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Backed by Goldman Sachs, Max Ventures, Anicut Capital and other leading institutional investors, Azure Hospitality is a creative food collective established
by entrepreneurs, Rahul Khanna and Kabir Suri, with a mission to make urban neighbourhoods more interesting. The decade-old umbrella brand has
various popular brands like Mamagoto, Dhaba1986, Sly Granny, and Foxtrot, and two delivery only brands, namely, MaalGaadi and Jhoom under their
diverse collective, making Azure a leading group in the F&B scene in the country. Azure's brands have been developed to offer a distinct mix of carefully
curated food and beverage offerings with intrinsic quality and international appeal.
Azure has grown rapidly with 32 owned outlets and 12 franchised outlets across 12 cities in India and employs 1000+ super-talented professionals.
Mamagoto and Dhaba1986 have been the most loved establishments, having won countless awards by leading food reviewers over the years. Azure has
plans to open 5 dine-in restaurants, 2 cloud kitchens, and 8 new franchisee outlets by March 2022.
Amidst the lockdown, the brand accelerated its Cloud Kitchen Business vertical and also launched an online-first retail service via its own website. Online
has scaled rapidly to ~Rs 4 cr monthly run rate, and this will continue to be a driver of revenue growth in the future.
Brands
Foxtrot Jhoom
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The brand's flagship restaurants have won countless awards for exceptional
food & design elements, making the dining experience aspirational & deeply
pleasant.
Media Mentions
Indian Express
The Caterer
Monthly Revenues
↑17%
20 ↑4%
↑4% ↓1% ↓3% ↓4% ↑1% ↑1% 17.45 ↓16%
14.67 15.32 15.22 15.8 15.32 14.71 14.79 14.93 14.64
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₹
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Apr-22 (MIS) Mar-22 (MIS) Jun-22 (MIS) Jul-22 (MIS) Aug-22 (MIS) Sep-22 (MIS) Oct-22 (MIS) Nov-22 (MIS) Dec-22 (MIS) Jan-23 (MIS)
Annual Revenues
300
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120 113.48
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62.75 62.46%
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Balance Sheet
35.91
-2.65 C
-17.15 -34.83 C
₹
-70.20
FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22
Financial Highlights
Leveraging a surge in dine-in traffic post lockdown, the company had closed FY22 at a whopping 100%+ growth in revenue (Rs 50.12 cr in FY21,
as against Rs 113.48 cr in FY'22). The company is on track to close the current year at Rs 185 cr - registering a growth of close to 60%!
Due to revenues being adversely impacted by the second lockdown, the cash burn had significantly increased. However, the company has since
bounced back and is now EBITDA positive
Founders
Industry Perspective
The organized restaurant industry in India is estimated to be valued at Rs 1.6 tn with casual dining restaurant accounting for majority of the
sales.
The casual dining industry has been growing at a CAGR of ~22% over the last 5 years driven by a new consumer class in India and rising
disposable income.
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Investment Highlights
Investment Period
12 Months
tenure of the investment
Repayment Schedule
Repayment - 12 Repayment - 12
months months
Repay… Repay…
Purpose Of Investment
The proposed funding will be utilised for working capital requirements of the company in the normal course of business.
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While revenue from dine-in experiences suffered during the first and second lockdown in 2020 and 2021 respectively, the brand has bounced
back strongly each time. Average monthly revenue in Q4 of FY23 was Rs 15.72 cr.
Due to revenues being adversely impacted by the second lockdown, the cash burn had significantly increased. However, the company has since
bounced back and is now EBITDA positive
Key Comforts
The company's revenues have grown substantially YoY - 100%+ in FY22 and 60%+ in FY23 and has turned EBITDA profitable in FY23
The company has built several strong, unique and recognizable brands in the CDR segment, across multiple categories and cusines. For
instance, 'Mamagoto' is now synonymous with premium Asian cuisine in India and Dhaba1986 is one of the Leading North Indian food brands
in India!
The company has managed to leverage the high customer affinity and loyalty associated with well-known brands such as Mamagoto and Dhaba
to augment its food delivery operations. The company has recently even launched two delivery-only brands, namely, MaalGaadi and Jhoom.
The founders have rich experience in the hospitality industry and have raised $34mn+ from marquee investors such as Goldman Sachs and
Max Ventures.
The company is backed by marquee investors including Goldman Sachs, Max Ventures, and Anicut Capital, and is in the middle of raising
another round from Anicut.
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