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{{Short description|Indian restaurant chain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Hotel Saravana Bhavan
| logo = Logo saravana.jpg
| logo_size = 350px
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| industry = Restaurant
| genre = Southern Indian Cuisine
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1981}}
| founder = [[P. Rajagopal (businessman)|P. Rajagopal]]
| dissolved =
| location =
| location_city = Chennai
| locations = 33 (in India), 78 (outside India) 
| area_served = India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Oman, Canada, France, Belgium, Germany, Singapore, Bahrain, UAE, UK, USA, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Qatar, Hong Kong, Thailand, Netherlands, and Sweden.
| key_people = P. R. Siva Kumar<br/> R. Saravanan
| products = Food, Sweets, Bakery, Ice Cream
| services = Fast Food, Take Away, Home Delivery and Outdoor Catering
| revenue = {{profit}}{{INRConvert|29782.4|m}} <small>(2017)</small>
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 8,700 (in India - 2014)
| parent =
| subsid =
| footnotes =
| location_country = India
| homepage = [http://www.saravanabhavan.com www.saravanabhavan.com]
}}

'''Hotel Saravana Bhavan''' is the largest [[South India]]n restaurant chain in the world, founded in 1981 with {{INR}}5,000 capital in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref name="passion">{{cite web | url = http://www.saravanabhavan.com/passion.php | title = Founder & Key Personalities | publisher = Saravana Bhavan | access-date = 2007-05-31 }}</ref> They have 33 locations in India (24 in [[Chennai]]) and 78 across 22 countries in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe, and North America.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Vegan Guide to New York City |last=Berry |author-link=Rynn Berry |first=Rynn |author2=Suzuki, Chris A. |author3=Litsky, Barry |year=2006 |publisher=Ethical Living |isbn=0-9788132-0-0 |pages=27 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knJbcXVse0kC&q=%22Saravana+Bhavan%22&pg=PA27 |access-date=2008-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diners line up for Saravana dosas |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/30/DDGIJJMG1K1.DTL&type=printable |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=2006-06-30 |access-date=2008-07-03 | first=Bill | last=Addison}}</ref>

==History==
[[P. Rajagopal (businessman)|P. Rajagopal]] opened a tiny grocery shop on the outskirts of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/magazine/masala-dosa-to-die-for.html|title=Masala Dosa to Die For|first=Rollo|last=Romig|date=7 May 2014|publisher=|access-date=12 April 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> In 1992, Rajagopal on his visits to Singapore observed the functioning of the multinational fast food joints like McDonald's and used them as a model.<ref>The Hindu, Friday, 21 August 1998</ref>

By the 1990s, the Saravana Bhavan chain spread throughout neighbourhoods in Chennai. In 2000, Saravana Bhavan opened its first branch outside India, in [[Dubai]], with a large number of Indian expatriates. It eventually expanded to [[Paris]], [[Frankfurt]], [[London]], [[New York City]], [[Dallas]], [[Toronto]], [[Stockholm]], [[Doha]], and [[Auckland]]. While the restaurants was gained popularity among non-Indians, they mostly target the South Asian expatriate population. They are sometimes referred to as "canteen-like joints strictly aimed at Indian expatriates missing a taste of home".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coconuts.co/hongkong/food-drink/can-you-overlook-violent-history-for-perfect-dosa/|title=Coconuts Hong Kong Hot Spot food review of Indian restaurant Saravana Bhavan|author=|date=18 November 2015|website=Coconuts|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> It is considered to be a high volume, low margin venture which is labour-intensive. Saravana Bhavan sends workers from India and America to work in their foreign branches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/indian-restaurant-chains-have-overseas-expansion-on-their-menus/|title=Indian Restaurant Chains Have Overseas Expansion on Their Menus|first1=Strategic|last1=Management|last2=Asia-Pacific|last3=China|last4=India|first5=North|last5=America|date=|website=Knowledge@Wharton|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> The overseas outlets are run by franchisees.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

== See also ==
* [[Udupi cuisine#Udupi restaurants and hotels|Udupi restaurants and hotels]]
* [[Vegetarian Society (Singapore)#Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Singapore|Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Singapore]]
* [[List of vegetarian restaurants]]
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]]

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Saravanaa Bhavan}}
*{{official website|http://www.saravanabhavan.com}}
*[http://www.india2australia.com/saravanaa-bhavan-in-melbourne/ Saravana Bhavan as one of the top 50 restaurants] in Australia
*[https://www.saravanaabhavan.se Saravana Bhavan Stockholm]

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[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in India]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Chennai]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Delhi]]
[[Category:South Indian cuisine]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 1981]]
[[Category:Fast-food chains of India]]
[[Category:Catering and food service companies of India]]
[[Category:Overseas Indian restaurants]]
[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in Singapore]]
[[Category:Restaurant chains in India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

Saravana Bhavan - Revision history

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