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{{Infobox company
| name = Hello Curry Pvt. Ltd.
| logo = Hello Curry logo.png
| industry = Food delivery and restaurant
| fate =
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| successor = 
| founded = Early 2014
| founders = Sandeep Penumatsa & Raju Bhupathi
| defunct = 
| hq_location_city = [[Hyderabad]]
| hq_location_country = India
| area_served = 
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| products =
| owner = 
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| website = {{URL|http://www.hellocurry.com/index.php}}
}}

'''Hello Curry Pvt. Ltd.''' is a [[food delivery]] and restaurant company based in [[Hyderabad]], India.<ref name="TOI 2015" /><ref name="SH 2016" /><ref name="Advani 2015" /> The company was founded in early 2014, and in November 2015, it had 32 outlets for its food delivery operations.<ref name="Kalavalapalli 2015" /><ref name="Official" />

== Fare ==
Hello Curry provides the delivery of [[Indian cuisine]] meals, which are prepared in a [[fast food]] style at partner restaurants.<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" /><ref name="TheTOI-2" /> Fare examples of the company's delivery operations include [[curry]] dishes, [[raita]] and [[roti]], among others.<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" /> Circa September 2015, as part of its delivery operations, the company began a new product line that purveys stuffed [[paratha]]s, named "Hello Paratha".<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" /> For Hello Paratha products, the company partners with restaurants, who cook and delivery the food, while Hello Curry handles expenses for food and packaging.<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" /> Hello Paratha products are packaged and delivered using the Hello Curry brand.

The company's opened its first dine-in restaurant, also named "Hello Curry", in Hyderabad, India in January 2015.<ref name="Rajendra 2015" /> It is a [[quick service restaurant]], and some fare examples include [[butter chicken]]. [[chicken tikka]], curry dishes and stuffed paratha, among others.<ref name="TOI 2015" /><ref name="Rajendra 2015" /><ref name="Kanth 2014" />

== Acquisitions ==
=== Paratha Post ===
Hello Curry acquired the Paratha Post, an Indian fast food chain, in April 2015.<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" />

=== TheFirstMeal ===
Hello Curry acquired TheFirstMeal, an Indian [[Online food ordering|FoodTech Startup]], in April 2016, in a cash and stock deal, for them to enter breakfast and meal-box delivery section, and strengthen their operations in Hyderabad.<ref name="SH 2016" /> TheFirstMeal was founded in 2015 by Yuv Raj Poosarla, Suraj Prakash Subedi and Saswata Shankar De.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/health-on-a-platter-fitness-magic-millets-detox-drinks-health-food-enthusiasts/1/602952.html |title=From magic millets to detox drinks, there's a lot Hyderabad has got to offer health-food enthusiasts |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2015/jul/22/Meet-Your-Breakfast-Needs-Here-789444.html |title=Meet Your Breakfast Needs Here |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150831/lifestyle-food/article/menu-button |author=Dash, Sanchita |title=Menu Button |date=31 August 2015 |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> The First Meal delivered breakfast as a subscription service to users who subscribed through its website and Android, iOS and Windows apps. They collaborated with private kitchens to prepare the food and handled the packaging and delivery themselves. They were serving around 10,000 boxes a month, with 89% customer retention rate by early 2016.<ref name="Udgirkar 2016" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="SH 2016">{{cite web |last=SH |first=Salman |title=Updated: Hello Curry acquires meal-box delivery startup The First Meal |publisher=MediaNama |date=27 April 2016 |url=http://www.medianama.com/2016/04/223-hello-curry-thefirstmeal-acquisition/ |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="TOI 2015">{{cite web |title=Restaurant Review: Hello Curry Indian |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Restaurant-Review-Hello-Curry-Indian/articleshow/49686239.cms |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Kalavalapalli 2015">{{cite web |last=Kalavalapalli |first=Yogendra |title=As food tech industry struggles, Hello Curry eyes national expansion |website=[[Live Mint]] |date=11 November 2015 |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/xprjkXgywq2KAIBDAL5I3H/As-food-tech-industry-struggles-Hello-Curry-eyes-national-e.html |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2">{{cite web |last=Kalavalapalli |first=Yogendra |title=Hello Curry starts new brand, to expand through new business model |website=Live Mint |date=29 September 2015 |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/1vp3Z80ljixWWBOb66RHgN/Hello-Curry-starts-new-brand-to-expand-through-new-business.html |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Udgirkar 2016">{{cite web |last=Udgirkar |first=Trushna |title=Hello Curry acquires The First Meal |website=Live Mint |date=26 April 2016 |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/h9SDImTrTxPhs7BTLMVvTJ/Hello-Curry-acquires-The-First-Meal.html |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="TheTOI-2">{{cite web |title=Restaurant Review: Hello Curry (Hyderabad) |website=The Times of India |date=6 November 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Restaurant-Review-Hello-Curry-Hyderabad/articleshow/47707455.cms |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Advani 2015">{{cite web |author=Advani, Shonali |title=Hello Curry, Biryani360, Chai Point innovating around packaging with themes of convenience |website=[[The Economic Times]] |date=23 April 2015 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/hello-curry-biryani360-chai-point-innovating-around-packaging-with-themes-of-convenience/articleshow/47021010.cms |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Rajendra 2015">{{cite web |last=Rajendra |first=Ranjani |title=Food on the go |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 February 2015 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/food-on-the-go/article6933078.ece |access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Official">[http://www.hellocurry.com/about.php Hello Curry]. Hello Curry. Retrieved 27 February 2017.</ref>
<ref name="Kanth 2014">{{cite web |last=Kanth |first=K Rajani |title=Now, a quick-service Indian food chain |website=[[Business Standard]] |date=14 April 2014 |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/now-a-quick-service-indian-food-chain-114041300730_1.html |access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{official|http://www.hellocurry.com/index.php}}

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