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{{short description|Indian | {{short description|Indian bakery retail company}} | ||
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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name | | name = Karachi Bakery | ||
| logo | | logo = Karachi_Bakery.png | ||
| type | | type = [[Private company|Private]] | ||
| genre | | industry = [[Retail]] | ||
| foundation | | genre = [[Bakery]] | ||
| founder | | foundation = 1953 | ||
| location_city | | founder = Khanchand Ramnani | ||
| location_country = | | location_city = [[Hyderabad]] | ||
| location | | location_country = India<ref>{{cite web |title=KARACHI BAKERY PRIVATE LIMITED |url=https://www.indiafilings.com/search/karachi-bakery-private-limited-cin-U52390TG2015PTC097253 |website=IndiaFilings |access-date=11 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| locations | | location = [[Banjara Hills]] | ||
| area_served | | locations = | ||
| key_people | | area_served = India | ||
| key_people = | |||
| products | | products = [[Biscuits]], [[cakes]], [[snacks]] | ||
| services | | services = | ||
| revenue | | revenue = | ||
| operating_income = | | operating_income = | ||
| net_income | | net_income = | ||
| owner | | owners = {{ubl|Rajesh Ramnani|Harish Ramnani<ref name="owner">{{cite news |title='Karachi' in name, Indian at heart: Hyderabad's iconic bakery fights identity crisis |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2025/05/10/karachi-bakery--says-theya-re-proudly-indian.html |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=Manorama Online |language=en}}</ref>}} | ||
| num_employees | | num_employees = | ||
| parent | | parent = | ||
| divisions | | divisions = | ||
| subsid | | subsid = | ||
| homepage | | homepage = {{URL|karachibakery.com}} | ||
| footnotes | | footnotes = | ||
| intl | | intl = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Karachi Bakery''' is | '''Karachi Bakery''' is a chain of Indian retail bakeries. It was established in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in 1953 by a [[Sindhi Hindu]] family that migrated to India during the [[Partition of India|partition]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/will-never-change-name-we-are-not-leaving-mumbai-says-karachi-bakery-owners/616800/|title='Will never change the name & we are not leaving Mumbai,' say Karachi Bakery owners|website=[[ThePrint]] |date=6 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>[http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/meet-hyderabads-most-popular-cookies-702930 Meet Hyderabad's Most Popular Cookies]</ref> It is known for its fruit biscuits, [[Osmania biscuits]] and ''[[Hyderabadi cuisine#Snacks|dil kush]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122301510100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030901002948/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122301510100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Buoyant bakeries|date=2002-12-23|accessdate=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=et/> | ||
Apart from Hyderabad, Karachi Bakery also has outlets in [[Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Majumdar |first=Meghna |date=2019-09-05 |title=Karachi bakery comes to Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/karachi-bakery-comes-to-chennai/article29340740.ece |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and [[Delhi]]. The chain also exports a selection of its products to other countries, including Europe, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.<ref name=et>{{Cite web |last=www.ETHospitalityWorld.com |title=Karachi Bakery: Making legends out of biscuits|url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/operations/food-and-beverages/karachi-bakery-making-legends-out-of-biscuits/87689505 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=ETHospitalityWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Fruit Biscuits.jpg|thumb | == History == | ||
[[File:Fruit Biscuits.jpg|thumb|Fruit biscuits from Karachi Bakery]] | |||
Karachi Bakery was founded in 1953 by Khanchand Ramnani, a [[Sindhi Hindus|Sindhi Hindu]] migrant who moved to Hyderabad from [[Karachi]] during the partition of India in 1947. The bakery was named after Ramnani's original hometown Karachi, which is in present-day Pakistan. Ramnani opened the first Karachi Bakery outlet in [[Moazzam Jahi Market]], Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elluri |first=Mani Deepthi |date=2023-09-15 |title=Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery recognised as one of the world's best dessert places |url=https://www.newstap.in/lifestyle/hyderabads-karachi-bakery-recognised-as-one-of-the-worlds-best-dessert-places-1495002 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.newstap.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-17 |title=Long queue for that special bite |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/long-queue-for-that-special-bite/articleshow/363390.cms |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | |||
Karachi Bakery's [[Mumbai]] outlet ceased operations during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] due to mounting losses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=U |first=Roy |date=2021-03-04 |title=Mumbai's Karachi Bakery shuts down citing pandemic-induced losses |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/food/2021/Mar/04/mumbais-karachi-bakery-shuts-down-citing-pandemic-induced-losses-32102.html |url-status= |work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-03-05 |title=Karachi Bakery shuts shop, ex-employee says business was running in losses amid pandemic |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/karachi-bakery-shuts-shop-ex-employee-says-business-was-running-in-losses-amid-pandemic-7214726/ |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> In 2023, 15 of its employees in Hyderabad suffered injuries due to a fire accident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2023-12-14 |title=Fire accident in Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery manufacturing unit, 15 injured |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/fire-accident-in-hyderabads-karachi-bakery-manufacturing-unit-15-injured |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2023-12-15 |title=15 hurt in LPG blast at Karachi Bakery |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2023/Dec/15/15-hurt-in-lpg-blast-at-karachi-bakery-2641676.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Naveen |date=2023-12-14 |title=15 workers injured in a fire mishap at Karachi Bakery's manufacturing unit in Hyderabad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/15-staffers-injured-in-a-fire-mishap-at-karachi-bakerys-manufacturing-unit/article67637475.ece |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
==Reception== | |||
In 2016, Karachi Bakery faced calls for a boycott from some Muslim groups in Hyderabad for selling Israeli [[Date palm|dates]], after which the company began sourcing dates from Iran.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muslims call for boycott of Hyderabad’s Karachi Bakery for selling Israeli dates |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/muslims-call-boycott-hyderabad-s-karachi-bakery-selling-israeli-dates-45143 |access-date=9 November 2025 |work=The News Minute |date=20 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanda |first1=Aishik |title=Hyderabad gets a date with anti-semitism in Karachi bakery |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2016/Jun/19/hyderabad-gets-a-date-with-anti-semitism-in-karachi-bakery-942025.html |access-date=9 November 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Owing to its name, Karachi Bakery outlets witnessed incidents of vandalism and protests in 2019 and 2025, in the aftermath of terror attacks in India and amidst [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|India-Pakistan skirmishes]], with owners Rajesh and Harish Ramnani clarifying that they have no links to Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-24 |title=We are Indian by heart, says Karachi Bakery after protest in Bengaluru over its name |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karachi-bakery-statement-bengaluru-protest-pulwama-1463580-2019-02-24 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karachi Bakery forced to cover up |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/karachi-bakery-forced-to-cover-up/68143283.html |date=25 February 2019 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery Vandalised Amid India-Pakistan Tensions, BJP Activists Protest |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/telangana/hyderabads-karachi-bakery-vandalised-by-bjp-activists-amid-heightened-india-pak-tensions-3535603 |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name="owner">{{cite news |title='Karachi' in name, Indian at heart: Hyderabad's iconic bakery fights identity crisis |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/food/features/2025/05/10/karachi-bakery--says-theya-re-proudly-indian.html |access-date=11 May 2025 |work=Manorama Online |language=en}}</ref> | |||
The bakery has been subject to fines and regulatory action for flouting food safety norms including selling expired food, fungus infested food, improper labeling.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-04 |title=Karachi Bakery fined Rs 10,000 after customer complains of fungus in sweet in Hyderabad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/hyderabad/story/karachi-bakery-fined-rs-10-000-after-customer-complains-of-fungus-in-sweet-in-hyderabad-1895938-2022-01-04 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-04 |title=Karachi Bakery, TV9 & Chutneys fined by GHMC for violations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/Jan/04/karachi-bakery-tv9-chutneys-fined-by-ghmc-for-violations-2402813.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Vrinda |date=2024-05-06 |title=Several Hyderabad eateries under fire after food safety officials find expired products |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/karachi-bakery-under-fire-after-food-safety-officials-find-expired-products-improper-labelling-101714966951339.html |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2024-06-19 |title=Rotten tomatoes, expired items found in raid on hotel and bakery in Sangareddy |url=https://telanganatoday.com/rotten-tomatoes-expired-items-found-in-raid-on-hotel-and-bakery-in-sangareddy |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thayil |first=Pratiksha |date=2024-05-06 |title=Raids Reveal Expired Food, Cockroaches And Fungi In Karachi Bakery And Other Popular Telangana Eateries |url=https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/raids-reveal-expired-food-cockroaches-and-fungi-in-karachi-bakery-and-other-popular-telangana-eateries |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=NDTV Profit |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Livemint |date=2024-05-06 |title=Karachi Bakery expired products: Hyderabad store found violating regulations |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/karachi-bakery-selling-expired-products-hyderabad-store-found-violating-regulations-officials-discard-rusks-biscuits-11714966549681.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512141720/https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/karachi-bakery-selling-expired-products-hyderabad-store-found-violating-regulations-officials-discard-rusks-biscuits-11714966549681.html |archive-date=12 May 2024 |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=June 2025}} | |||
==See also== | |||
{{portal|food}} | |||
*[[Sindhis in India]] | |||
*[[Bombay Bakery]], a Pakistani bakery chain named after an Indian city | |||
*[[Bombay Sweets (Bangladesh)|Bombay Sweets]], a Bangladeshi food processing company named after an Indian city | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [http://www.karachibakery.com Official site] | * [http://www.karachibakery.com Official site] | ||
[[Category:Bakeries of India]] | [[Category:Bakeries of India]] | ||
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Hyderabad, India]] | [[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Hyderabad, India]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Hyderabadi cuisine]] | ||
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1953]] | [[Category:Indian companies established in 1953]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:48, 21 February 2026
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| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Genre | Bakery |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder(s) | Khanchand Ramnani |
| Headquarters | Banjara Hills, , India[1] |
Area served | India |
| Products | Biscuits, cakes, snacks |
| Owners |
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| Website | karachibakery |
Karachi Bakery is a chain of Indian retail bakeries. It was established in Hyderabad in 1953 by a Sindhi Hindu family that migrated to India during the partition.[3][4] It is known for its fruit biscuits, Osmania biscuits and dil kush.[5][6]
Apart from Hyderabad, Karachi Bakery also has outlets in Bengaluru, Chennai[7] and Delhi. The chain also exports a selection of its products to other countries, including Europe, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.[6]
History[edit | edit source]
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 Ramnani's original hometown Karachi, which is in present-day Pakistan. Ramnani opened the first Karachi Bakery outlet in Moazzam Jahi Market, Hyderabad.[8][9]
Karachi Bakery's Mumbai outlet ceased operations during the COVID-19 pandemic due to mounting losses.[10][11] In 2023, 15 of its employees in Hyderabad suffered injuries due to a fire accident.[12][13][14]
Reception[edit | edit source]
In 2016, Karachi Bakery faced calls for a boycott from some Muslim groups in Hyderabad for selling Israeli dates, after which the company began sourcing dates from Iran.[15][16]
Owing to its name, Karachi Bakery outlets witnessed incidents of vandalism and protests in 2019 and 2025, in the aftermath of terror attacks in India and amidst India-Pakistan skirmishes, with owners Rajesh and Harish Ramnani clarifying that they have no links to Pakistan.[17][18][19][2]
The bakery has been subject to fines and regulatory action for flouting food safety norms including selling expired food, fungus infested food, improper labeling.[20][21][22][23][24][25][excessive citations]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Sindhis in India
- Bombay Bakery, a Pakistani bakery chain named after an Indian city
- Bombay Sweets, a Bangladeshi food processing company named after an Indian city
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "KARACHI BAKERY PRIVATE LIMITED". IndiaFilings. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'Karachi' in name, Indian at heart: Hyderabad's iconic bakery fights identity crisis". Manorama Online. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "'Will never change the name & we are not leaving Mumbai,' say Karachi Bakery owners". ThePrint. 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 www.ETHospitalityWorld.com. "Karachi Bakery: Making legends out of biscuits". ETHospitalityWorld.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ Majumdar, Meghna (5 September 2019). "Karachi bakery comes to Chennai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ U, Roy (4 March 2021). "Mumbai's Karachi Bakery shuts down citing pandemic-induced losses". Indian Express.
- ↑ "Karachi Bakery shuts shop, ex-employee says business was running in losses amid pandemic". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2021.
- ↑ IANS (14 December 2023). "Fire accident in Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery manufacturing unit, 15 injured". The News Minute. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Service, Express News (15 December 2023). "15 hurt in LPG blast at Karachi Bakery". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Naveen (14 December 2023). "15 workers injured in a fire mishap at Karachi Bakery's manufacturing unit in Hyderabad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "Muslims call for boycott of Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery for selling Israeli dates". The News Minute. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ Chanda, Aishik (19 June 2016). "Hyderabad gets a date with anti-semitism in Karachi bakery". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "We are Indian by heart, says Karachi Bakery after protest in Bengaluru over its name". India Today. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ↑ "Karachi Bakery forced to cover up". Ahmedabad Mirror. 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery Vandalised Amid India-Pakistan Tensions, BJP Activists Protest". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Karachi Bakery fined Rs 10,000 after customer complains of fungus in sweet in Hyderabad". India Today. 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "Karachi Bakery, TV9 & Chutneys fined by GHMC for violations". The New Indian Express. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Jain, Vrinda (6 May 2024). "Several Hyderabad eateries under fire after food safety officials find expired products". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Today, Telangana (19 June 2024). "Rotten tomatoes, expired items found in raid on hotel and bakery in Sangareddy". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Thayil, Pratiksha (6 May 2024). "Raids Reveal Expired Food, Cockroaches And Fungi In Karachi Bakery And Other Popular Telangana Eateries". NDTV Profit. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Livemint (6 May 2024). "Karachi Bakery expired products: Hyderabad store found violating regulations". mint. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.