BIRYANI
ENGINEERED
FOR SCALE

500+ EMPLOYEES

GROWING
TOGETHER WITH US

25 million miles

TRAVELED TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS

108 Outlets

SERVING FRESH, HOT MEALS DAILY

2 CONTINENTS

same flavors

SCALING Flavor,

ENGINEERING CONSISTENCY

India’s biryani market is valued at over ₹35,000 crore and growing at 11–12% annually — that is 3X faster than global fast food. India today exports biryani to 64 countries globally, of which, the USA imports more biryani than the rest of the world combined! Charcoal Eats believes in building a company that can serve this biryani piping hot and fresh across the world, without compromising on the flavor.

At Charcoal Eats, we’re building a data-led, full-stack food-tech company designed to capture and scale this massive opportunity. Our mission is to build a global biryani brand that combines quality, consistency, and technology to deliver superior unit economics and customer loyalty at scale.

OUR BUSINESS MODEL INTEGRATES:

Technology-led decision-making powered by real-time consumer and operational data

Rapid menu innovation supported by an agile kitchen and R&D framework

A scalable network, currently at 100+ locations, with a roadmap to 500 within the year

Standardised operations that ensure every order meets the same benchmark for taste, speed, and freshness

This blend of insight-driven growth and operational precision enables us to deliver hot, fresh food within 30 minutes, while maintaining strong margins and repeat purchase rates.

At Charcoal Eats, we’re not just building a food delivery company —
we’re building an intelligent, scalable ecosystem for the future of Indian cuisine.

One of the Charcoal Eats pillars is quality – and we take that very seriously. Our Quality Assurance and Procurement teams have built relationships and systems that have stood the test of time. They ensure that delicious, fresh food is delivered from all of our outlets, no matter the circumstance. 

That means processing roughly

33,000 Pounds of rice per month
6,600 pounds of spices per month

Morning Breakfast

Noon
Lunch

Afternoon
Brunch

Evening
Supper

Night
Dinner

THE SAME TASTE

ACROSS TIME ZONES

Charcoal Eats has unlocked a milestone achievement: a presence across three continents. We have outlets in New York, and soon we are opening our restaurant in Australia.

In India, Charcoal Eats has 100+ outlets; we’re delivering in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Pune. In the next year, we aim to be present in more than 20 cities across India, with over 500 outlets.

PARTNERS

Our delivery partners have over the years traveled over 25 million miles – that’s traveling to the moon and back over 50 times! We work closely with our partners to understand their ecosystems better and grow our services in a sustainable fashion. Our deep relationships with food platforms have been nurtured with the same care as our food, and we’re proud to walk towards the next phase of Charcoal Eats with them.

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With over two decades as a serial entrepreneur, Harvinder brings a rare blend of vision and execution to the table. He has built and exited multiple ventures, including Agilyst Inc., which he scaled to 1,600 employees serving clients like Comcast and Time Warner. He also founded a web-automation startup that was successfully acquired by a US firm and established the North India distribution for Sony Pictures and UTV. Harvinder went on to lead e-commerce ventures such as SouvNear and AyamVeda, and today invests across food, technology, and real estate businesses in India and the US.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

Butter Chicken Kati Roll

Aman brings deep operational expertise in the restaurant industry to Charcoal Eats. With over seven years at Chipotle, he rose through the ranks to become a Director, overseeing more than 70 stores across multiple regions. His strength lies in creating sustainable growth systems that scale with consistency, efficiency and excellence. Aman now channels that experience into shaping operations for Charcoal Eats’ US network.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

Dumdar Chicken Biryani Bowl

While he kickstarted his career with finance, it was the food industry that drew him in. Before joining Charcoal Eats, Rohan had started a cloud kitchen in Kolkata called Gourmet Rasoi.

He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Commerce, and a MBA from ICFAI Business School, Kolkata. He honed his skills with Kotak Mahindra, Anandrathi Wealth Management and Motilal Oswal Private Wealth, and leads the Channel Sales at Charcoal Eats.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

charcoal chicken biryani

Since the inception of Charcoal Eats, Rohit has been the backbone by shouldering key responsibilities, including setting up the call center, operations, HR (recruitment), and below-the-line (BTL) marketing. He currently manages Customer Experience and Marketing for the company.

He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Commerce from Calcutta University, and an executive MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. Before Charcoal Eats, he worked in the retail banking sector, and has held managerial positions at various banks, including Barclays, HDFC and Yes Bank.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

afghani chicken seekh Roll

Anurag Gupta brings nearly three decades of global marketing and leadership experience to Charcoal Eats. Having led organisations across India, Southeast Asia, China, and Africa, he has a proven track record of driving growth, innovation, and transformation at scale. Over the years, he has held leadership roles at ADA (a Softbank and Axiata venture), Wunderman and WPP Team P&G, building data-driven, technology-enabled, and creatively led marketing organisations that have delivered sustained business growth for global and local brands alike.

At Charcoal Eats, he hopes to usher in the next phase using all the tools in his arsenal with bold campaigns and mindful growth.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

chicken tikka roll

A problem solver with a keen interest in food, Akash leads the analytics and technology functions of Charcoal Eats. With a dual degree in engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he first worked as a consultant at Quantiphi Analytics, simplifying challenges for many Fortune 500 companies across media, insurance, and healthcare industries.
When his love for food beckoned, he launched his own F&B venture, and also acted as consultant for various F&B initiatives in his hometown of Varanasi. He eventually joined Charcoal Eats to utilise both his skillsets in a meaningful way.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

Awadhi chicken tikka biryani

Anupam brings over a decade of field experience in the healthcare sector to his current role leading Store Operations for Charcoal Eats. With a background that includes a degree in Pharmacy and an Executive MBA from KG Soniya College, he combines deep operational knowledge with strategic management expertise.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

hyderabadi veg biryani

Areez leads the infrastructure development and is a key member of the food and recipe development team – making him one of Charcoal Eats’ integral members. A trained chef, he studied Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Mumbai, and has sharpened his knives at several five-star hotels including the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, ITC Grand Central, Mumbai, Taj Residency, Nashik, and Center Point, Nagpur. Before joining Charcoal Eats, he used to run a restaurant called Chilli Flakes, the operations of which were eventually merged with the company.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

hyderabadi mutton biryani

Krishnakant started his career in financial services as a research analyst covering the infrastructure sector, and soon moved to the buzzing world of start-ups. He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Indore, and has a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore.
As the Global COO, Krishnakant ensures the steady running of Charcoal Eats, and oversees the company’s operations and finances.

FAVORITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

Spicy paneer biryani

While he kickstarted his career with finance, it was the food industry that drew him in. Before joining Charcoal Eats, Rohan had started a cloud kitchen in Kolkata called Gourmet Rasoi. 

He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Commerce, and a MBA from ICFAI Business School, Kolkata. He honed his skills with Kotak Mahindra, Anandrathi Wealth Management and Motilal Oswal Private Wealth, and leads the Channel Sales at Charcoal Eats.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

charcoal chicken biryani

Since the inception of Charcoal Eats, Rohit has been the backbone by shouldering key responsibilities, including setting up the call centre, operations, HR (recruitment), and below-the-line (BTL) marketing. He currently manages Customer Experience and Marketing for the company. 

He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Commerce from Calcutta University, and an executive MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. Before Charcoal Eats, he worked in the retail banking sector, and has held managerial positions at various banks, including Barclays, HDFC and Yes Bank.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

afghani chicken seekh Roll

Anurag Gupta brings nearly three decades of global marketing and leadership experience to Charcoal Eats. Having led organisations across India, Southeast Asia, China, and Africa, he has a proven track record of driving growth, innovation, and transformation at scale. Over the years, he has held leadership roles at ADA (a Softbank and Axiata venture), Wunderman and WPP Team P&G, building data-driven, technology-enabled, and creatively led marketing organisations that have delivered sustained business growth for global and local brands alike.

At Charcoal Eats, he hopes to usher in the next phase using all the tools in his arsenal with bold campaigns and mindful growth.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

chicken tikka roll

A problem solver with a keen interest in food, Akash leads the analytics and technology functions of Charcoal Eats. 

With a dual degree in engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he first worked as a consultant at Quantiphi Analytics, simplifying challenges for many Fortune 500 companies across the media, insurance, and healthcare industries. 

When his love for food beckoned, he launched his own F&B venture, and also acted as consultant for various F&B initiatives in his hometown of Varanasi. He eventually joined Charcoal Eats to utilise both his skillsets in a meaningful way.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

awadhi chicken tikka biryani

Anupam brings over a decade of field experience in the healthcare sector to his current role leading Store Operations for Charcoal Eats. With a background that includes a degree in Pharmacy and an Executive MBA from KG Soniya College, he combines deep operational knowledge with strategic management expertise.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

hyderabadi veg biryani

Areez leads the infrastructure development and is a key member of the food and recipe development team – making him one of Charcoal Eats’ integral members. A trained chef, he studied Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Mumbai, and has sharpened his knives at several five-star hotels including the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, ITC Grand Central, Mumbai, Taj Residency, Nashik, and Center Point, Nagpur. Before joining Charcoal Eats, he used to run a restaurant called Chilli Flakes, the operations of which were eventually merged with the company.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

hyderabadi mutton biryani

Krishnakant started his career in financial services as a research analyst covering the infrastructure sector, and soon moved to the buzzing world of start-ups. He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Indore, and has a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore.

As the Global COO, Krishnakant ensures the steady running of Charcoal Eats, and oversees the company’s operations and finances.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

Spicy paneer biryani

Armed with a Bachelors’ degree in Commerce from the University of Allahabad, and a MBA from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila, Anurag started his career in financial services. In the last decade and a half, he has held leadership positions across the industry, including at Edelweiss Capital, Dawnay Day AV, Kotak and Quant Capital.

He seeded Coverfox Insurance Broking, marking a jump to the entrepreneurial world 12 years ago. With Charcoal Eats, he hopes to bridge the world of food and technology, and drives the company’s growth and efficiency.

FAVOURITE ORDER FROM CHARCOAL EATS:

Dum Mutton biryani