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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian fast casual restaurant chain}}<br />
{{about|Indian fast food restaurant chain|Argentinian fast food restaurant chain|California Burrito Co.}}<br />
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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = California Burrito<br />
| logo = California Burrito (India).svg<br />
| logo_size = 200px<br />
| image = California Burrito.jpg<br />
| image_caption = A California Burrito outlet<br />
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]<br />
| industry = [[Restaurants]]<br />
| genre = [[Fast casual restaurant]]<br />
| founded = {{Start date and age|2012}} <br><small>([[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])</small><br />
| founder = {{ubl|Bert Mueller|Dharam Khalsa<ref name="q675">{{cite web | title= Meet Mirador | website=Mirador | url=https://www.miradorliving.com/about-us | access-date=2025-07-03}}</ref>|[[Gaelan Connell]]}}<br />
| hq_location = [[Indiranagar, Bengaluru]], Karnataka, India<br />
| num_employees = 1,405<br />
| num_employees_year = 2024<br />
| products = {{flatlist|<br />
*[[Burritos]]<br />
*[[tacos]]<br />
*[[salads]]<br />
*[[nachos]]<br />
*rice bowls<br />
}}<br />
| num_locations = 111<br />
| num_locations_year = February 2026<br />
| area_served = {{flatlist|<br />
*[[Bangalore]]<br />
*[[Hyderabad]]<br />
*[[Delhi]]<br />
*[[Noida]]<br />
*[[Gurugram]]<br />
*[[Chennai]]<br />
}}<br />
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.californiaburrito.in/|californiaburrito.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''California Burrito''' is an Indian [[Fast casual restaurant|fast-casual restaurant]] chain specialising in [[Mexican cuisine]], founded in 2012. As of 2025, California Burrito operates over 100 stores across [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Delhi]], [[Noida]], [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]], and [[Chennai]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
California Burrito was founded in 2012 by Bert Mueller, Dharam Khalsa, and [[Gaelan Connell]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Rumman |date=2012-10-01 |title=Bringing the Burrito to Bangalore |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/01/bringing-the-burrito-to-bangalore/ |access-date=2025-08-11 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> In October 2012, Mueller returned to India with $250,000 from personal connections and the founders' savings to open the first outlet at Embassy Golf Links in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-28 |title=This 22-year-old left California for Bengaluru in 2012 — Now he owns a 100-restaurant chain generating a $23 million business |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/this-22-year-old-left-california-for-bengaluru-in-2012-now-he-owns-a-100-restaurant-chain-generating-a-23-million-business/articleshow/120695383.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-08-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The outlet generated 0.5 million dollars in revenue in the first year.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Afreen |first=Afreen |date=2025-04-29 |title=Learn culture of place: California Burrito founder calls Kannada wonderful language |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/bengaluru/story/california-burrito-founder-bert-mueller-american-in-bengaluru-india-viral-interview-2717084-2025-04-29 |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Anjali |date=29 April 2025 |title="India Feels Like Home": US Man Builds Rs 196 Crore Burrito Empire In Bengaluru |url=https://www.ndtv.com/feature/india-feels-like-home-us-man-builds-rs-196-crore-burrito-empire-in-bengaluru-8289490 |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=[[NDTV]] |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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In 2020, it had 37 stores and ₹4 crore in monthly revenue before a [[COVID-19]]-induced dip to ₹25 lakh.<ref name="q398">{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Priyadarshini |date=2024-10-22 |title=From Music Student to Food Mogul: How Bert Mueller Built A Rs 200 Crore Food Empire In India |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/from-music-student-to-food-mogul-how-bert-mueller-built-a-rs-200-crore-food-empire-in-india-article-114464598 |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=[[Times Now]]}}</ref> In 2024, California Burrito reported $23 million in revenue according to a [[CNBC]] report. In 2025, California Burrito launched its 100th store.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Rishabh |date=11 February 2025 |title=California Burrito Expands to 100 Stores in India with Bengaluru Opening |url=https://www.restaurantindia.in/news/california-burrito-expands-to-100-stores-in-india-with-bengaluru-opening.n12294 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Restaurant India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrikant |first=Aditi |date=2025-05-02 |title=U.S. expat who opened a burrito chain in India that brings in $23 million a year: My No. 1 mistake |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/i-left-the-us-for-india-and-opened-a-california-style-burrito-chain.html |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Operations==<br />
The company collaborates with Indian farmers to cultivate avocados, tomatillos, beans, and chipotle chilies.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Rajiv |date=8 November 2021 |title=Welcome to Motel California: Bert Muller, Burrito, and India |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/startups/welcome-to-motel-california-bert-muller-burrito-and-india/71413/1 |access-date=7 May 2025 |website=[[Forbes India]]}}</ref><br />
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In 2024, the chain employed 1,405 staff and served an average of 2,404 burritos and 4,321 tacos daily.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Poovanna |first=Sharan |date=2023-09-08 |title=An American 'marwari', tequila, Ambareesh – California Burrito's origin story in Bengaluru |url=https://theprint.in/feature/an-american-marwari-tequila-ambareesh-california-burritos-origin-story-in-bengaluru/1751792/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2025-06-19 |title=California Burrito - 2025 Company Profile & Team - Tracxn |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/california-burrito/__krKLn-8qemk19YD5bTIW5h0XWB0FSRh1JyN0AVyrWTs |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=tracxn.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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As of 2025, California Burrito operates 110 outlets with about 2000 employees across six Indian cities: Bangalore (its headquarters), Hyderabad, Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title='The new American dream': Meet the US expat who built a $23M food business in India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/the-new-american-dream-meet-the-us-expat-who-built-a-23m-food-business-in-india-101746436412554.html |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Fast-food Mexican restaurants]]</div>James