Indian street food franchise Chaiiwala is set to launch a new kiosk concept.
The new design, built out of a shipping container, was teased on social media by Sohail Ali, who co-founded the business in Leicester in 2015 with Muhummed Ibrahim.
They have since grown the brand to circa 125 sites globally, including around 100 in the UK.
Ali said: “Our design team headed by my partner Mustafa Ismail have done a fabulous job with this compact store made from a shipping container for a secret project we are preparing to launch.
I think this type of set up is great for busy areas with limited space.”
Chaiiwala made history in 2023 by launching the UK’s first Indian street food drive-thru. Last year, the brand followed this by launching its first airport and university campus locations.
It is also gearing up for US expansion, having already launched in Canada and the Middle East, and has discussed the potential for more than 1,000 stores there, “complemented with a fully-fledged UK potential of 400-plus stores”.
