyderabad's Most Popular Cookies
- ^ "Buoyant bakeries". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ www.ETHospitalityWorld.com. "Karachi Bakery: Making legends out of biscuits - ET HospitalityWorld". ETHospitalityWorld.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Elluri, Mani Deepthi (15 September 2023). "Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery recognised as one of the world's best dessert places". www.newstap.in. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Long queue for that special bite". The Times of India. 17 December 2003. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "We are Indian by heart, says Karachi Bakery after protest in Bengaluru over its name". India Today. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
