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'''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" />
'''Hello Curry Pvt. Ltd.''' was an Indian [[food delivery]] and [[Quick Service Restaurant]] (QSR) company headquartered in [[Hyderabad]], India.<ref name="TOI 2015" /><ref name="SH 2016" /><ref name="Advani 2015" /> Founded in early 2014, it was one of the early food technology startups to gain prominence in the Hyderabad market, focusing on delivering Indian curry-based meals in a fast-food format with attractive packaging. By November 2015 they had 32 outlets for its food delivery operations.<ref name="Kalavalapalli 2015" /><ref name="Official" />


== Fare ==
== History ==
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.
Hello Curry was founded in early 2014 by Raju Bhupathi and Sandeep Penumatsa. The core idea was to address the lack of reliable and quick delivery options for Indian cuisine by offering standardized, quick-service Indian food, focusing on taste, quality, and innovative packaging. They delivered [[fast food]] prepared at partner restaurants.<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" /><ref name="TheTOI-2" /> The company quickly gained traction, becoming a popular food-tech startup in Hyderabad.


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" />
By November 2015, the company had expanded its operations to 32 outlets. It also expanded its physical presence by opening its first dine-in QSR restaurant, also named "Hello Curry", in Hyderabad in January 2015.<ref name="Rajendra 2015" /> Hello Curry also started a new product line called '''Hello Paratha''' in September 2015, which purveyed stuffed parathas, often utilizing a "Kitchen in Commercial Kitchen (KICK)" model where they partnered with existing restaurants for food preparation and delivery logistics, while Hello Curry handles expenses for food and packaging.<ref name="Kalavalapalli-2" />


== Acquisitions ==
The company was financially backed, having raised a seed funding round from Sri Capital in March 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hello Curry raises $500K in seed funding from SRI Capital, Eyes Around $10M More |url=https://www.vccircle.com/hello-curry-raises-500k-seed-funding-sri-capital-eyes-around-10m-more |last=Verma |first=Anuradha |date=2014-04-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322091243/https://www.vccircle.com/hello-curry-raises-500k-seed-funding-sri-capital-eyes-around-10m-more |archive-date=2025-03-22 |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=[[VCCircle]] |language=en-in}}</ref>
=== 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 ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<references>
<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="SH 2016">{{Cite web |last=SH |first=Salman |title=Hello Curry acquires meal-box delivery startup The First Meal |url=https://www.medianama.com/2016/04/223-hello-curry-thefirstmeal-acquisition/ |date=2016-04-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411191022/https://www.medianama.com/2016/04/223-hello-curry-thefirstmeal-acquisition/ |archive-date=2025-04-11 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=Medianama |language=en-in}}</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="TOI 2015">{{Cite web |title=Restaurant Review : Hello Curry Indian |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Restaurant-Review-Hello-Curry-Indian/articleshow/49686239.cms |date=2015-11-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203040417/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Restaurant-Review-Hello-Curry-Indian/articleshow/49686239.cms |archive-date=2018-12-03 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en-in}}</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 2015">{{Cite web |last=Kalavalapalli |first=Yogendra |title=As food tech industry struggles, Hello Curry eyes national expansion |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/xprjkXgywq2KAIBDAL5I3H/As-food-tech-industry-struggles-Hello-Curry-eyes-national-e.html |date=2015-11-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710154337/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/xprjkXgywq2KAIBDAL5I3H/As-food-tech-industry-struggles-Hello-Curry-eyes-national-e.html |archive-date=2024-07-10 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[Live Mint]] |language=en-in}}</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="Kalavalapalli-2">{{Cite web |last=Kalavalapalli |first=Yogendra |title=Hello Curry starts new brand, to expand through new business model |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/1vp3Z80ljixWWBOb66RHgN/Hello-Curry-starts-new-brand-to-expand-through-new-business.html |date=2015-09-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411191201/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/1vp3Z80ljixWWBOb66RHgN/Hello-Curry-starts-new-brand-to-expand-through-new-business.html |archive-date=2025-04-11 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[Live Mint]] |language=en-in}}</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) |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Restaurant-Review-Hello-Curry-Hyderabad/articleshow/47707455.cms |date=2015-06-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626052600/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Restaurant-Review-Hello-Curry-Hyderabad/articleshow/47707455.cms |archive-date=2015-06-26 |access-date=2015-06-26 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en-in}}</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 |last=Advani |first=Shonali |title=Hello Curry acquires The First Meal |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/hello-curry-biryani360-chai-point-innovating-around-packaging-with-themes-of-convenience/articleshow/47021010.cms |date=2015-04-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411191243/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/hello-curry-biryani360-chai-point-innovating-around-packaging-with-themes-of-convenience/articleshow/47021010.cms |archive-date=2025-04-11 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |language=en-in}}</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 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/food-on-the-go/article6933078.ece |date=2015-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809030339/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/food-on-the-go/article6933078.ece |archive-date=2020-08-09 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-in}}</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">{{Cite web |title=Hello Curry: About Us |url=http://www.hellocurry.com/about.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141901/http://www.hellocurry.com/about.php |archive-date=2016-06-20 |website=Hello Curry |language=en-in}}</ref>
<ref name="Official">[http://www.hellocurry.com/about.php Hello Curry]. Hello Curry. Retrieved 27 February 2017.</ref>
</references>
<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 ==
== External links ==
* {{official|http://www.hellocurry.com/index.php}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618121957/http://www.hellocurry.com/index.php |date=2016-06-18 |title=Official website}}
* {{Facebook|id=HelloCurry|name=Hello Curry}}


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Hello Curry Pvt. Ltd.
IndustryFood delivery and restaurant
FoundedEarly 2014
Founder(s)sSandeep Penumatsa & Raju Bhupathi
Headquarters
Hyderabad
,
India
Area served
Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi NCR
Websitewww.hellocurry.com/index.php[dead link]

Hello Curry Pvt. Ltd. was an Indian food delivery and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) company headquartered in Hyderabad, India.[1][2][3] Founded in early 2014, it was one of the early food technology startups to gain prominence in the Hyderabad market, focusing on delivering Indian curry-based meals in a fast-food format with attractive packaging. By November 2015 they had 32 outlets for its food delivery operations.[4][5]

History[edit | edit source]

Hello Curry was founded in early 2014 by Raju Bhupathi and Sandeep Penumatsa. The core idea was to address the lack of reliable and quick delivery options for Indian cuisine by offering standardized, quick-service Indian food, focusing on taste, quality, and innovative packaging. They delivered fast food prepared at partner restaurants.[6][7] The company quickly gained traction, becoming a popular food-tech startup in Hyderabad.

By November 2015, the company had expanded its operations to 32 outlets. It also expanded its physical presence by opening its first dine-in QSR restaurant, also named "Hello Curry", in Hyderabad in January 2015.[8] Hello Curry also started a new product line called Hello Paratha in September 2015, which purveyed stuffed parathas, often utilizing a "Kitchen in Commercial Kitchen (KICK)" model where they partnered with existing restaurants for food preparation and delivery logistics, while Hello Curry handles expenses for food and packaging.[6]

The company was financially backed, having raised a seed funding round from Sri Capital in March 2014.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Restaurant Review : Hello Curry Indian". The Times of India. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ↑ SH, Salman (27 April 2016). "Hello Curry acquires meal-box delivery startup The First Meal". Medianama. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Advani, Shonali (23 April 2015). "Hello Curry acquires The First Meal". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Kalavalapalli, Yogendra (11 November 2015). "As food tech industry struggles, Hello Curry eyes national expansion". Live Mint. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hello Curry: About Us". Hello Curry. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kalavalapalli, Yogendra (29 September 2015). "Hello Curry starts new brand, to expand through new business model". Live Mint. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Restaurant Review: Hello Curry (Hyderabad)". The Times of India. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Rajendra, Ranjani (25 February 2015). "Food on the go". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Verma, Anuradha (7 April 2014). "Hello Curry raises $500K in seed funding from SRI Capital, Eyes Around $10M More". VCCircle. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.

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