Jumboking in the media

Started by Dheeraj Gupta in 2001, Jumboking

started from a single outlet in a Mumbai

suburb.Today it has more than

80 outlets spread across the country.

Here are a few instances of Jumboking in the

media.

The Economic Times Wealth, June 23-29, 2014.

Serving desi delights

Dheeraj Gupta overcame the failure of

his first venture to launch a successful

vada pav chain Jumboking. The desi

fast-food chain recently crossed

revenues of Rs.25 crore.

The Franchising World, Cover story, June 2014.

A 100 million & counting!There will be success

stories of internationally successful fast food chains, that have

evolved out of single food product that was

hugely popular in a given region. Jumboking could well be India’s first success story, especially the way they have rolled out stores on a national

scale. They call this vadapower!

Money Mantra, June, 2014.Creating a business out of a

habit

Vadapav has been on the menu of an

average Mumbaikar since ages but the

business potential of this ubiquitous food was never realized

before Dheeraj Gupta.

B-Link, Hindu Business Line, April 4, 2015.

Mumbai-bread barons

Maximum City’s very own vadapav is

feeding the blistering growth of home-grown

chains that are whetting a

countrywide appetite for this humble street

food.

Business Standard, April 26, 2015.Branding the vada pav: How

Dheeraj Gupta built Jumbo King

On the first day- August 23, 2001-

Gupta made Rs. 5000 by selling vada pav. While he closed the

first year with a revenue of Rs. 40

lakhs, Gupta had to wait till 2003 to open

the second store.

Financial Express, June 20, 2015.Jumboking gives Maximum City’s

street staple a step-up

The company plans to take the burger

substitute pan-India- 500 stores in three

years and 1000 stores in five.

Revenues will flow accordingly- Rs.400 crore in three years and Rs.1000 crore in

five.

About Jumboking

Jumboking is a 14-year old company that is now one of the front-runners in the Indian QSR segment. Franchising

began in 2005. The last five years have seen the company change gears and be seen as a serious

corporate, with Dheeraj Gupta, the founder, being acknowledged as an industry expert on franchising. Innovation has been integral to the character of the

brand.