Amit Singh

JJ Chicken has aggressive plans to fill the gap of healthy chicken options with its charcoal-grilled chicken, which amalgamates taste with health. With its franchise options, the brand aims to have 100 outlets over the next 5 years in India

R. Padmanabhan is regarded as one of the largest retail players in Tamil Nadu who has observed a tremendous growth with The Raymond Shop business and his legacy retail family business

Sharing resources is at the heart of most of the innovative offerings today. Co-living is one such disruption led by nomadic millennials, who are redefining the meaning of 'living.'

Eyewear retailer Lenskart has devised low-cost franchise model to tap the upcountry markets as it targets 50 per cent of its new stores beyond tier 1 cities.

A second generation businessman, Manik Mittal looked beyond his family business to get into retail. Having started off with a readymade garment store, he was quick to scale his father's business of The Raymond Shop.

Hitesh Vaswani, MD, Saffron Lifestyle Traders, is among the largest franchisees of brands like Levi's, Nike and United Colors of Benetton in India. He recounts his journey and strategies which paid results.

After making its mark in the Gulf countries, the new-age Japanese cuisine brand Sumo Sushi & Bento has aggressive expansion plans in India.

Founded in 2017, TSK Hospitality is a brainchild of the passionate couple - celebrity chef Aanal Kotak and her husband Bhavik Kotak. The company is driven by the thought to offer unique, innovative and modern twist to the ancient Indian cuisine through its brands - The Secret Kitchen, Akshada and The Baking Couture Café.

Aditya Bafna, MD, Element Retail, credits his analytical approach towards business behind his growth and success, whether it is identifying the right business or running it efficiently.

Prakash Aswani, Raymond Franchisee, is ably continuing the business that has stood the test of time for the last three generations. However, he is not alone; the family of five runs the business which has grown big with seven Raymond brand stores.

India's electric vehicles market received a boost in Budget 2019. Although at the cost of already bleeding internal combustion engine vehicles market, the EV segment offers a slew of lucrative business opportunities.