Karachi Bakery

Indian bakery retail company

Karachi Bakery

Company type| Private
Industry| Retail
Genre| Bakery
Founded| 1953
Founder| Khanchand Ramnani
Headquarters| Banjara Hills,

Hyderabad

India[1]

Area served

| India
Products| Biscuits, cakes, snacks
Owners|

* Rajesh Ramnani
* Harish Ramnani[2]

Website| karachibakery.com

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

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Fruit biscuits from Karachi Bakery

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]

Its Bandra 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]

Owing to its name, several Karachi Bakery outlets have witnessed incidents of vandalism and protests during India-Pakistan conflicts and in the aftermath of terror attacks in India, despite owners Rajesh and Harish Ramnani clarifying that they have no links to Pakistan.[15][16][17][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.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][excessive citations]

## See also

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* food portal

* Sindhis in India

## References

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1. ^ "KARACHI BAKERY PRIVATE LIMITED". IndiaFilings. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
2. ^ a b "'Karachi' in name, Indian at heart: Hyderabad's iconic bakery fights identity crisis". Manorama Online. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
3. ^ "'Will never change the name & we are not leaving Mumbai,' say Karachi Bakery owners". ThePrint. 6 March 2021.
4. ^ Meet Hyderabad's Most Popular Cookies
5. ^ "Buoyant bakeries". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
6. ^ a b www.ETHospitalityWorld.com. "Karachi Bakery: Making legends out of biscuits". ETHospitalityWorld.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
7. ^ Majumdar, Meghna (5 September 2019). "Karachi bakery comes to Chennai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ "Long queue for that special bite". The Times of India. 17 December 2003. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
10. ^ U, Roy (4 March 2021). "Mumbai's Karachi Bakery shuts down citing pandemic-induced losses". Indian Express.
11. ^ "Karachi Bakery shuts shop, ex-employee says business was running in losses amid pandemic". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2021.
12. ^ IANS (14 December 2023). "Fire accident in Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery manufacturing unit, 15 injured". The News Minute. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
13. ^ Service, Express News (15 December 2023). "15 hurt in LPG blast at Karachi Bakery". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ "We are Indian by heart, says Karachi Bakery after protest in Bengaluru over its name". India Today. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
16. ^ "Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery Vandalised Amid India-Pakistan Tensions, BJP Activists Protest". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
17. ^ India, Clarion (23 May 2025). "The Tale of Two Hyderabads and Two Bakeries". Clarion India. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
18. ^ "Karachi Bakery fined Rs 10,000 after customer complains of fungus in sweet in Hyderabad". India Today. 4 January 2022.
19. ^ "Karachi Bakery, TV9 & Chutneys fined by GHMC for violations". The New Indian Express. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
20. ^ Jain, Vrinda (6 May 2024). "Several Hyderabad eateries under fire after food safety officials find expired products". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
21. ^ Today, Telangana (19 June 2024). "Rotten tomatoes, expired items found in raid on hotel and bakery in Sangareddy". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
22. ^ "Hyderabad eateries under scrutiny after food safety officials find expired products, here's all you need to know". The Indian Express. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
23. ^ 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.
24. ^ "Several Hyderabad Eateries Selling Expired Items: Food Authority After Raids". 4 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
25. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Official site