The East India Company launches first franchise in Kuwait

The East India Company is once again expanding its global trade relationships with the exciting news that the first East India Company franchise store will launch in Kuwait in February.

Opening on 13 February 2013, this new franchise store will carry The East India Company's world renowned teas and coffees; artisan sweet and savoury biscuits; an exquisite chocolate range including luxurious bars and an enrobed selection of fruits, peels, coffee beans and nuts; and gourmet salts and sugars. 

The store will also feature a truly delightful new range of Chakra inspired herbal infusions that taste wonderful and help bring balance to the day.

The franchise will be operated by the Al Maousherji Group which is a family-owned business enterprise based in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with subsidiaries based in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain and India. A grand opening of the store will be held by the British ambassador of Kuwait, and a VIP reception in the British ambassador's residence.

Gloria Jean’s Coffees expands in Delhi

Australia's Gloria Jean’s Coffees (GJC), in association with Landmark Group's hospitality arm Citymax India, has expanded its presence in India by opening four new outlets in Delhi. These outlets have opened at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj (1,450 square feet); PVR Priya complex, Basant Lok (1,400 square feet); Pacific Mall, Tagore Garden (2,000 square feet) and Rohini's Citi Centre (800 square feet). With the addition of the four new Delhi outlets, there are now 16 GJC cafés in the country, reports IndiaRetailing.

“We are very excited to bring our hand-crafted coffee experience to Delhi. While this market has a traditionally strong coffee house culture, we are bringing truly international coffee drinking experience to our guests in the city. With our quality offering and presence across four key locations in Delhi, we will be able to reach coffee connoisseurs across the city,” says Manish Tandon, president, Citymax India Pvt Ltd.

The brand plans to roll out 200 new outlets in the country by 2014. Established 30 years ago, Gloria Jean’s Coffees entered the Indian market in 2008 and is expanding across key cities.