Representative Image Restaurateurs have drawn up aggressive expansion plans as customers return and sales increase in the post-COVID-19 era. Popular chains like Chaayos, The Beer Café, and Copper Chimney are looking at launching new outlets in cities where they already have a presence and venturing into new locations. “We are looking to aggressively scale and also plan to enter many small towns by the end of this financial year,” said Raghav Verma, co-founder of Chaayos, which plans to enter Pune and Chennai. The Beer Café, similarly, plans to launch 12 outlets in the immediate future and 15 more outlets by the end of this financial year. “We had 39 outlets before COVID but we shut down a few in the last few years and now have 31 outlets in the country. The plan is to take this to 60 outlets by the end of this year,” said Rahul Singh, founder and CEO, The Beer Café. Close New outlets in metros will be owned by the company, while those in smaller towns will … [Read more...] about Restaurants on expansion spree as sales revive