 | |
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Genre | Bakery |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder(s) | Khanchand Ramnani |
| Headquarters | Banjara Hills, , India[1] |
Area served | India |
| Products | Biscuits, cakes, snacks |
| Owners |
|
| 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.